29th September 2014
NEW College Student Shortlisted for Award
Student Adam Lofthouse has been shortlisted for the WDH Love Where You Live awards in the Young Achiever category. Over a two month period Adam encouraged more than 1000 young people to support the democratic process in a campaign to determine the five topics to be debated by UK Youth Parliament members at the...
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16th September 2014
NEW College Students Visit Poland
Psychology students from NEW College Pontefract spent five days in Krakow, Poland this summer visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps, Schindler’s Factory Museum and the Jewish ghetto and synagogue. Students applied their understanding from topics they are studying in the classroom to explain how orders to exterminate millions of innocent people were so easily...
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12th September 2014
NEW College Student Heads to Parliament
NEW College student, Simran Jandu is to represent the Wakefield area in the House of Commons in November at the Make Your Mark youth consultation. Make Your Mark is the UK’s biggest youth consultation and takes part in schools and colleges all over the UK. Students will vote on a range of topics to...
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9th September 2014
Record Number of Students at NEW College
NEW College Pontefract has enrolled a record-breaking number of students this year, with over 2100 choosing the college. These large numbers come after an outstanding Ofsted report in May and a record 99.4% pass rate of A Level results in 2013-14. The college has grown significantly in numbers in recent years. In 2008-2009 there were...
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15th August 2014
Outstanding Results for an Outstanding College
Staff, students, parents and Governors at NEW College Pontefract are celebrating huge successes this week with the publication of exam results which are described by John Gough, Chair of Governors, as “absolutely exceptional”. With A level pass rates at 99.4%, high grade rates at 51% and 28 subjects out of 34 achieving a 100%...
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16th June 2014
NEW College receives AfPE Quality Mark award
NEW College’s Sport Department has received the Association for Physical Education’s ‘Quality Mark for Physical Education & Sport’ award with Distinction. NEW College were awarded the prestigious afPE Quality Mark for ‘demonstrating outstanding commitment to improvement in Physical Education and Sport’, becoming the first post-16 provider to achieve this. The afPE Quality Mark recognises...
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13th June 2014
End of Year Art Exhibition
This will be the first year showcasing the work of Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students which will be exhibited in conjunction with this years A-level Fine Art, Photography and Textiles work. We are also celebrating the colleges, and the departments, grade 1 ‘outstanding’ OFSTED report and the opening of our new Visual...
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12th June 2014
NEW College Win the Yorkshire and Humberside T20 Finals
NEW College cricket team beat Leeds City College in the Outdoor T20 cricket format to become the best cricket team in Yorkshire and the Humber this week. They beat Leeds in the penultimate over in a thrilling final at York County Cricket Club to win the Outdoor T20 competition for the first time. In...
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11th June 2014
NEW College Achieves Leaders in Diversity Award
NEW College has achieved Leaders in Diversity Standard at Stage 3. It is one of only 5 institutions in the country to have achieved the award. The award is aimed at organisations who want to become recognised as amongst the best in the country in their sector. Caroline Tyler from the National Centre...
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10th June 2014
Annual 412 Dance Showcase
Last week saw the second annual 412 Dance Theatre showcase in association with NEW College Pontefract. Dance students from the age of 4 upwards impressed packed audiences with their talent, discipline and performance skills. An after-school club based at The Performance Academy, NEW College, 412’s showcase was an undeniable hit. Ella Daley, Artistic Director...
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