NCG students

Our talented Level 5 Media students recently coordinated a live-streaming project for the North East Combined Authority Creative Careers Week. Working with the Combined Authority as an external client, the students broadcast a dynamic event live on YouTube to junior and secondary schools across the North East. This was an amazing opportunity to showcase their skills and creativity. The stream, hosted from the Peter Sarah Theatre, featured inspiring contributions from North East Screen, Live Theatre, New Writing North, Generator, and more. Adding extra sparkle to the day was local actor, presenter, and personality Alfie Joey. This collaboration wasn’t just about technical know-how; it was about teamwork, professionalism, and giving students a real-world experience that will stay with them throughout their careers.

Our UPS students have been BUSY! 🔍 Search assessments at the Rail Academy: Our students returned to a track site they first surveyed before Christmas to run a full search assessment. Using specialist gear and real search techniques, they uncovered staged devices and intel that helped stop a simulated attack on UK infrastructure! 🔥 Major incident planning with Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue: Our student stepped into the shoes of incident commanders using 360° simulation software. Faced with a major RTI scenario right next to a river, they had to plan, decide and respond just like real emergency teams.

Our Automotive students have been getting some serious life‑skills training down at the Automotive Academy lately 👇 🩹 First Aid training with First Aid North East 🧠 Emotional health and support sessions with Samaritans 💬 Sexual health session with Lisa Pringle from Children North East Great to see our students learning about stuff that matters outside the garage too!

Ever wondered what it’s like to train like a cabin crew professional? ✈️ Here's our FdA Airline and Airport Management students getting hands-on in a masterclass with Joanne from Securicare, who trains real cabin crews how to handle disruptive passengers! After learning the theory they finally practised real restraint techniques on each other (safely, we promise 😅). Love seeing our students gain real-world skills and confidence for life in the skies!

Cloaks on, strategies ready… taking on @lumleycastle traitors style! 🕵️‍♂️    This week our Tourism and Events Management students took on Lumley Castle in a Traitors-style live event challenge, tackling surprise twists, budget drama and last-minute venue chaos. Just like the traitors, they had to remain calm when facing tough decisions at the round table! From marketing decisions to operations planning, they put their teamwork, leadership and decision-making to the test… proving they’ve got what it takes to deliver real-world events under pressure!

Our Hair and Beauty students swapped their scissor blades for ice skating blades on a festive trip to @scienceatlife ice rink to celebrate an amazing first term ⛸️

Our UPS students have been BUSY! 🔍 Search assessments at the Rail Academy: Our students returned to a track site they first surveyed before Christmas to run a full search assessment. Using specialist gear and real search techniques, they uncovered staged devices and intel that helped stop a simulated attack on UK infrastructure! 🔥 Major incident planning with Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue: Our student stepped into the shoes of incident commanders using 360° simulation software. Faced with a major RTI scenario right next to a river, they had to plan, decide and respond just like real emergency teams.

Our Automotive students have been getting some serious life‑skills training down at the Automotive Academy lately 👇 🩹 First Aid training with First Aid North East 🧠 Emotional health and support sessions with Samaritans 💬 Sexual health session with Lisa Pringle from Children North East Great to see our students learning about stuff that matters outside the garage too!

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇5 GOLDS! Wow! What a day at NCG Skills with five of our students taking home the win! We could be more proud of team NCL 👏 🧱 Bricklaying - Ollie Skillen 🎨 Painting and Decorating - Ellie Fox 📈 Business - Jude Strong 💅 Beauty - Ornela Mucta 💄 Creative Media Make-Up - Bethany Covent

Go Team NCL 💙 Our students are well underway in their competitions at today’s NCG Skills Competition! It’s almost time to announce the winners and we have our fingers crossed that we’ll bring home a few wins! 🥇

What makes T-Levels so good? Proper work experience of course. Ayo and Izzy, two of our Design, Surveying and Planning students, spent one day a week on placement with leading construction and property service BAM and they loved it! For one day each week, they swapped the classroom for a live construction site, getting involved in: 👷‍♀️ surveying and drainage work 📐 bringing their CAD plans to life on-site 🔧 using advanced engineering tools and equipment 🤝 working side‑by‑side with professional site managers The best part for Ayo? Seeing their CAD drawings come to life on site. Opportunities like this is exactly why Izzy chose a T-Level! #NAW2026

Welcome back to campus besties! Great to see all of your smiley faces again 😁 We might be a little bit windswept but the blue skies are giving spring is on its way 🍃

From a hands‑on harp session with Alys John to an industry talk with Josh Daniel (Intervals Records) on music careers, royalties + building your artist brand... our Music students have been learning the music industry from the people living it this week 🎶

🎬 Newcastle College at the Royal Television Society- North East and The Border We had an incredible time at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead last weekend! Staff and higher education students from our Media courses joined the region’s television community for one of the biggest nights in the North East’s TV calendar 🤩 A great opportunity to meet with big names across the TV and media sector 🙌 #LoveOurColleges #CollegesWeek2026