1st April 2019
New College Pontefract launches ‘HEre to tHEre’ campaign in partnership with Go Higher West Yorkshire
Go 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...
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22nd March 2019
Edition Three of New College Press arrives
Students 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...
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21st March 2019
New College student takes part in INTERLAND 2019 orienteering event
The 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...
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20th March 2019
New College Mens Football Team Win AoC Yorks. and Humber League Title
Congratulations 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...
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12th March 2019
New College Students Become ‘Jukebox Heroes’ In Production of Rock of Ages
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...
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1st March 2019
New College Press release second edition of student newspaper
Following 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...
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27th February 2019
NCLT ranked in top 20 nationally for equality and diversity for second year
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...
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25th February 2019
New College Sees Record Oxbridge Intake
New College Pontefract has broken its record for Oxbridge applicants with a total of thirteen students receiving the offer of a place to study at one of the two elite universities. Brian Coughlan, Oxbridge Programme, coordinator said “We are delighted with this year’s offers for Oxford and Cambridge universities. The offers cover a wide range...
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15th February 2019
First edition of the ‘New College Press’ launches
Students from New College have released the first edition of their newspaper the ‘New College Press’ as part of the New College Newspaper Club. This edition marks the first release, with more in the pipeline for future release. The newspaper covers a wide variety of different aspects that the students come across, both in...
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15th February 2019
New College students reach semi-finals of national business competition
Business students from New College have reached the semi-final round of a national business event. They achieved 47th place out of over 5600 groups, gaining them automatic qualification to the semi-final round. Student Thomas Bartle, Louis Skerrett, Joshua Rodriguez and Victor Tang form the Electronic Smarts team, and they will compete over four weeks starting...
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