8th March 2016
New College tutor remembers her suffragette grandmother on International Women’s Day
As part of International Women’s Day, staff and students at New College Pontefract are wearing the colour purple in recognition of the suffragette movement, as well as running a whole host of activities and fundraising. It’s a special day for one Progress Tutor. Joyce Earnshaw, whose great grandmother, Florence Stevenson was a suffragette. Joyce...
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1st March 2016
Cash boost for charities by New College students
Students at New College Pontefract have raised £1,750 for five different charities. Led by the Student Executive team, the money raised through various different events will go to the following charities this year; Nepal Disaster Fund, Macmillan Cancer, Save the Children, Children in Need and the British Heart Foundation. Thomas Talbot, Student President, said:...
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23rd February 2016
New College proud to be named as number 43 at the National Centre for Diversity.
New College Pontefract feature as 43 in the Top 100 Index from the National Centre for Diversity (NCFD). The Top 100 Index highlights the very best of the UK across 600 organisations to celebrate commitment and excellence around equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Lauren Walker, Assistant Principal for Human Resources said: “This...
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2nd February 2016
New College Pontefract rated best in Yorkshire and the Humber in DfE performance tables
The latest set of Department for Education 16-18 performance tables have been released this month, revealing that New College Pontefract is rated the best sixth form college in Yorkshire and the Humberside and seventh best nationally in terms of value added. This means that our students are making outstanding progress and significantly outperforming students...
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26th January 2016
Higher Education Taster Day Success
New College Pontefract hosted a taster day for prospective HNC Sports Science students this month. Fifteen students took part in the day, experiencing what it is like to study beyond level 3 at the outstanding sixth form. Led by course leaders Hanna Storey and Andy Petch, the day provided an informative outline of the...
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20th January 2016
New College student’s record breaking Oxbridge success
Students at New College Pontefract are celebrating after successfully securing offers in one of the top universities in the country. All eleven students who had interviews received an offer. This is the largest number of students at New College to be offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge, the county’s two highest ranking universities....
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13th January 2016
Music student achieves highest grade
Music student Hannah Higson at New College Pontefract has passed her grade 8 harp with a distinction grade. The year 12 student, who also studies physics, maths and chemistry, passed the music examinations with the highest marks possible. Hannah said: “The exam felt like a challenge but one I was looking forward to tackling...
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13th January 2016
Christmas Fun Day at New College
Charities were given a cash boost after students at New College raised £496 organising a Christmas Fun Day before the holidays. The event, which took place around the College raised cash for charities including Help for Heroes, Martin House, Trussel Trust and the Leeds General Infirmary Paediatrics Ward. Activities included pie the teacher, donation...
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6th January 2016
Featherstone Rovers partner up with New College for England Rugby Scheme
Featherstone Rovers will be working alongside New College and Castleford Tigers as part of the Embed the Pathway Scheme run by the England Rugby Football League. The scheme aims to increase the number of quality 12-16 year old rugby league players through education and training of children’s coaches. The programme also includes inclusive player...
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17th December 2015
Spreading Christmas cheer
New College Pontefract staff and students brought Christmas cheer to the shoppers of Pontefract this week, whilst raising money for The Prince of Wales Hospice. Playing in the town centre, the brass and woodwind group and their accompanying singers covered much of the traditional Christmas repertoire, from Silent Night to Jingle Bells and Winter...
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