Sunderland College and Northumberland College will continue to support vulnerable young people and students of key workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. From Monday 30th March 2020 campuses at Bede in Sunderland and Kirkley Hall in Northumberland, will become lead sites for Education Partnership North East supporting these students from the Scottish Borders to Tees Valley. … Continued
CEO of Education Partnership North East, Ellen Thinnesen, interviewed Student President, Zainab Nadeem, leader to leader, to learn more about her as a young female leader. Zainab is Student President for Education Partnership North East, which includes Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College.
A Newcastle-based company has been confirmed as the contractor for Northumberland College’s new centre for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Leading energy services and regeneration specialist, ENGIE, will now start construction work at the college’s Kirkley Hall campus, as part of a multi-million-pound investment plan, which will bring significant benefits to the … Continued
Northumberland College has unveiled plans to deliver a multi-million pound investment programme which will further position the College as one of the region’s leading education and training providers. Key investment will be made across all campuses at Ashington, Kirkley Hall and Berwick over the next twelve months to construct innovative, industry-focused facilities, with work starting … 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
Colleges across the North East are joining forces to demonstrate the importance of their role in transforming lives and driving economic growth and to call on the government for better investment and fair pay. As part of the second phase of the national Love Our Colleges campaign, from Monday 13th to Friday 17th May, governors … 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
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
A new Principal has been appointed at one of the region’s largest further education colleges. Nigel Harrett will take over the helm at Northumberland College and lead the institution into an ambitious new phase following its merger with Sunderland College last week. Mr Harrett, who was previously Deputy Principal and Deputy Chief Executive of Sunderland … Continued
