12th October 2016
We now have 240 applicants
Welcome to the latest New College Doncaster update. Applications are coming in fast Our plans for New College Doncaster are developing really well. At the time of writing we’ve received over 240 applications for the 400 Year 12 places we’ll be offering this September – an amazing start. Thanks very much if you’ve already...
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26th September 2016
100 applicants in 7 days
The full application form for September 2017, which became available last week, has already been used by 100 students in one week. New College Doncaster opens its doors in one year, and will be home to 400 students at the start of the next academic year. The strong response is an indication of the...
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21st September 2016
Applications now open
New College Doncaster is delighted to open the formal application process for students interested in joining the college in its very first year, September 2017. Students can apply via the website www.ncdoncaster.ac.uk. Brendon Fletcher, Principal Designate, commented “We know there’ll be huge demand for Doncaster’s first sixth form college so I’d encourage Year 11...
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19th September 2016
Welcome from the new Principal Designate
Principal Designate Brendon Fletcher introduces himself and talks about the priorities for the year, the events we’re running in schools and the ways in which parents and students can find out more about New College Doncaster. The big date for your diary is Saturday 19th November, when we will be holding our Open Day...
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9th September 2016
New Principal Designate appointed for Doncaster’s new Sixth Form College
Doncaster’s first sixth form college, New College Doncaster, opening in September 2017, is delighted to announce the appointment of Brendon Fletcher as Principal Designate. The college is the sister college of New College Pontefract, an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ college with over 2400 students, and aims to strengthen the quality of A level and BTEC provision...
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8th September 2016
Our first digger on site
Trenches our being dug on the New College Doncaster site this week in preparation for the first stage of the building works. BAM Construct UK Ltd, the building company behind the First Direct Arena, Leeds, Manchester City’s new Youth Academy and Bradford College’s new David Hockney Building, will be starting work in the next...
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7th July 2016
End of year update
This is our final blog before the summer holidays, and it’s a great moment to reflect on how far we’ve come. We’ve received almost 100 applications, have spoken to dozens of parents and students at information events, and have had hundreds of Hayfield students share in a New College Taster Day. We’ve still got...
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30th June 2016
CEO of New College Doncaster trust becomes OBE
Pauline Hagen, Chief Executive Officer of the trust behind New College Doncaster, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The award was given for services to education, recognising not only the success of New College Doncaster’s sponsor college, New College Pontefract, but also the positive impact Pauline has made on...
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25th May 2016
Come and meet us!
We’re running a series of evening information events across the south Doncaster region over the next month. We’d be delighted to meet you and answer any of your questions. Information Events A5 – June 2016 Our first event at Hayfield School gave us the chance to talk to parents about the building schedule, the...
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19th May 2016
Principal’s blog
We have been busy over the past two weeks, marketing and promoting New College Doncaster. I would like to say a big thank you to all those who came to our first student takeover event at Nando’s. If you missed it, we have another one organised for 1st June, see our Facebook site for...
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