The School Liaison Team comprises of Gareth Hughes School Liaison Team Leader and Tara Wallbanks School Liaison Officer at Newcastle-under-Lyme College!
We will be posting regular blogs throughout the year updating you on college open events, workshops and tasters that the School Team coordinate.
In this welcome blog we are highlighting our general open events for full-time courses and links to our popular Facebook page and Twitter account where we will Tweet which schools the team are visiting throughout the year.
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Open Events
Thursday 10 October 2013
5:30-8pm
Wednesday 13 November
5:30-8pm
Thursday 5 December
5:30-8pm
Saturday 25 January 2014
10-12noon
Wednesday 12 March (NEW)
5:30-8pm
Saturday 21 June
10-12noon
You can contact the team directly with any questions about NULC or course advice by using our school liaison e-mail address, schools@nulc.ac.uk or by calling 01782 254347.
Hope to see you soon!
On 19 and 20 of June over 40 Year 10 pupils from the COOP Academy of Stoke on-Trent attended a two day taster event at Newcastle-under-Lyme College.
The first day of their ‘College Experience’ focused on A’ Levels with the students participating in taster sessions in Psychology, Sociology, Law and Sport Science.
Day two focused on practical and vocational areas of the college and were able to choose a taster in a subject that they were interested in.
Tasters in Construction, Public Services, Floristry, Hair & Beauty, Sport, Travel & Tourism, Engineering and Child Development.
The two day visit was a great success with many students leaving with a better idea of what they would like to study when they go to college for real!
Paige Williams commented on what she enjoyed about the Academic Day where she participated in Law, Sport, Psychology and Forensic Science. “The debate we had in Law, also learning about things in Sport,”
Courtney Fritzl also commented “I found that I liked the Law and Sociology subjects, I would think about studying at college as they were interesting and very debatable,”
Chloe Leavy commented on the vocational tasters in Sport, Painting & Decorating and Child Development “Finding out about different courses available here. I especially enjoyed the Painting & Decorating as we did different techniques.
Students will get the opportunity to experience these tasters again when they start Year 11 so that they can make an informed decision about their college choices.
If you would like any course advice or you would like the opportunity to experience a college taster before you apply then please ask your teacher to contact Gareth Hughes or Tara Wallbanks at schools@nulc.ac.uk or 01782 254347.
On 11 July 2013 around 13 Year 10 pupils from Wolstanton High school were asked to take part in a specific Science & Maths taster day to find out what subjects they would need to study to become a Scientist!
The day started with a lecture on Mathematics where NULC Maths lecturer Andy Snape bamboozled the pupils with mathematical equations that all Scientists must understand. They experienced other interactive sessions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology where they were able to understand how each area of science complements the other and that good knowledge of all areas will improve their chances of gaining employment in that area in the future.
The aim of the taster day was to give the budding young scientists the opportunity to find out what A’ Level subjects they should take in order to pursue a career in Science or Medicine.
Joshua Harding commented ‘I enjoyed how interactive the lessons were and how challenging the tasters were’.
Lauren Riley was impressed with the information she was given by NULC Science Coordinator Lucy Nevitt on the college Science, Technology, Maths & Engineering (S.T.E.M) activities. ‘I enjoyed the talk from Lucy about S.T.E.M and ask her questions’.
Wolstanton High School Head of Science Emma Postlethwaite felt the day was exactly what she hoped for and commented ‘I think the students got a lot out of the day- thank you to all the staff involved!’
If you would like any course advice or you would like the opportunity to experience a college taster before you apply then please ask your teacher to contact Gareth Hughes or Tara Wallbanks at schools@nulc.ac.uk or 01782 254347.
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