25th February 2020
New College student gains entry to the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music
A 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...
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14th February 2020
New College Pontefract Shortlisted for sixth form college of the year at the TES FE awards 2020
Shortlist announced 10 January 2020 The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the FE sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2020 Tes FE Awards. It’s been revealed that New College Pontefract has again been shortlisted for the Sixth Form College of the Year award, after also being nominated in 2015. Tes FE editor Stephen...
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4th February 2020
New College to embark on Ski Trip to Folgarida in 2021
Enrichment 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...
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31st January 2020
New College Pontefract achieves award for careers work
New College Pontefract has been recognised for its outstanding careers work this week, having been awarded the Quality in Careers Standard by Prospects, a national body responsible for assessing careers work in schools and colleges. The Quality in Careers Standard is awarded to schools and colleges who can demonstrate the importance they place on...
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30th January 2020
Future engineer inspired through national collaboration programme
New 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...
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14th January 2020
Arguing their way to success
New 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...
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13th December 2019
New College students quiz candidates in climate change husting
New College Pontefract recently hosted a hustings for candidates to become Pontefract’s next MP. Participants joined in a question and answer session with students, followed by a debate on current political affairs. Taking place in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) on Friday 29th November, representatives of all the major parties standing in the election...
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31st October 2019
New College Student becomes 3x Junior World Tae Kwon Do Champion
Current New College Pontefract student, Harry Willmott, 16 from Crofton, has recently become a three-time world champion in Tae Kwon Do. After winning a silver medal in the under 18 forms category and 2x bronzes in team categories with his sister. In total, Harry achieved 2x bronzes, 1x silver and 1x gold, meaning he...
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23rd October 2019
Message from the CEO to all our college communities
Dear friends, Many of you will be aware that I am retiring from my post as CEO of the Trust at the end of October. I would like to take the opportunity to mark the occasion with a few words, which, of course, will never be enough to say all that I feel. It...
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2nd October 2019
New Collaborative Learning Trust achieves Wakefield workplace wellbeing charter
New College Pontefract’s multi-academy trust has been recognised by Wakefield Council as an exemplary model of a healthy and productive workplace. New Collaborative Learning Trust was awarded the Wakefield Workplace Wellbeing Charter due to the trust’s success in meeting the charter’s five objectives. These include promoting a physically active and productive workforce that are...
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