Inspire Education Group (IEG) is a large general further education college based in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. On 1 August 2020, Peterborough Regional College and New College Stamford merged to form Inspire Education Group. The college has two substantial sites in Peterborough and Stamford. The college has four other smaller sites, including the Media & Journalism Centre and the Jobsmart centre in Peterborough. The college offers a wide range of courses for students aged 16 to 18, adults and apprentices. The curriculum offer covers most subject areas. At the time of the inspection, there were 4,058 students aged 16 to 18 and 2,288 adult students. There were 991 apprentices, most of whom are on standards-based qualifications in construction, engineering or health and science. There were 341 students in receipt of high-needs funding. There were 105 students aged 14 to 15 who study part time at the Peterborough campus. IEG works with eight subcontractors. Two subcontractors offer apprenticeships, three offer education programmes for young people and four offer adult learning programmes.