Hartlepool Sixth Form College joins the National College for Nuclear

Hartlepool Sixth Form, part of Education Partnership North East (EPNE) has been granted National College for Nuclear (NCfN) status as an Approved Provider to deliver high quality qualifications to support the nuclear sector.   As part of the NCfE network – a partnership between industry employers, regulators, skills bodies and training providers – Hartlepool Sixth … Continued

EPNE colleges among the country’s best for achievement rates

Education Partnership North East’s (EPNE) colleges have been ranked among the country’s best for its further education achievement rates. The regional group, which includes Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form College and Northumberland College, has been ranked second in the country – and top performing General Further Education (GFE) in the North East – in the … Continued

Hartlepool Sixth Form is part of the Huskies Basketball pack

Hartlepool Sixth Form is relaunching its Basketball Academy in partnership with leading North East club Huskies Basketball.  Students with a talent and interest in the sport who are applying for the 2023-24 academic year will be able to combine their full-time studies with an elite training programme delivered by the Huskies professional coaches alongside playing … Continued

DfE investment will expand sixth form’s technical curriculum

Department for Education (DfE) capital investment in Hartlepool Sixth Form will take its provision of technical qualifications to a new level with new T Level subjects in areas critical to the demand for skills with Hartlepool and the wider Tees Valley.    The sixth form, part of the Education Partnership North East (EPNE) a group … Continued

Hartlepool Sixth Form students secure university places

Hundreds of Hartlepool Sixth Form students have secured a place at university after receiving their A-Level and vocational exam results.  The campus on Blakelock Road was the centre of activity with celebratory balloons and confetti as students collected their grades on Results Day (Thursday 18 August).  After facing an anxious wait since sitting their exams … Continued

Sixth Form celebrates T Level students completing first year

Hartlepool Sixth Form is celebrating the achievements of its T Level students as they complete their first year.   In September 2021, the sixth form became one of the first providers in the country to offer the pioneering T Level qualifications which bring classroom learning and an extended industry placement together on a course designed with … Continued

Student development at Hartlepool Sixth Form is outstanding

Leaders, staff and students at Hartlepool Sixth Form are celebrating after education watchdog Ofsted confirmed the college’s provision as ‘Good’ and its personal development of students is ‘Outstanding.’ The inspection team also were keen to point out that “students benefit from a calm and focussed environment in which they are encouraged to contribute their ideas … Continued

Students have designs on new safeguarding initiative logo

Students from Hartlepool Sixth Form, Sunderland College and Northumberland College were recently challenged to create an innovative logo that would be used as part of an exciting new safeguarding and wellbeing initiative across the College Group.   Stay Safe, a newly developed function that enables students to report any concerns directly to the Safeguarding team to … Continued

Sixth Form students compete at AoC National Championships

Hartlepool Sixth Form students are celebrating after an impressive showing at the Association of Colleges (AoC) National Championships.  Having reached the finals by winning a series of regional qualifiers, the sixth form’s young sports stars travelled to Nottingham to compete against athletes from colleges across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  Students battled it out for … Continued