College hosts ‘Magic of Marketing’ schools Event

NULC will be hosting a ‘Magic of Marketing’ schools event on Wednesday 28 January in support of local company KMF’s Young Engineer of the Year Project 2015.

Pupils will be attending from 17 local schools along with sponsors from 18 different local, national and international companies including Costa coffee, Michelin and Staffordshire University.

On the day Year 10 pupils will gain experience in key marketing principles including sales pitching, promotion and networking. This will help towards this year’s KMF Project where pupils are challenged to design, print and pitch a gadget which provides a business solution, using 3D laser printers to bring their gadgets to life.

Organiser Lucy Hancock, Schools Relationship Manager at NULC, said: “We are delighted to be supporting KMF’s Young Engineer of the Year Project again as it is a great way for pupils to work with employers and the College supports this with the use of our fantastic facilities.”

Employers will be on hand to help prepare the Young Engineer competitors for the semi-final on Thursday 12 March at Britannia Stadium before they advance to the final round with Jason Bradbury from the Gadget Show judging their entries in June.

For information about NULC and the courses we offer, visit the website: www.nulc.ac.uk  

 

Monologues, Dancing and Blood

On Tuesday 30 September, lecturers and students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College visited Year 9 pupils at The Co-Operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent for their Deep Learning Day. Tina McDonald, Performing Arts Centre Manager and Rachel Whitaker, Course Team Leader for Level 3 Make up Artistry, ran workshops in ‘Performing Arts Auditions’ and ‘Theatrical Make-up’.

In the Performing Arts session NULC students Maddison and Sian performed a monologue to the pupils, who then learnt and performed the monologue in pairs. Pupils learned all about the importance of confidence in an audition and some went on to volunteer to perform to the whole group. They were then taught some basic dance moves where they learnt to control their balance during a number of spins and how to impress within the performing arts industry.

In the Theatrical Make-up session, NULC students gave demonstrations on how to apply casualty make-up. The pupils gained good practice for their Halloween costumes using Grimas stage blood and moulding wax to create realistic cuts to their hands. If you would like to see more theatrical make-up art done by NULC students, check out their twitter page: @NULCMakeup

For information on our brand new Performing Arts Centre, click here; http://www.nulc.ac.uk/getinontheact.html

For information on all of our Music and Performing Arts courses, click here; http://www.nulc.ac.uk/courses/music-performing-arts-dance.html

For information on all of our Beauty courses, click here; http://www.nulc.ac.uk/courses/hairdressing-beauty-therapy.html

 

If you would like to arrange a taster or visit for your pupils, please contact Gareth & Tara on 01782 254347 or email schools@nulc.ac.uk

LEGO Innovation Studio at NULC

 

 

There is something different happening at NULC. In our mission to be ‘The College of first choice’ we are investing in a new and innovative way to enhance and enrich our curriculum; with LEGO.

 

We will become the first education provider within the region to boast a LEGO Innovation Studio that is purposely equipped with LEGO Education resources. There is a wide variety of resources available that are suitable for all levels of learners. All curriculum areas within the college have made a commitment to integrating them wherever possible.

 

The main focus of the resources are courses which base themselves upon the STEM curriculum. Students studying courses involving Maths, Science, Engineering and Computer Science will all see the immediate affinity with the robotics whilst all other students will be accommodated with the literacy resources available.

 

The LEGO Innovation Studio will not only provide our current students with opportunities through the curriculum and extra-curricular clubs but will also offer tasters and workshops for our future students through the Schools Liaison Team. We aim to run subject specific tasters that both secondary schools and primary schools can access giving schools the opportunities to experience the studio first-hand.

 

Once you are a student here you will given the opportunity to spend parts of your curriculum time using the facility and the resources to get involved using LEGO kits to enhance your learning experience. You will also be able to join in the extra-curricular robotics club!

For more information contact Andy Snape at legoinnovationstudio@nulc.ac.uk or come and visit us at an NULC open event, the first talking place on October 6 2014, more dates and information can be found here.

