Northumberland College GCSE English and Functional Skills students have been showing off their skills through a national creative writing competition. The students were tasked with penning their own thrilling mini saga, told in just 100 words around the theme of ‘Trapped: Stories of Jeopardy’ with the chance of publication up for grabs. They were free … Continued
Education Partnership North East colleges have carried out thousands of COVID-19 tests as students return to campus for face-to-face teaching. Following the Government’s announcement regarding the reopening of schools and colleges, staff across Hartlepool Sixth Form, Northumberland College and Sunderland College have worked hard to set up rapid testing centres, implement social distancing rules, and … Continued
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality. We spoke to our associate principal Joanne about … Continued
A Northumberland College engineering apprentice’s hard work and dedication has been recognised by a leading manufacturing organisation. Hamish Carroll, representing Tharsus Ltd., won the Apprentice Endeavour prize at the prestigious Make UK 2020 Awards which celebrate brilliance of UK engineering and manufacturing. The award, which received 200 nominations, is given to the apprentice who has … Continued
A chance encounter when receiving his BTEC results has helped a young engineer land a job with global paint manufacturer AzkoNobel. In August, Matthew Thompson attended Pearson’s BTEC Results Day event at Ashington Campus’s STEM Centre to celebrate the ‘Class of 2020’ as they opened their results on BBC News. There the 18-year-old met Jeff Hope, Head of Ashington Manufacturing at AkzoNobel, who was impressed by the young man’s aspiration, enthusiasm and maturity as well … Continued
Northumberland College students are celebrating after receiving their English and maths GCSE results this week. The college saw over 130 students sitting their exams in November with a positive number achieving high grades. The students studied English and maths GCSEs as a resit course alongside their College courses and saw their grades improve compared to their previous result, meaning they can now … Continued
We require volunteers to support our lateral flow testing at Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus. Duties to include directing people, answering questions, and supporting staff and students self-administering their test. Full training will be given. All volunteers will be required to undertake a DBS check Dates: Starting from 18 January 2021 Times: 8am – 12pm … Continued
Professional Cookery students have been expanding their knowledge of street food by competing against each other to create unique dishes judged by one of the North East’s top chefs. Students were put into groups and tasked with exploring popular street food, conducting market research and surveys to help design their menus with each having its … Continued
The Chief Executive and Chair of Governors at one of the UK’s largest college groups have both been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours list. Ellen Thinnesen and Rob Lawson were both honoured for their outstanding contribution to education for their work with Education Partnership (EPNE) which incorporates Sunderland College, Northumberland College … Continued
