Building Skills for the Future: One Year to Go as Houghall Campus Takes Shape
New aerial footage released now show the significant progress on the redevelopment, with construction on track for completion in April 2027 and the first students due to use the new facilities from September 2027. Aerial…
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Local college students launch Nescot Music Radio for on air and behind the scenes experience
Students take on real industry roles, including presenters, DJs, producers, researchers and music curators, developing skills and building professional portfolios as they go. They are involved in every stage of…
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Students get involved with East Sussex Fire & Rescue Training Exercise
Firefighters and emergency service staff visited the College’s Southover building on Mountfield Road to carry out a series of training activities in a realistic college environment. East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service…
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Catherine Lewis Pledges Visible, Open Leadership as New CEO of NPTC Group of Colleges
Having previously served as Vice Principal: Corporate Services from 2012 to 2018, Catherine became Deputy Principal / Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2018 before becoming Principal / Deputy Chief Executive Officer in…
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Manufacturing leader goes back to the classroom to strengthen skills behind 300-strong workforce
Scott trained as an engineer at the former Deeside College and has worked in manufacturing and engineering for more than 25 years. He has spent the last decade as Plant Manager at Kingspan’s Holywell site, leading more…
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20 fascinating facts about hair: why baldness is super-masculine – and a pubic bush could be a ‘cheating detector’
Her aim was to shed light on why exactly we evolved these particular patches, with pubic hair the most puzzling of all: was it for warmth, protection … or something else? Wearing is still tangling with those questions…
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Policymakers must give teachers a stronger voice on AI policy in schools, new Cambridge report recommends
Crucially, teachers and learners should contribute to the design, procurement, implementation and evaluation of GenAI tools so that policy is grounded in classroom realities. The new report, ‘ Shaping AI Policy and…
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Two-thirds of young carers say having their own laptop helped balance education with care duties
The findings, published this week at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, come from Caring and Connected: Empowering Young Carers in a Digital World , which evaluates the DPA’s Tech4YoungCarers programme. Sponsored…
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Generous grant funding backs Apprenticeship Talent Bridge pilot
The 5% Club has secured generous grant funding from the ERA Foundation and Ufi VocTech Trust to pilot the Apprenticeship Talent Bridge, a new route connecting capable apprenticeship candidates with employers that have…
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The Sheffield College steps up support for young people not in education, employment or training
Sheffield has a high proportion of young people outside of work and education, also known as NEET. According to Department for Education figures for 2025/26, around 7.7% of 16 to 17-year-olds in Sheffield are NEET or…
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