Former NULC student gives inspirational talk

On Monday 29^th September, former Newcastle-under-Lyme College student, Lance Corporal Thomas Capper, visited Year 11 pupils at Trentham High School.

Thomas gave an inspirational talk about how hard work and determination have enabled him to follow his dream of becoming a paramedic. Despite failing to gain a place at University due to his low confidence, he joined the British Army in 2012. In 2014 he was promoted to Lance Corporal and has never looked back.

Having visited a number of barracks across Britain, he completed a course on sky-diving, joined a tour of Kenya and completed the pre-deployment training used for Afghanistan. At the end of September Thomas is off to Canada for 2 months to drive an ambulance and offer medical support for an army training exercise.

Pupils from Trentham High School were given the chance to ask Thomas about life in the army but also about the BTEC National Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science that he completed at NULC.

If you would like the Newcastle-under-Lyme College Schools Liaison Team to arrange an inspirational talk in your school, contact Gareth or Tara on 01782 254347 or email schools@nulc.ac.uk

Trentham pupils enjoy dance workshop

On Thursday 25^th September Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s (NULC) Performing Arts Centre Manager, Tina McDonald, visited a group of Year 9 & 10 drama pupils at Trentham High School. Tina brought along NULC Performing Arts student Sian Jones to run a dance workshop with the pupils.

 

Sian, who is an ex-Trentham High School student, helped to teach the pupils a Jazz dance routine to a track from the fantastic Broadway show Chicago.

All of the pupils enjoyed showcasing their dance moves and also finding out new and exciting information about NULC’s brand new Performing Arts Centre, which will open in January 2015.

To find out more about the Performing Arts Centre and courses, please click on this link http://www.nulc.ac.uk/getinontheact

If you would like Tina to run a workshop in your school, please contact the Schools Liaison Team on 01782 254347 or email schools@nulc.ac.uk

Students ‘FEAST’ their eyes on NULC’s 2014 Art Exhibition

 

School pupils from around the area have been coming to view NULC art students’ final work at the Colleges stunning annual art exhibition, ‘FEAST’.

Large and small groups were easily accommodated and given guided tours of the exhibition. Thistley Hough Academy brought 35 Year 10 pupils and Windsor Park Middle School had a group of 10 gifted and talented Year 8 pupils.

Lisa Mckenzie, head of art at Windsor Park Middle School, said: “It was a great opportunity for Windsor Park’s gifted and talented art students to see the type of work that is produced at FE Level. All of the Windsor students enjoyed the trip and loved being able to interact with some of the art work and being able to talk to the College students about their work.”

Pupil, Rose Holmes, said: “Some pieces gave me some great inspiration for my own artwork. I also enjoyed seeing techniques I’ve never seen before.”

If you would like to visit the NULC Art Exhibition in June 2015 please contact the school liaison team, Gareth Hughes and Tara Capper on 01782 254347 or email schools@nulc.ac.uk.

Wolstanton Students Experience College Life

On Thursday 3rd July, Newcastle under-Lyme College’s school liaison team invited a group of talented pupils from Wolstanton High School for an afternoon of tasters to give them an insight into what life would be like as a photography and fashion student at NULC.

The first session was a taster in fashion. The pupils were able to be creative using different materials and designs. Mia Palmer was impressed saying: “I am looking forward to attending this College and taking the fashion course. I really enjoyed the taster.”

Finishing off their first session nicely with a break in the College’s Starbucks coffee shop, the pupils went on to the photography studio and dark room for their photography taster. Again, the pupils were able to show off their creative skills using various objects and materials to create different images. Georgia Pitula was enthused, she said: “I enjoyed photography because it was interesting and it has made me more excited to come to Newcastle-under-Lyme College next year”.

A number of pupils remarked on how they enjoyed experiencing college life and found it useful to help with future choices. If you would like to give your pupils a taster of college life, please get in touch with Gareth or Tara on 01782 254347 or email schools@nulc.ac.uk