Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) recently returned to Northumberland College’s Kirkley Hall Campus for the third consecutive year to undertake specialist large animal and livestock recue training. Over two days, fire crews from Berwick and Hexham created a range of realistic scenarios where they worked to develop ethical and welfare-based handling techniques with animals … Continued

Northumberland College is celebrating a major milestone in the development of its transformational new Ashington Campus, with the academic ‘Heart of the Campus’ building now officially wind and weathertight. The milestone marks significant progress in the delivery of the trailblazing new campus, which will provide state-of-the-art learning environments, specialist facilities and inclusive spaces designed to … Continued

Northumberland College’s zoo, at Kirkley Hall Campus, has been awarded the prestigious Green Tourism accreditation, recognising its outstanding commitment to sustainability, conservation and responsible environmental practice. The zoo, a specialist BIAZA-accredited training facility was awarded the status by Green Tourism, the UK’s leading sustainability accreditation body, which champions environmentally friendly practices across businesses, hospitality and … Continued

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

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

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