6th July 2015
New College success once again
New College Pontefract have been awarded gold certification by the Investors In People Group for being recognised as an on-going, dedicated and committed organisation. The outstanding sixth form college, recently shortlisted for College of the Year by the TES, was recognised for commitment to continuous improvement, development and growth by the Investors in People....
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2nd July 2015
NEW College student selected for England shot put team
New College student Toni Buckingham has been selected to compete alongside the England Athletics shot put team. The 17 year old, who studies PE, economics, business and fashion & textiles design, qualified by throwing 10.5 meters. Her personal best so far has been 12.97m. Toni has previously represented both West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire...
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29th June 2015
New College Principal leads calls for national change
The principal of a local sixth form college is petitioning government to give all sixth form colleges the right to join academy chains, where they could contribute to “narrowing gaps, raising attainment, [and] collaboration”, the very goals the government has set. Pauline Hagen, principal of New College Pontefract, is one of the key voices...
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16th June 2015
New College launches Teaching School Alliance
New College will be launching a new Teaching School Alliance on Friday 3 July. The event in Pontefract will see institutions including primary, secondary, post-16 and higher education from around the region invited to share ideas, expertise and good practice through the new alliance partnership. The Alliance is part of a network of schools...
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10th June 2015
NEW College student selected for England Squad
Thomas Egan has been successful selected to be part of the England student Rugby League team after a series of gruelling trials. The 18 year old, who studies BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport at NEW College, first played for Yorkshire before being picked for the England trials and will now be going on tour...
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3rd June 2015
Staff and students get muddy for Cancer Research
NEW College staff and students took part in the Pretty Muddy event last Saturday to raise funds for Cancer Research. The race for life event at Temple Newsam in Leeds saw the team encounter various obstacle courses throughout the wet and muddy 5k route. Event organiser, Gemma Asquith, said: “The day was a fantastic...
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18th May 2015
NEW College students take part in ‘Us Girls’ event
NEW College students attended an ‘US Girls festival’ in partnership with Wakefield College and Wakefield Council this month, raising the profile of female sports. The aim of the day was for the students to promote physical activity amongst women and give them an opportunity to experience a number of sporting activities they wouldn’t normally...
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18th May 2015
Battle of the Sports Teams at NEW College
NEW College sports teams took part in battle of the teams early this month, competing against each other in a variety of activities, and all hoping to come out on top and be named ‘Team of the Year’, at this year’s sports awards. The teams competing included the netball team, the boys’ basketball team,...
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18th May 2015
Running for Nepal
Staff from NEW College Pontefract are raising money for the DEC’s Nepal Earthquake Appeal by entering the Leeds Run For All 10k in July. Over a dozen staff have already joined the team, with the aim of raising over £2,000 to help victims of the natural disaster. For Pauline Hagen, NEW College’s Principal, the...
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13th May 2015
NEW College Principal helps raise educational standards with DfE commission
Pauline Hagen, Principal of NEW College Pontefract, has been invited to take part in an education fellowship commission next month, designed to help raise standards by improving the quality of leadership in schools and colleges across the country. The fellowship commission will be made up of 20 National Leaders in Education, hand-picked by the...
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