☀️ Celebrating the highlights of an incredible summer term ☀️ As another successful term comes to a close, we asked colleagues to share their standout moments from the past few months. From award-winning projects and industry partnerships to student successes, live briefs and career-changing opportunities, it's inspiring to hear the impact our staff and students have made together. These highlights are a reminder of why we do what we do – developing talent, creating opportunities and helping students realise their potential. #TalentMakers

Yesterday, Danielle, Andy and I had the pleasure of taking part in the Give a Day event in Skelmersdale, organised by the amazing team at West Lancashire College . We spent the day at Delph Side Primary School, helping to clear and tidy the access routes and entrance areas to make the school look its best. It might seem like a small job, but it’s amazing what can be achieved when people come together with the same goal. The weather couldn’t have been better, the atmosphere was fantastic, and it was brilliant to see so many local businesses, organisations and volunteers giving up their time to make a real difference across our community. A massive thank you to Dawn Hughes and everyone at West Lancashire College for organising such a fantastic event. It takes a huge amount of work behind the scenes to bring something like this together, and the impact it has across our local community is incredible. We’re already looking forward to getting involved again next year! ☀️💚

💙 Turning the Great North 10K into a Blue Wave 💙 This weekend, colleagues from across Newcastle College, NCUC and Newcastle Sixth Form College came together to take on the Great North 10k as part of our Blue Wave challenge, raising money for our charity partner, the Chloe & Liam Together Forever Trust. From the start line to the finish, it was inspiring to see so many blue shirts taking part, supporting a fantastic cause that makes a real difference to young people across our community. Whether you ran, walked, volunteered or cheered from the sidelines, thank you for helping raise both awareness and funds for an incredible charity partner. Thank you to Ryan Peebles and Steve Kirby for the pics!

Today I had the pleasure of presenting the team at Carlisle College with their well deserved Prodigy Learning Outstanding Centre of Excellence award for delivery of Microsoft Office Specialist Certification to students and staff. These are the days I really love my job! Congratulations to Jack Redpath Darrell Muir Katie Milner Kelly Hyndman Lucy Newrick NCG

We are pleased to be hosting the Association of Colleges and Department for Education Post-16 Pathways: Transition, Scale-up and Readiness for 2026/27 – South event today. The event brings together curriculum leaders and senior colleagues from across the further education sector to explore the future of post-16 qualification pathways, including T Levels, V Levels, and Level 2 Foundation and Occupational Certificates. Throughout the day, attendees will discuss transition planning, curriculum development, workforce readiness, and strategies for supporting learners, parents, and employers as these important changes are implemented across the sector. We are proud to welcome colleagues from across the region for a day of collaboration, insight sharing, and forward-thinking discussions. #SouthwarkCollege #AoC #FurtherEducation #Post16Pathways #TLevels #SkillsForTheFuture

Great to welcome local school Careers Leads, Careers Advisers and senior leaders to Kidderminster College for a networking event focused on post 16 curriculum reform.   The session provided an opportunity to discuss the proposed changes, explore what they could mean for learners and further education providers, and strengthen collaboration between schools and colleges to help shape future pathways for young people. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to some valuable discussions.   #TeamKC #FurtherEducation #CareersEducation #NCG

Our second annual staff awards 🎉 What an amazing morning celebrating another groundbreaking academic year for our staff at Newcastle College. Our colleagues have worked tirelessly for one purpose - developing talent for our region. It was wonderful to see everyone packing out the home of Newcastle Eagles! Congratulation to all of our nominees and winners - we can’t wait to do it all again next year 💪 Now onto a day full of wellbeing activities… let’s go! #TalentMakers

What a day 👏 Today we brought together 200 colleagues from across NCG’s leadership community for our sixth annual Leadership Summit, making it our biggest one yet! Hosted off campus for the first time, colleagues from all seven NCG colleges and professional services came together as One NCG to explore creativity, innovation and systems thinking. It was a truly collaborative day, full of great conversations, shared ideas and space to question what drives us, why it matters, and how we can empower colleagues across NCG to make things happen. A huge thank you to Mark Batey PhD and Debbie Sorkin for their inspiring sessions, which sent everyone home with ideas to incubate, new tools to try, and fresh energy to take back to their teams. A brilliant day that showcased the true strength of being One NCG ❤️ Carlisle College Lewisham College Kidderminster College Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College West Lancashire College Southwark College

What a way to round off another fantastic year at #TeamKC. 💙 Today we’re celebrating our GEM Award winners and nominees, recognising colleagues who go the extra mile and make a real difference to our learners, colleagues and college community every single day. Congratulations to everyone recognised today, and thank you to every member of #TeamKC for another incredible year. Have a well deserved summer break, and we’ll see you all in the new academic year! ☀️👏 #TeamKC #GEMAwards #FurtherEducation #NCG

We’re delighted to announce that we have signed a partnership deal with Skelmersdale United Football Club who we will be working closely with to deliver our brand new WLC Football Academy. This exciting collaboration marks the beginning of a new chapter for both the college and the club, bringing together football, education and community to create meaningful opportunities for young people in West Lancashire and beyond! #collaboration #opportunities #sport Christian Thersby Neil Farrell Wendy Bennett Alex Huskisson Jane Hines