New Principal for Hartlepool Sixth Form

Hartlepool Sixth Form is delighted to announce the appointment of Toni Rhodes as its new Principal. With over 10 years-experience of working in education, Toni has held several senior curriculum and quality positions at OFSTED outstanding colleges, overseeing further education, higher education and apprenticeships. Toni joins Education Partnership North East from Barnsley College where she … Continued

CEO and Chair of Governors recognised in 2021 New Year Honours list

The Chief Executive and Chair of Governors at one of the UK’s largest college groups have both been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours list. Ellen Thinnesen and Rob Lawson were both honoured for their outstanding contribution to education for their work with Education Partnership North East (EPNE) which incorporates Sunderland College, … Continued

Ellen Thinnesen to lead North East LEP’s Skills Advisory Panel

Education Partnership North East Chief Executive Ellen Thinnesen has been appointed Chair to the The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Skills Advisory Panel. Ellen will lead the Panel, which includes representatives North East LEP, the North East Combined Authority and North of Tyne Combined Authority as well as universities, colleges and local businesses, as … Continued

Education Partnership North East announces new LGBTQ+ Group name

Education Partnership North East has announced a new name for its LGBTQ+ group, voted for by students across the college group. ‘True Colours’ was chosen as students felt it was the most appropriate and representative name for the group and its bright future. The college group and youth work team work hard to promote an … Continued

Enabling excellence during Learning at Work Week

Teaching staff from across Education Partnership North East’s group of colleges have taken part in a series of workshops led by local employers to better understand current and future workforce skills requirements.  As part of Learning at Work Week (5 to 11 October 2020), representatives from some of the group’s key industries including Nissan and Marelli (engineering and automotive), Home Group … Continued

Students celebrate outstanding vocational results

Students at Hartlepool Sixth Form discovered their hard work had been worth it after receiving the results of their vocational qualifications, enabling them to take their next steps to becoming key workers of the future and support the economic recovery.  The students studied a range of vocational qualifications in areas of key strategic importance such as business, applied science, health, education and digital.    Mia Mottram, 18, … Continued

A-Level students make the grade

Students at Hartlepool Sixth Form discovered that they have made the grade after gaining their A-Level results today.  Despite a challenging year due to the pandemic, the A-Level students are a step closer to their university and career ambitions. Outstanding individual achievements included Daniel Liddle who achieved 4 A* grades in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry. The 18-year-old from Hartlepool will be heading to Durham University to study a maths masters. He said:   “I … Continued

Supporting the LGBT+ community

During this time it is hard to find support and have someone to talk to. There are two organisations that are still offering support to the LGBT+ community during lockdown. Visit https://switchboard.lgbt/ or https://lgbt.foundation/ for more information.

Supporting your future

Our dedicated Careers team continue to offer 1:1 guidance to all of our students during this time. Email guidance@sunderlandcollege.ac.uk with your queries or to arrange an appointment, The team are also running live sessions every week which you can attend virtually. These will support your progression decisions, help to develop you employability skills and get … Continued