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

Ofsted praises transformational journey

Staff and students at a North East college group are delighted after Ofsted inspectors praised their ‘significant progress’ and thanked them for the difference they have made to the lives of students. Ofsted inspectors visited regional college group Education Partnership North East in December 2021. The inspectors evaluated the progress that leaders and managers have … Continued

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visits Sixth Form

A-Level students were given the opportunity to meet Ben Houchen during the Tees Valley Mayor’s recent visit to Hartlepool Sixth Form.  Teesside-born Ben, who became the first directly elected Mayor of the Tees Valley in 2017, was invited onto campus to meet students and staff, and find out more about the sixth form’s success as … Continued

C-Learning to sponsor Sixth Form’s first Digital Skills Expo

Education technology specialists C-Learning will sponsor Hartlepool Sixth Form’s first Digital Skills Expo. The cloud-based company, who were the first Google for Education Partner in the UK, will be offering Chromebooks as prizes to students who have most embraced cloud technology and improved their skills by the end of term. With a commitment to innovation … Continued

Sixth Form to host first Digital Skills Expo

Hartlepool Sixth Form is hosting its first digital festival to celebrate and showcase the exciting and dynamic digital technology and creative sector.  The Digital Skills Expo, in partnership with education technology specialists C-Learning will take place Monday 1 to Thursday 4 November at the sixth form’s campus with workshops, demonstrations and seminars covering a variety of topics ranging from cybercrime to … Continued

MP Jill Mortimer visits Hartlepool Sixth Form

Law and politics students were given the opportunity to meet their local MP, Jill Mortimer, during a recent visit to Hartlepool Sixth Form.  The Conservative MP, who became the first woman elected for Hartlepool in May’s by-election, was invited onto campus to meet learners and staff, and find out more about the sixth form’s success as one of the top-ranked in … Continued