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July 2025

01 Jul 2025

New College Durham Teams up with DEWALT to Grow the Trades

New College Durham (NCD), a trailblazer in exceptional skills training, and DEWALT, aStanley Black& Decker brand and leader in total jobsite solutions, today announced its partnership to support growing skills for tradespeople in the United Kingdom. This partnership is part of DEWALT’s Grow the Trades initiative — a $5 million commitment to close the skilled trades gap in Europe by helping provide greater accessibility and resources for trades training.

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18 Jun 2025

New College Durham celebrates National Thank a Teacher day

New College Durham Celebrates National Thank a Teacher Day.

Mickey and Mrs Johnstone hugging in the play blood brothers

12 Jun 2025

Scouse Accents, Big Emotions, and Dance Circles: Behind the Scenes with Kaitlyn & Evie

New College Durham Performing Arts students Kaitlyn Todd and Evie Stephenson discuss their roles in a fantastic performance of Willy Russel’s - Blood Brothers.

11 Jun 2025

Exciting News for New College Durham Student Lily Storey

We're excited to share that one of New College Durham’s talented second year performing arts students, Lily Storey, had an amazing experience on set last week after successfully landing the role of Paige in Morning Sir Productions' film: 'Gan Canny'. This marks Lily's first opportunity to shine in front of the movie cameras, and she’s quickly becoming someone to keep an eye on!

PICTURE CAPTION Alison Maynard, Deputy Principal, New College Durham (Front Centre) with Harry Jennings Director of Young People Handcrafted Projects (rear left) Andy Broadbent Principal and Chief Executive of New College Durham (rear centre left) Abu Shama, CEO of SBIC (rear right) and Shazia Noor Director of Nur Fitness (front right) along with their respective teams celebrated the fantastic achievements at this year's Association of Colleges awards.

30 Apr 2025

New College Durham and partners celebrate ‘Highly Commended’ recognition for two national awards

New College Durham (NCD) today hosted a lunch event for staff and partners involved in the recent accomplishment of being awarded ‘Highly Commended’ for The Association of Colleges (AoC) Bell Foundation Award for Excellence in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and also the AoC Award for Widening Participation.

04 Apr 2025

New College Durham recognised as the top performing college in the North East of England

The latest National Achievement Rate Tables published by the Department for Education (DfE) highlights New College Durham (NCD) as the top performing college in the North East of England.

jackson with all the prizes won at the award with teacher

04 Apr 2025

New College Durham is pleased to announce HIP Learner of the Year 2025!

New College Durham are proud to announce that one of our very own plumbing apprentices, Jackson Gill, has been awarded HIP Learner of the Year 2025!

27 Mar 2025

New College Durham Shortlisted for Two Prestigious Awards!

New College Durham is delighted to announce that we have been nominated for a further two prestigious regional awards. The BUSINESSiQ Awards celebrate the teamwork and support the region is renowned for and the pure business success that it is generating.

24 Mar 2025

New College Durham, Embracing Life's Flavours!

We're thrilled to share that a wonderful team from New College Durham has made it to the national final of the Zest Quest Asia Competition!

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20 Mar 2025

ARAMARK UK CROWNS 2025 CHEF OF THE YEAR

Aramark UK has named Stuart Fildes, Executive Chef within its Education & Healthcare sector, as its 2025 Chef of the Year. This annual competition challenges chefs from across the business, spanning various sectors and companies, to showcase their culinary skills and compete for the winning title.