Planning permission has been submitted by the Department of Education (DfE) to build an ambitious and transformational college campus for Northumberland College. The new campus will provide state of the art academic and technical facilities aligned to industry and regional skills priorities, bringing significant economic and education benefits for the county of Northumberland and beyond. … Continued

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

Education Partnership North East will be sharing how it is investing in in a greener future for Northumberland as part of Net Zero Awareness Week. Iain Nixon, Vice Principal of Partnerships and Commercial at the college group, which includes Northumberland College, is a speaker at an Advance Northumberland webinar which will examine the county’s strengths … 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