New College Durham to host National Culinary Challenge
New College Durham is proud to be hosting the MajorSeries Culinary Challenge, in conjunction with the Craft Guild of Chefs on Tuesday 27th March 2012, 9am - 3pm. Read more.
New College Durham wins National Hair Champions Title
New College Durham’s hair and beauty students have won the prestigious National Champions title at the final of the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) competition at Blackpool Winter Gardens this week. Read more
New College Durham Media Students receive award from Fire Service.
New College Durham Media Students have been praised for making a video for children showing the dangers of arson. Read more.
New College Durham's Key Stage 4 Students are awarded top honours for best apprentices.
Two of our Key stage 4 students Ciaran Parkin and Scott Ellis received special awards for outstanding achievement at the National EEF Future Manaufacturing Awards, sponsored by Rolls-Royce held in London. Read more.
Only 6 months after achieving Foundation Degree Awarding Powers (FDAP), New College Durham is celebrating the launch of its first self-validated Foundation Degree, the first Foundation Degree to be validated by a Further Education College in the UK. Read more.
Investors in Careers
Students can be sure that they will receive top quality Careers Advice at New College Durham as the college is on its way to achieving Investors in Careers status. Read more.
Apprentice of the Year Award
Joinery Apprentice nominated for New College Durham’s Apprentice of the Year Award. Read more
Students Raise £1000 for Local Charities
New College Durham students and Durham Lion’s Club raise £1000 for two local children’s charities. Read more
Great Results for Student Satisfaction
A recent National survey for student satisfaction has seen New College Durham achieve 89% for overall student satisfaction. Read more
New College Durham becomes one of the first colleges to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers
New College Durham, the largest provider of Higher and Further Education in County Durham, has become one the first institutions to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council. Read more
New College Gets Set for the Games
Olympic excitement is growing at the College after our place in the Get Set network, was confirmed with the presentation of a plaque, almost a year to the day to the opening ceremony of the Games which will take place on 27 July 2012. Read more
New College Durham in top 5%
School leavers officially achieve better results at New College Durham, placing the College in the top 5% nationally compared to other colleges and schools. Read more
IT Career Academy
New College Durham has started an IT Career Academy for a group of students studying for their BTEC Level 3 Diploma in IT. Read more
North East's top apprentice employer
A County Durham small business is celebrating after being named one of the North East’s top apprentice employers. Read more
New College Durham student wins Adult Leaners' Week award
James Jackson has won an Adult Learners' Week Regional Outstanding Individual Learner Award in recognition of his dedication and commitment to learning after overcoming a drink and drugs addition. Read more
Dulux apprentice of the year
Paintbrushes at the ready as DULUX Decorator Centres searches for it's 'Apprentice of the Year'. Read more
An 'Outstanding' Place to Learn
New College Durham is 'outstanding', according to a report published by Ofsted, following its inspection of the College in June 2009. Read more
Principal Awarded CBE
John Widdowson, Principal and Chief Executive of New College Durham, has been awarded a CBE for his Services to Local and National Further and Higher Education. Read more
Mariott Connexts
Nine young people have taken part in ‘Marriott Connexts’, a programme with New College Durham, Connexions County Durham and the Marriott Group. Read more
Virtualisation at New College Durham
New College Durham makes exemplary use of VMware View - reducing the costs of their desktop environment. Read more
New College Durham gets Wyse
The College ransforms its Campus with Wyse Cloud Client Computing. Read more
Cutting it at the North East's biggest hair show
Twenty-seven talented hair and beauty students from New College Durham will compete in the region’s biggest hairdressing competition at the Federation Brewery, Gateshead, on Monday 1st March 2010. Read More
Local plumber takes on the world
Chris Lonsdale, returns from Canada after competing in a worldwide competition. Read more
An inspirational visit
Aspiring musicians and music fans were invited to a free seminar at New College Durham, where Tom Hingley, frontman of the Inspiral Carpets. Read more
Awarded 'Beacon Status'
New College Durham has been awarded the prestigious Becaon Status. As a result the principal has attended a reception at 10 Downing Street for the nation's highest performing colleges. Read more
Sustainability
We have been actively amking sustainability an established part fo oru college life for many years and our campus has made a significant impact on reducing our carbon footprint. Read more
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