The Teaching School set up and run by the trust behind New College Pontefract has this month been joined by one of the largest education providers in the Wakefield area, the Pontefract Academies Trust. The New Collaborative Teaching School Alliance [NCTSA] provides CPD, support to schools and initial teacher training across the region, and is
Read MoreA New College Pontefract student who has Type 1 diabetes has hailed the benefits that have been brought by a new insulin pump, and is using her new lease of life to help other young sufferers of the condition. Laura Dunion, 17 from Oulton, has become one of the first NHS patients in the UK
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 research 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
Read MoreStudents at New College Pontefract have produced the third edition of the New College Press. Written in a similar style to its predecessors, this edition provides topics for debate. It covers astrology ad an alleged ‘Ninth Planet’, the effects of a planned business merge and the treatment of the video game knowledge to name a
Read MoreThe Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is a Sport England funded partnership between talented athletes, education institutions and national governing bodies of sport. We work together to bring the best out of our country’s most exciting young talent. TASS helps athletes in education – aged 16-plus – to get the very best from their sporting and
Read MoreCongratulations to our first XI mens football team who have won the Association of College category 2A division 1 title. Today’s hard fought 3-2 victory over Wakefield College football academy means the title has been wrapped up with 2 games to spare, the best finish in the college’s history! 👏 🏆 😎⚽️ See the photo
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It’s been a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic, it’s been staged all over the world, it’s been a film starring Tom Cruise, and now… Rock of Ages has come to Pontefract. Performing the high-energy 80s juke-box musical, New College students took the John Godber Theatre back to a time when big hair
Read MoreFollowing on from the announcement of the opening edition of the New College Press, the second edition of the student newspaper has now been released. It follows on from the first, reporting on a number of issues. There are reports looking at issues regarding murder, psychology, science and current affairs, and the issue provides an
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The New Collaborative Learning Trust, the multi-academy trust that runs New College Pontefract, New College Doncaster and New College Bradford, has been ranked as one of the top 20 institutions in the country for equality and diversity for the second year running. “We are delighted to once again be placed in the Top 20 of
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