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New College proud to be named as number 15 in the National Centre for...
New College Pontefract have been ranked fifteenth in the “Top 100” institutions listed by from the National Centre for Diversity (NCFD). The NCFD’s Grand Awards 2017 event was held this month and the...
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England cap for New College student
New College sport student Oliver Fox has successfully been selected to represent the England’s U18 Rugby Union team. Ollie, who studies A-Level PE, Psychology and History, has already played against...
View ArticleNew College students’ success in ABRSM exams
Six students from New College Pontefract have passed their Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music grade 5 theory exams. George Moulson, Hayley Martin, Sam Jordan, Lawrence Kirkley, Paris Mann...
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Rugby Legend at New College
Seven-time Super League champion Kevin Sinfield paid a visit to New College Pontefract this week to talk to students and share the benefits of his wide experience in the sport. Kevin led an insightful...
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BTEC Extended Diploma students exhibition ‘Lost and Found’
On Friday our Extended Diploma in Art & Design students held their end of year show in the Westside Café. The theme of the exhibition was ‘Lost & Found’ which the students interpreted in a...
View ArticleNew College Students’ Apprenticeship Success
New College Pontefract A-Level and BTEC students have secured apprenticeships despite a significant national shortfall in places. The students attended selection days across the country and fought off...
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College Production – Footloose
Our annual college production returns from the 4th-6th July with our students performing ‘Footloose’. The show features the most elaborate set ever constructed for a New College production! Matinee...
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Former Student Earns Top Art Degree
Former New College student Jess Heritage has qualified with a first class honours degree in Fine Art from CSM University of Arts in London. Jessica attended Carleton Community High School before...
View ArticleNew College Finish Joint Winners in National T20 Cricket Finals
New College Pontefract’s cricket team travelled to Cannock Cricket Club in the Midlands to face Truro-Penrith and Derby in the national T20 finals this week. The team was in a confident mood after...
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New College Production of Footloose Wows the Crowds
Superb singing, magnificent musicians and dramatic dancing! New College Pontefract’s annual theatrical production took place between the 4th-6th July. This year the production was of the musical...
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Exceptional results once again!
Students, staff and governors are proud and delighted with this year’s exam results, which match the outstanding performance achieved in recent years. Our A-Level students of 2017 achieved an overall...
View ArticleRecord Breaking Enrolment at New College Pontefract
New College Pontefract has once again broken its enrolment record with over 2400 students choosing to study at the college from September 2017. In the last 10 years numbers have risen from around 1500,...
View ArticleNew College Sport Department Awarded Top Marks Again
New College Pontefract’s Sport & Physical Education department has been awarded the Quality Mark with Distinction from the Association for Physical Education for a second time. The top grade, which...
View ArticleNCTSA secures “pot of gold” for schools’ literacy project
The New Collaborative Teaching School Alliance, run from New College Pontefract, has been awarded government funding to improve children’s literacy across Wakefield. The DfE money will be used to...
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Former New College student to appear on hit BBC show ‘The Apprentice’
Former New College Pontefract student Joanna Jarjue is set to appear on hit BBC1 show ‘The Apprentice’. The long running reality TV series sees contestants compete to impress Sir Alan Sugar for a...
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New College Student turns to cycling to battle epilepsy
At the age of 5, New College Pontefract student Thomas Goodall was diagnosed with Absence Seizures, a type of epilepsy. These made learning very difficult in his first years at school. Then just when...
View ArticleImportant Information Regarding Upcoming GCSE Maths Exam, University Entrance...
For GCSE Maths students – 2 / 6 / 8 November 2017 – 9.00am exam start The seating lists for the November Series have been displayed on the exams notice boards, the ground floor of the LRC (near the...
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New College gains ‘Working Towards’ TASS accreditation
New College Pontefract has been awarded ‘Working Towards’ status, as part of the process of achieving TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) Dual Career Accreditation. The scheme aims to support...
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New College Student receives Diana Award
Current New College Pontefract student, Maisie Graham, age 17 from Barnsley, has been awarded a prestigious Diana Award. The award recognises young people from around the world for going above and...
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New College Student lobbies congress at Capitol Hill for Type 1 diabetes funding
New College Pontefract student, Laura Dunion, has travelled to America to lobby Congress for continued funding for type 1 diabetes research. Laura, age 16, was diagnosed with this auto immune condition...
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