A group of current and past veterinary nursing students from Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus got an insight into much bigger animals than usual on a recent trip to South Africa. The trip to Welgevonden Game Reserve Research Team in Waterberg, South Africa, consisted of a group of six veterinary nurses, tutor Stacey Bullock and … Continued
A group of students from the college’s travel and tourism and football academies have just returned from an exciting trip to Spain where they gained vital knowledge to put towards their studies. The trip began in Salou where the travel and tourism students experienced working abroad in a holiday complex, whilst the football academy students … Continued
With one in four people experiencing mental health issues each year*, awareness has, over recent years, increased significantly, with national campaigns such as ‘Time to Change’ attempting to address the stigma amongst groups including young people and the student population. Educational establishments like Northumberland College and the North East’s FE sector, are making huge progress … Continued
Northumberland College’s Hospitality and Catering students are celebrating after scooping various awards including overall college winner at the recent NECTA Northern Chef of the Year competition. Organised by the North East Culinary and Trade Association, the students entered into various categories demonstrating cooking, cake decorating, front of house, cocktail and coffee making and bread making. … Continued
A student aiming for a career in the film industry has used a sweep of our coastline to create a stark warning about how plastics are killing the sea. Philippa Gibbons, from East Boldon, picked up litter from beaches in Seaburn, South Shields and Seaham and used the waste in her final college project. The … Continued
Following on from huge success at the recent NECTA (North East Culinary and Trade Association) North East Chef of the Year event, a specially-designed, industry-driven initiative to help Northumberland College’s catering students obtain first-hand experience of the food chain, has been delivered. With the help of Six restaurant’s top professional chef, Steve Burkitt, level 2 … Continued
Northumberland College Plumbing Apprentice, Ben Fairbairn made it to the final round of HIP UK Heating Apprentice of the Year competition held in Gloucester. The competition which has been running for 11 years, saw 7 regional heats across the country. Winners from each heat along with the highest national runner up went on to the … Continued
Northumberland College’s Hospitality and Catering students are celebrating after scooping various wins and overall college winner at the recent NECTA Northern Chef of the Year competition. Organised by the North East Culinary and Trade Association, the competition hopes to raise the profile and quality of the catering and hospitality trade in the North of England. … Continued
Students at Northumberland College are busy preparing for the annual Rural Awards ceremony, which will take place at the College’s Kirkley Hall campus in July. The college is hosting the North East Rural Awards for the second year in a row, in conjunction with Reach PLC, to celebrate the region’s best rural businesses and entrepreneurs. … Continued
