Rebecca Smith

Access to HE (Health) "I recognised that the Access to Higher Education course at New College Durham would allow me to gain the qualifications I need to study at university. Rebecca joined New College Durham so she could gain the qualifications she...

Nicola Bourner

BA (Hons) Education & Training (Top-up) “I was looking for the opportunity to study a degree part-time on an evening. New College Durham offers a great range of flexible courses that were perfect to study alongside working full-time. Nicola was looking...

Sport & Recreation

Digital Learning Area

COVID-19 Catch-up Funding Statement

All students will have to be on a 16 to 19 study programme to qualify for support. Students aged 19-24 who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) are also eligible. Have not achieved a grade 4 or 5 in English and/or maths Have a grade 4 or above in...

Mia Carter

T-Level Childcare & Education Mia chose to study at NCD because she wanted to do a T-Level. She said: “I decided to study at New College Durham as it was one of the first colleges to offer T-Levels and I thought the course would provide me with...

Barbod Takaloomanesh

A-Levels (Biology, Chemistry and Psychology) Barbod continued his education in the UK with New College Durham and progressed to study Dentistry at King’s College London. He said: “When I attended the Welcome Day, I was astonished by the lovely...

Sarah Goodridge

Access to Higher Education in Humanities Sara studied GCSE maths and English at NCD before progressing to study an Access to HE diploma. She said: “I chose to study at NCD as I had previously completed my GCSEs there. I liked the support from my...

NCD’s Innovative Lecturer Development Programme

skills and knowledge with the future generation. We are taking an innovative approach to address the skills gap in education by supporting those who want to get into teaching with the introduction of two new Lecturer Development Programmes. By providing...

Digital Learning

access. This is more convenient than using memory sticks or email attachments to store your files. IT for HE Higher education students not only have access to Digital Learning IT facilities in the Main Building, but also have their own dedicated drop-in...

Your Safety

you to address these concerns. Prevent Another aspect of safeguarding is the PREVENT Duty, which requires the further education sector to have ‘due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’, supporting terrorism or being...

Joseph Steel

a work placement at Derwentside College but worked part-time during my degree. New College Durham has helped me with my education and now I am working with their IT department.” Joseph plans to progress in the IT industry within cyber security. He is...

Alicia Dickinson

valuable experience with patients. I would recommend T-levels for any potential student that would benefit from a hands-on education." Click here to learn more about the range of T-Levels available at New College Durham.

Generative AI in Assessment

The use of Generative AI in higher education is evolving rapidly, offering opportunities for you to develop academic and employability skills and it is important we provide you with guidance on what we consider to be the appropriate use of AI in your...