9th March 2015
New College Doncaster gets the green light
The New College Doncaster Free School has been given approval by the Department for Education. The project, which is aiming to set up a new 16-19 sixth form college in the centre of Doncaster, is being developed by NEW College Pontefract. It plans to open to 500 new students in September 2016. Pauline Hagen,...
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2nd March 2015
NEW College Pontefract to become key regional teacher training centre
NEW College Pontefract has been selected to become a National Teaching School. It is the first and only sixth form college in the Yorkshire and Humberside region to have achieved this status. In a double honour, NEW College Pontefract’s Principal, Pauline Hagen, has been appointed a National Leader of Education, national recognition for her...
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23rd February 2015
NEW College Cricket Team triumph at Headingley
NEW College Pontefract students are regional indoor cricket champions once again after winning the finals at Headingley. NEW College saw off Barnsley in the first round and Blackburn College in the semi-final, before beating Bolton in a competitive final where the team successfully chased 47 with 2 balls to spare. The team was made...
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11th February 2015
NEW College students perform at Wakefield Cathedral
Music students at NEW College, Pontefract, showcased an array of musical talent at Wakefield Cathedral this week. Fourteen students took part in the lunchtime concert on Tuesday 10th February, in front of an audience of over 200 people. The performance included original compositions, solo pieces, a pianist and a vocal group finale. The students...
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5th February 2015
NEW College students Crowned County Boccia champions 2015
NEW College Pontefract hosted the West Yorkshire Boccia championships last month and won the county trophy once again. Having beaten South Fields School 6 – 2, the team now move on to the national competition, which takes place in March. The team consisted of team captain Sophie Weaver, Sophie Pickles, James Bray and Daniel...
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20th January 2015
NEW College student selected for AoC Sport National Student Management Team
Sport student Fern Burnley of NEW College, Pontefract, has successfully gained a place on the Association of Colleges’ Sport National Student Management Team (NSMT). The 17 year-old beat off stiff competition through a robust application process, demonstrating the skills and qualities the panel identified for their 2014/15 programme. Fern, currently in her...
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12th January 2015
West Yorkshire College Shortlisted for top TES College of the Year Award
NEW College Pontefract has been shortlisted for the national College of the Year award. Published by the Times Educational Supplement, the TES FE Awards celebrate the best sixth form and FE colleges in the country. Principal Pauline Hagen said: “We are very proud to have been shortlisted for this prestigious award. It is a...
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9th December 2014
NEW College Commemorate WW1
The Performing Arts and Music departments at NEW College commemorated the centenary of WW1 with a special performance called Your Country Needs You. Students took part in the performance with a series of monologues, dances and music, framed by a narrative about the First World War. The production was well attended by students, staff...
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9th December 2014
Student is Barbershop Champion
NEW College student Hannah Braham, 17, has achieved first place in the 2014 National mixed Barbershop quartet competition at Harrogate. Hannah’s group, Hannah and the Hurricanes beat off Jigsaw and Patchwork to become this year’s Mixed Quartet champions. They sang: You Took Advantage of Me and I Want You, I Need You, I Love...
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4th December 2014
NEW College Inspires Women in STEM
NEW College Pontefract’s physics and maths departments are inspiring girls to go into science and maths related fields. On Tuesday around 60 Year 10 girls from local high schools including Outwood Grange and The Kings’ School heard inspiring stories from Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) careers. Speakers included researchers in Tissue...
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