New College student’s record breaking Oxbridge success
Students at New College Pontefract are celebrating after successfully securing offers in one of the top universities in the country. All eleven students who had interviews received an offer. This is...
View ArticleHigher Education Taster Day Success
New College Pontefract hosted a taster day for prospective HNC Sports Science students this month. Fifteen students took part in the day, experiencing what it is like to study beyond level 3 at the...
View ArticleNew College Pontefract rated best in Yorkshire and the Humber in DfE...
The latest set of Department for Education 16-18 performance tables have been released this month, revealing that New College Pontefract is rated the best sixth form college in Yorkshire and the...
View ArticleNew College proud to be named as number 43 at the National Centre for Diversity.
New College Pontefract feature as 43 in the Top 100 Index from the National Centre for Diversity (NCFD). The Top 100 Index highlights the very best of the UK across 600 organisations to celebrate...
View ArticleCash boost for charities by New College students
Students at New College Pontefract have raised £1,750 for five different charities. Led by the Student Executive team, the money raised through various different events will go to the following...
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New College tutor remembers her suffragette grandmother on International...
As part of International Women’s Day, staff and students at New College Pontefract are wearing the colour purple in recognition of the suffragette movement, as well as running a whole host of...
View ArticleSuccessful revision campaign launch week
A special week of activities to launch the college’s revision campaign took place at New College Pontefract last week. Staff wore revision shirts highlighting how crucial the time leading up to the...
View ArticleSport Relief at New College
Staff and students are putting on their most ambitious week of events yet to raise money for Sport Relief. In the build up to Friday, multiple events are taking place including staff vs student sports...
View ArticleNew student president elected for Sept 2016
New College Pontefract have elected the next student president for September 2016. Current Student President Thomas Talbot officially handed over the reins to the new Student President Jack Varley last...
View ArticleMedia students nominated by the British Universities Film and Video Council
Media students from New College Pontefract are celebrating after their work was nominated in the Learning on Screen Awards by the British Universities Film and Video Council. Anna Levick, Head of Media...
View ArticleThe sweet sound of success – grade 8 exam perfection for New College students
New College has seen three students achieve Grade 8 in their respective disciplines this term. Myvany Smith achieved top marks in her Grade 8 flute exam with a distinction. An accomplished musician,...
View ArticleNew College students compete in the AoC Championships
New College Pontefract once again successfully competed in the national championships for the Association of Colleges in Newcastle this month. The outstanding sixth form provided students in 9 out of...
View ArticleParty candidates face New College students in political debate
New College Pontefract will host a question time debate on Friday 13 May, ahead of the European Union Referendum in June. Labour MP Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford), Conservative MP...
View ArticleBest in the North of England for the second year running!
New College Pontefract rated most successful in the North of England for second year running The latest set of figures from the DfE’s Skills Funding Agency have been released this month, revealing that...
View ArticleSports Awards a great success
An array of awards were handed out to New College Pontefract students at this year’s Sports Awards ball. The event, hosted by the A1 Football Factory in Pontefract, saw students winning prizes for...
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Pauline Hagen awarded an OBE
Pauline Hagen, Principal of New College Pontefract, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. “I am very proud and grateful for this recognition of work in the field of education,”...
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast comes to New College
Beauty and the Beast trailer New College Pontefract invites you to step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this month at the John Godber Theatre. The sixth form college’s annual...
View ArticleNew College and Featherstone Rovers partnership
Featherstone Rovers and New College Pontefract are set to work together once again through the creation of a joint Category 3 Academy. This academy will provide the highest levels of education from an...
View ArticleNew College students set to play for England
Three talented students from New College Pontefract have successfully been accepted into the England Colleges team. Tom Egan, Jack Render and Alex Clegg, all members of the Pontefract Titans CAT3...
View ArticleNew College students visit Auschwitz
Students from New College Pontefract visited Krakow in Poland this weekend as part of their studies at the Sixth Form College. A group of 26 psychology students went on a 4 day excursion to visit...
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