10th July 2019
Start of term arrangements for year 13s
Students will return to college on Monday 9 September 2019 and lessons will start at 8.50am. Students will be able to view their timetable on Cedar after 12.00noon on Friday 7 September. If students require any IT support for password changes etc. they should visit the IT support menu on Moodle and select ‘changing your password from...
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14th June 2019
More New College students earn places at specialist Performing Arts colleges
Following Charlotte Atkinson and Miley Foley-Hall’s successful entry to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, additional New College performing arts students have gained places at other prestigious colleges and academies. David Haigh, from Kettlethorpe High School, has received an unconditional offer at Bristol Old Vic for Production Arts Stage and Screen. “Throughout my years at New...
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24th May 2019
New College students embark on ‘Fast Trackers’ scheme
A 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...
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22nd May 2019
Students mark their time at New College Pontefract with Celebration Assembly
As 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...
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22nd May 2019
New College helps student aim high
Helping students achieve their ideal career is one of the college’s core goals. Whether that involves getting a place at a top university, or moving straight into the world of work, staff from across the college work hard at giving young people the best possible support. Elton Hove’s long-term career goal has always been...
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15th May 2019
May Workshops Timetable
The LRC will be open for independent study on Wednesday and Thursday 9-4pm and Friday 9 –...
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9th May 2019
New College Students represent Yorkshire & Humber at National College Sports Finals
New College has a long sporting history, with students who have gone on to a professional career in rugby, cricket and football. The skills and training that help them achieve that are developed in the competitive matches that the college plays week in, week out. And it was after coming top in the Yorkshire...
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9th April 2019
New Collaborative Teaching School Alliance Welcomes Pontefract Academies Trust
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...
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3rd April 2019
Diabetes student’s call to raise £50,000 for young Type 1 sufferers
A 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...
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2nd April 2019
Issue 004 of the New College Press is released
The 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...
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