College students from Northumberland College have been given the opportunity to work abroad in Europe as part of their studies. The college has been granted a 200K grant from the Department for Education (DfE) for students to work abroad as part of the Turing Scheme. The Turing Scheme offers education providers the opportunity to apply … Continued
Education Partnership North East (EPNE) has won two accolades at the National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) awards – SEND Leadership Team of the Year and SEND Teacher of the year. The regional college group, which includes Sunderland College, Northumberland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form College, was honoured for the transformative work it does, … Continued
City of Sunderland College, operating as Education Partnership North East (EPNE), has been announced as a national Centre for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by the Education Training Foundation (ETF). The changemaking college group – which includes Sunderland College, Northumberland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form College – was selected following a rigorous … Continued
Northumberland College has been an approved VetSkill centre since 2020, delivering Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Companion Animal), along with Level 2 Certificate for Veterinary Receptionists, Level 2 Certificate in Veterinary Care Support and Level 2 Diploma in Patient Care Assistance. In Autumn 2024, the college received an inspection from Ofsted, in which the … Continued
Northumberland College students are a step closer to reaching their education and career ambitions after receiving their technical qualification results. Students received their results from the college’s Ashington and Kirkley Hall campuses, with many accepting offers from some of the country’s leading universities, progressing to higher education, progressing to higher level apprenticeships, or starting a new … Continued
Northumberland College’s new Ashington Campus is starting to take shape as the £52 million development enters its next phase. With the groundwork and foundations now complete, the steel frames for the Centre of Technical Excellence, Heart of the Campus and Student Life Centre are currently being assembled on the site at Advance Northumberland’s Wansbeck Business … Continued
Every year, the best of the North East’s tourism industry are recognised in the North East Tourism Awards. Northumberland stole the show in the North East England Tourism Awards 2025, achieving gold in an amazing nine of the available fourteen categories, with Northumberland College Zoo at Kirkley Hall winning Small Visitor Attraction of the Year, … Continued
Students from Northumberland College are helping people seeking asylum to establish roots within their new communities. Working with unique social cohesion initiative Growing Connections, the students from Horticulture and those students living onsite in our residential provision have been helping build meaningful relationships through a series of activities at Kirkley Hall Campus as part of … Continued
Cary Sawbridge, Lecturer and Programme Leader for SEND at Northumberland College has been named winner of the Pearson National Teaching Silver Award for SEND and Inclusive Practice. Cary was honoured with the Silver Award for her outstanding commitment to changing the lives of the students she works with every day. With inclusion and equity at … Continued
