Over the last six months, everybody has had to adapt the way we live due to current circumstances. Despite this, the testing times did not stop our students making a positive contribution to the local community. During lockdown, students of New College rose to the challenge of supporting the local community whilst developing work experience
Read MoreNew College Pontefract is in its third year of a developed mentoring programme, pairing students to improve their academic performance while raising aspirations for the future. Peer Mentoring here is a working relationship between two students who are a similar age, where one student has more experience in a situation and can provide support as
Read MoreA New College student’s hard work has paid dividend as he has been accepted into two prestigious musical conservatoires. Will Bird, who is in his final year of studying A-Level and BTECs at New College Pontefract, has received offers from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music.
Read MoreEnrichment trips and visits are designed to support both learning and the personal development of students. Providing opportunities to explore a subject in greater depth, beyond the curriculum or within a particular setting, it helps prepare students for their next steps in education or employment. Therefore, the sport department of New College are organising a
Read MoreNew College student Max Clayton With the deadline for UCAS applications recently closing, one of our Year 13 students, Max Clayton, has been inspired to apply for engineering courses at university as a result of taking part in a national initiative. The ‘Fast Trackers’ project, led by Network Rail and Mott Macdonald, ran from March
Read MoreNew College Pontefract’s debating society held its annual debating competition this week with a lively event during which four teams competed to claim the winner’s trophy. The event involved teams presenting opening and closing speeches in favour or against a proposal, whilst also taking questions from the audience of staff and students. The topics covered
Read MoreA group of New College students have been given an opportunity to work with Engineering industry professionals Network Rail and Mott McDonald, with the aim of creating a solution to one of the country’s greatest challenges as part a scheme known as ‘Fast Trackers’. It offered a unique chance for the students to work collaboratively
Read MoreAs another academic year draws to a close, that means another set of Y13 students are ending their time at New College Pontefract. On Thursday of last week, a Celebration Assembly was held to commemorate the students’ two years at New College. Music always sets the tone and so the afternoon began with a song
Read MoreThe fourth edition of the New College Press has been released by students at New College Pontefract as part of their Newspaper Club. Following on from the previous issues, it is the fourth in the series thus far. It features articles on the Berlin Wall, films and television, and general information about what is currently
Read MoreGo Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) are partaking in a project aimed at understanding perceptions of community groups in Higher Education. Therefore, they have teamed up with New College Pontefract to collaboratively capture and showcase work from different groups of students. The presentation of this work aims to follow the students’ journeys through the education system
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