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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕… we’re thrilled to share that NSCG has proudly retained its Ofsted ‘𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈’ grade that we have proudly held since October 2019, following a rigorous inspection by a 13-strong Ofsted team last month! 🥳🎊🎉 All 9 key areas were once again rated ‘Outstanding’, with Inspectors also praising our "𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔," which under the new Further Education and Skills Framework, critiques how Colleges meet the skills needs of their region. 💬 Principal & Chief Executive Craig Hodgson said: “𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 – 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜.” We just want to say a massive thank you to our incredible students, staff, partners, and stakeholders for making this possible and for consistently upholding the high standards that make NSCG 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 💕 Read our full report ➡️ nscg.ac.uk/ofsted

"𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍." This week is #EnglishTourismWeek25 and working in partnership with Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), Travel & Tourism Curriculum Leader, Aimee Mountford has being highlighting the exciting opportunities the Travel & Tourism sector opens up for young people across Staffordshire. 🎢 🌳 🎫 🎭 🍝 Interested in studying Travel & Tourism at NSCG? Head to nscg.ac.uk

𝗔 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 📢 We're excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming '𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱', talking all things #apprenticeships and adult learning. 🙌 In partnership with Kidsgrove Job Centre, this is the perfect opportunity to find out more about updating your skills in a range of subjects including English, maths and digital technology to help you to become more employable and climb the career ladder. Our friendly team will also be on hand giving you lots of useful information and advice on applying for an apprenticeship. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁. 📅 Tuesday 25 March ⏰ 10am to 3pm 📌 Middleport Pottery 👍 FREE ENTRY Register to attend here 👉 bit.ly/4imJMfV

What a day! Our Next Steps Fayre has been 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓! 🎉 We've been rolling out the red carpet for employers and universities from all over the UK, who came ready to dish out advice, deliver informative talks and show off a vast range of work placement, apprenticeship and degree-level opportunities. 🎓👩🏫🎉 We want to say 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 to everyone who attended and supported the event! 🤩👍 #NSCGNextSteps

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting our latest ‘𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝’ awards presentation, recognising the incredible hard work, resilience and achievements of our students throughout February! 🏆 A 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 to Joe Meakin from EMS Industries Ltd for joining us and presenting the awards! 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 to all of our fantastic winners: 📚 Academic & Creative Studies Award: Muneed Amjab & Jamei Hillman ⭐ Vocational Studies Award: Izzy Thompson, Amie Booth & Eva Recto 🏛️ Professional Studies Award: Carmen-Maria Grigoruta, Danielle Orme & Lewis Bariana 🧮 English & Maths Award: Keanna Eaves ⚙️ Skills & Technology Award: Olly Davis 💼 Apprentice of the Month Award: Aaron Hancock

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 to our Accounting Assessor, Elliott Lancaster, as he heads to The FE Week and AELP Apprenticeship and Training Awards in Liverpool this evening! 🌇🤩 Elliott has been shortlisted for the ‘𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴’ award - a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and impact. We’re keeping our fingers crossed and wishing him the best of luck as we waits to hear the results! 🍀👏

𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 this morning to be hosting the opening of the Newcastle Business Festival, an event designed to support and inspire businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals looking to start new ventures in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The festival, with workshops throughout the week is centred on fostering innovation and enhancing working relationships within Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. This mornings launch, hosted by the fantastic Hannah Ault of Valentine Clays Ltd, with an opening address from Adam Jogee MP looked at how Newcastle-under-Lyme is regenerating, looking to transform the local business landscape. Those in attendance were able to listen to the inspiring journey of guest speaker, Chris Daniels of CyberKiln, who talked about his early days as a startup to the work his local company does and how he personally works to help others kick start new ventures. Alongside Chris was keynote speaker, Keith Bremer Jones of Pottery Thrown Down fame, who delivered an inspiring address about his career, his advice to those looking to pursue their own ventures and warmly answered questions from delegates in attendance. If you're a business looking to attend the festival, workshops are available throughout the week and can be booked here ➡️ nulshapingthefuture.co.uk #NULShapingTheFuture

As part of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Business Festival celebrations, we're excited to be offering three online workshops this Wednesday between 11am and 1.30pm. 🙌 Designed to give you a whistle-stop tour of Marketing, Design and Videography, these courses will give you just a taster of how you can make a real difference to your business. 📹 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: A 1-hour technical introduction into still image making, cinematography and visual communication / storytelling techniques. 📷 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: A 1-hour introduction to motion graphics editing and VFX for use in social media and web, advertising and marketing / promotion. 💻𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: An introduction to text and image principles to help you create striking and communicative content products. Don't miss out! Reserve your spot on these online workshops here 👉 bit.ly/3DhL9Oj #nulshapingthefuture

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁? Our fast-track Access to Higher Education Diplomas are ideal for anyone aged 19+ who has ambitions to study at university and work in a variety of careers such as teaching, nursing and midwifery, legal and social sciences. 🚑🏫 ⚛️ 🎓 With flexible full and part-time options on offer to help you to study around the school run, our friendly team will help you to achieve your personal goals. Interested? Join our next Access to HE drop-in session for a brew and chat about your options and available financial support! 📅 Friday 14 March ⏰ 2.30pm - 3.30pm Come along to find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/2u6k5xe9 Explore our Access to HE Diplomas here 👉 nscg.ac.uk/Access ℹ️ Our Access to HE Diplomas are validated by AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group. An Advanced Learner Loan is open to anyone aged over 19 studying a Level 3 or above qualification, is not means tested or subject to credit checks. If you successfully complete your Access to HE Diploma, progress onto and complete a degree, you do not have to pay back your Advanced Learner Loan.

We spoke to Deputy Principal Shelley Brown, to find out how NSCG is supporting women throughout their career journeys and what more can be done to #AccelerateAction. 💜 💬 "𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛'𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐, 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠." 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 👉 tinyurl.com/mwmjfdca #IWD2025