🎬 BTS at Carlisle College! Today we welcomed @itvborder to campus to film a feature on our Motor Vehicle department and our brilliant partnership with @cumbriacops 🚓💙 The team headed into our workshops to capture students working hands‑on with donated vehicles, and filmed interviews with three of our students, course tutor, head of curriculum, and the Cumbria Police team. As part of the Cars for Colleges scheme, the police donate seized vehicles to support real, practical learning for the next generation of mechanics - a huge boost to student confidence and experience. We were also joined by our amazing @centreforlp Dream Placement student, Elizabeth, who got a behind‑the‑scenes look at the filming, asking the team questions, and exploring what a career in marketing looks like. ⭐ Stay tuned for our upcoming segment on ITV Border, and keep an eye on our socials for more from today’s filming! 👀✨ #CarlisleCollege #MotorVehicle #CumbriaPolice #CarsForColleges #ITVBorder #DreamPlacement2026 #StudentExperience #BehindTheScenes

What a day! A huge well done to our amazing learners for taking part at NCG Skills! The skills they have shown today were outstanding. Carlisle College’s Jake, Jak and Shaun brought home the wins in Plastering, Carpentry and Joinery 🥇 The learners were all fantastic ambassadors for Carlisle College and we are incredibly proud of their hard work! Well done team Carlisle 🎉

✨Culture Day is coming to NSFC! ✨ Get ready to celebrate the incredible diversity of our college community on Wednesday 11th February 2026!🌍💫 This is your chance to showcase your culture with traditional clothing, music from around the world, and delicious food shared across campus 🎧🍛👘 📍 2nd Floor Communal Space ⏰ Year 12 & Year 12 Access Lunchtime | Year 13 Lunchtime 🎼 Request a song via a QR code attached to posters around campus 🍽️ Bring a dish to share 👗 Wear your cultural dress with pride Let's make THIS Culture Day our brightest, boldest and most community-focused celebration yet!🎉 #nsfc #newcastlesixthformcollege #GOFURTHER

✨ WE DID IT! ✨ Our Year 12 Graphic Design students took on the NCG Skills Competition with this year’s theme “Nature Reclaimed” - and we couldn’t be prouder. Huge congratulations to Cheyenne Saculingan and Lana McKenzie for representing Newcastle Sixth Form, with Lana bringing home the WIN for 2026 🏆 Lana’s powerful final piece explored how nature ultimately reclaims the world, even in the face of human and political influence — a bold idea, brilliantly executed 🌱 Creative talent. Big ideas. Amazing achievement. A special thank you to @kidderminstercollege for hosting an incredible event! #nsfc #newcastlesixthformcollege #gofurther

Level 2 Sports Students have completed their Emergency First Aid at work qualification with Martin Copeland from Paradigm this week 🙌 The students learnt how to conduct CPR, use the defibrillator and emergency first aid such as bleeds and bandages. This qualification will be extremely beneficial for our sports students as they progress to work in the industry. Great work everyone 👏

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇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

Drumroll please… 🥁 Here are your 2026 Apprenticeship Awards Finalists!!! To be nominated for these awards is such an achievement and a recognition of the hard work and dedication these apprentices put in day in, and day out 👏 We can’t wait to announce the winners at this year’s Apprenticeship Awards which will take place in May so stay tuned! #NAW2026

Our Uniformed Public Service students enjoyed an exciting and informative visit from the @royalnavy last week 💪🏻 😃 The session included an insightful careers talk, where students learned about the wide range of roles, training pathways and progression opportunities available within the Royal Navy. Following the talk, students took part in a series of teamwork challenges and fitness drills, designed to test their communication, leadership and resilience. The visit provided our students with a valuable hands-on experience and a real insight into the skills and attributes required for a career in the Uniformed Public Services. Contact our team to apply! 📧 admissions@westlancs.ac.uk

This month our Business and Tourism students were visited by HSBC for a guest lecture on managing money, setting up your own business, learning about taxes and lifelong professional skills. We also won our 3rd HSBC Smart College Money Award for 2025! Thank you @HSBC for providing students with such an engaging and important session on Finance.

Earlier this month Carlisle College hosted the North County Table Cricket competition for the 3rd year with Hannah Paling form HP Activities and running the event with the assistance from John Hughes Lancashire Disability Cricket Head Coach & Cumbria Coach. There were 15 Teams from SEND provisions across north Cumbria taking part, with 150 staff and students in total. Joining us were: William Howard School, Samuel King's School, Richard Rose Morton Academy, Mayfield School, St Benedict's School, Netherhall School, Appleby Grammar School, Ullswater Community College, Workington Acadamey, Braithwaite , Richard Rose Central Academy, James Rennie, St John Henry Newman School, Cockermouth School. Trinity didn't compete on this occasion but kindly supported our event with additional resources. Thank you to Richard Rose Academy Youth Leaders who did a fantastic job umpiring. Carlisle College Entry 3 team enjoyed their day and were proud to win 2 of their 3 games. Congratulations to all learners who participated in the event! Thank you also to Foundation Learning tutor Mel King for all of your hard work coordinating the event and helping make this possible for so many learners.