25th March 2015
Party candidates set to face NEW College students in political debate
NEW College Pontefract will be hosting a question time debate on Friday 17th April, ahead of the general election in May. Labour MP Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford), Conservative candidate Beth Prescott and Wakefield District UKIP representative Steve Ashton will be among the panelists participating in the event at the outstanding sixth form...
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18th March 2015
NEW College digs deep for Comic Relief
Staff and students at NEW College raised over a thousand pounds for Comic Relief this week. With a range of imaginative fund-raising activities from buying buns to shooting hoops in the Sports Hall, organisers managed to raise £1034.61 in just one day. “Many thanks to all those who collected, counted or contributed in any...
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11th March 2015
NEW College students selected for Cambridge University Masterclass
Three NEW College Pontefract students are celebrating after being successfully offered places on masterclass courses at Cambridge University. The highly competitive courses are designed to provide A level students with the chance to experience typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge University. Lydia Slack has been offered a place on the History masterclass at Pembroke College,...
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11th March 2015
NEW College students raise money in aid of Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes were given a cash boost after students at NEW College raised £150 playing a 5-a-side tournament last month. The event, which took place at the A1 Football Factory in Pontefract, marked the centenary of the WWI truce where both sides stopped fighting and paused to play football. Seventy-five students took part...
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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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