Sport student Lewis Graham hopes to raise £2,000 to fund his dream of competing at an international lifesaving competition in Canada. Lewis has been invited to represent Scotland at the RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in September following his success at local and national level where he has won several medals. The 16-year-old found his passion … Continued
Northumberland College Horticulture apprentice Elizabeth Snowdon has won a prestigious scholarship which will help her take the next steps in her career. Elizabeth has been awarded £2,500 after successfully applying for the Colegrave Seabrook Scholarship Blue Diamond Award – an amazing achievement for Elizabeth, her employer and Northumberland College. Studying a Level 2 Horticulture qualification, … Continued
A student studying Entry to the Uniformed Public Services has progressed into a career with the Armed Forces. Owen Mulgrew has utilised all the knowledge and skills he has gained over the past academic year and has successfully completed the Army’s recruitment process for recruit training. He will start his Infantry training at Catterick in … Continued
Agricultural Apprentice Alice Bates, who studies at Northumberland College, is getting to experience modern agriculture and the working of a progressive farm, and the role of all the staff involved. Farmer and apprenticeship employer James Drummond, at Lemmington Hill Head Farm, is following a sustainable farming program growing grass leys that store carbon and using … Continued
Business leaders and sustainability champions have welcomed news of Northumberland College’s groundbreaking Gen Zero Ashington Campus – designed to be as close as possible to carbon neutral in both construction and operation. Last year Education Partnership North East (EPNE) revealed a state-of-the-art technical college campus would be developed by the Department for Education (DfE) on … Continued
Professor Alison Shaw, one of the north east’s most respected leaders in education, has been appointed as one of two new vice chairs at the region’s largest college group. Alison, Professor of Practice for Inclusive Education at Newcastle University, has accepted the role of vice chair at Education Partnership North East (EPNE), which incorporates Sunderland … Continued
Hundreds of students from across regional college group Education Partnership North East will unite to take on an inspirational and inclusive fundraising challenge. The students, from Hartlepool Sixth Form, Sunderland College and Northumberland College’s wide range of courses, will take on the week-long British Inspiration Trust (BRIT) Challenge to raise funds and awareness of young … Continued
Northumberland College Higher Education students joined their fellow graduates from the University of Cumbria for a celebration of their academic achievements. Hundreds of graduands from a wide range of subjects including 20 students from BA (Hons) Working with Children and Families, FdA Working with Children and Families and FdA Counselling taught at the college’s Ashington … Continued
Northumberland College Zoo is offering families the opportunity to get into the festive spirit with festive, fun-filled, family day outs during December. While Santa Claus is busy in the North Pole join the elf team at Northumberland College Zoo for a tour and help to deliver some festive food presents to the zoo’s many species … Continued
