Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in college at the moment.

• Newfriars College Awarded Skills Builder Bronze Award

  Tue 19 Sep 2023

    We are pleased to announce that the Skills Builder Partnership has awarded Newfriars College a Bronze award as part of their award scheme. This recognises our efforts and commitment to implementing the Skills Builder Framework at the college. It is a testament to the dedicated work of our staff, students, and parents, and we look forward to continuing our work with the Skills Builder Partnership this academic year.

   

     This award demonstrates our commitment to embedding key transferable employability skills across all areas of college life. Enabling our students to thrive not only in college but also in their future lives, no matter what that future looks like. As a result, embedding the Skills Builder framework throughout our curriculum supports our students in acquiring the eight necessary skills for employment and adulthood.  

  

• Tourette`s Syndrome Workshop 24th April

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  PEGiS (Parent support group) is hosting a Tourette’s syndrome workshop on the 24th April 2023 11.30-1pm. On Zoom. This workshop is run by the National Tourette’s Syndrome Group. We had the charity come to PEGiS last year and they were amazing and very informative. 

   

  If you would like to join the workshop please email Pegis.stoke@hotmail.com for the Zoom code.

• Government update on Scarlet Fever and Strep-A infections

  Tue 06 Dec 2022

  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-update-on-scarlet-fever-and-invasive-group-a-strep

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - College Closure

  Mon 12 Sep 2022

  To all staff, students and families, 

   

  The College will be closed on Monday 19th September for the Bank Holiday to mark the Queen's funeral. 

   

  Thank you, 

   

  Newfriars College

• Parent carer survey on the SEND and AP Green Paper

  Tue 07 Jun 2022

  The government is asking parents/carers to give feedback about systems in place to support young people and children with special educational needs. This is an opportunity to share your feedback. The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) has a survey you can complete  parent carer survey on the SEND and Alternative Provision Green Paper. Please take time to complete – especially about the experience in FE, Post-16. The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete and remains open until the 30 June. Thank you

• Newfriars Project Search Students develop their employability skills in conjunction with the Canal & River Trust

  Thu 28 Apr 2022

  A group of our Project Search Students have spent the last two years creating a wildlife corridor and renovating some derelict land at Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Take a look at their hard work:

   

  You can also read more on the Canal & River Trust website here

• Staffordshire SEND Local Offer Video

  Thu 31 Mar 2022

  This short video is aimed at children, young people, parents, carers & others who wish to know more about the SEND local offer. 

• New NHS Wellbeing Website

  Thu 17 Mar 2022

  There is a new NHS Wellbeing website with resources to help young people, parents and professionals look after their mental health. Why not take a look on this link

• Online Safety at Newfriars College

  Wed 16 Mar 2022 Jay Marshall

  Online Safety Message. Today our Vocational Pathway students had an assembly about ‘phishing’. We talked about not clicking on links you do not know, being very careful when you are asked to sign into anything and to check website and email details carefully. Is this person or company who they say they are? It can be difficult to spot the fake or scam messages. This Youtube video has more helpful information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XsOWczwRVuc

• February-March 2022 Student Newsletter

  Wed 02 Mar 2022 Michael Brookes

  What’s new at Newfriars?

  Newfriars College has been rather busy recently. They and their students have been doing many interesting things both inside and out. Not only that, but also many other places have been getting involved.

   

  The New Vic Theatre has been doing acting workshops with the students in the college and invited said students to a dress rehearsal of a production about the holocaust. The story follows a group of Jewish people doing their best to survive during the holocaust.

   

  The Independent Living Pathway (ILP) have visited Trentham gardens, using the money skills they have developed with the help of that pathway to buy food from the café. They have also researched employability skills, using them to find out about all of the different jobs at Trentham Gardens.

   

  Work experience has started for some of the vocational students. They have been working at Furniture Mine, performing tasks such as stocking shelves, sorting stock and even delivering some of it. They also get some travel training mixed in, as they have to catch the bus to get to the furniture mine.

   

  The Alice Charity has been working closely with one of the employability groups in order to create new opportunities. While doing this, the group has been developing their employability and preparing for adulthood in order to prepare for opening a community café at the charity in the near future. Not only that, but they have also been assisting the charity with many of their projects, such as their recent Christmas appeal. The Christmas Appeal involved helping the team at the Alice Charity to sort toys and gifts that were donated to them. This helped to give over 6,000 presents to children and young people within the city. This group has also worked on various other kindness projects, such as sourcing and creating over 100 random act of kindness gifts to give to staff and patients at the Royal Stoke Hospital.

   

  Stoke City Football Club have been coming to the college every Friday afternoon to do training sessions with some of the students. They have played a few games and helped the students learn various drills.

   

  Weekly LEGO therapy sessions are now available at Newfriars College. These sessions help learners follow instructions, as well as develop their communication, positive behaviour, teamwork, independence and confidence.