Lauren Fowler – Castleford Academy - ‘Accounting gives a great insight into how companies produce accounts. It can be challenging but also very rewarding.’
Tom Hogan – Horbury School - 'With no knowledge of Accounting when I came to NEW College, it is now my favourite subject which I enjoy the most and intend to study at university.’
Billy Loxton – Freeston Business and Enterprise College - ‘Art is a completely different atmosphere compared to GCSE, it’s great fun and the staff are brilliant.’
Lauren Doltan – Minsthorpe Community College - ‘When I first saw the work on an open day I was in awe of it, now I feel my work is the same standard. I love my Art lessons and have developed so much since I started.’
Lucy Hiorns - The King’s School: "I can’t wait to start the A2 course; AS Biology has provided me with great knowledge relevant to the modern world.”
Jordan Langbridge - Carleton Community High School: "The subject is relevant to everyday life and it has helped me to make my future career decisions.”
Coming soon for 2012.
Alan Smith - Brayton College: “I think Chemistry is a good A Level because it gives you an insight into the wider world and makes sense of everyday things around you.”
CoPE - as part of your additional studies programme.
New course for September 2011 so no student comments available yet.
Jahan Ojaghi - Outwood Grange College: “Design is a very enjoyable course, and the atmosphere is great.”
Laura Griffiths - Knottingley High School and Sports College: “I like Drama because it’s ace! It’s fun, different and it involves lots of group work which means I get to work with lots of different people.”
Liam Thompson - Wakefield City High School: “It’s a good subject because it’s fun and makes you aware of what’s happening in the world around you.”
Helena Clayton - Freeston Business & Enterprise College: “I really enjoy my English Literature lessons. I feel that throughout the year, my skills have progressed greatly and the lessons are not just about plays written by Shakespeare but include a wide range of novels.”
New course for 2012.
New course for 2012.
Adam Murdoch - Airedale High School, the Arts College: “I thoroughly enjoyed the course. I can now follow what’s going on in the financial and business news.”
Anya Reevell - Minsthorpe Community College: "Learning a language is really rewarding, it gave me the opportunity to do an exchange with a French college which was one of the best experiences of my life."
Jonjo Wilkinson - Kettlethorpe High School: “Geography is awesome because there are friendly teachers and fascinating topics. We love Geography.”
Lottie Herrick - St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form College: “Geology is a very fascinating and interesting subject. You get the opportunity to visit nice places on field trips.”
Megan Hart - Wakefield Girls High School: “I’ve realised that there is so much I didn’t know about the way our country is run. I find Government and Politics really interesting and now understand events reported in the news. I am very glad that I took the course at AS and will continue through to A2.”
Laura Willetts - Castleford High School Technology and Sports College: “Health and Social Care has inspired me to go on and work in a health and social care service. It gives you an insight in to the services, especially from my work experience, which I loved! The teachers are great and can never do enough to help you.”
New course for 2012.
New course for 2012.
Phillip Reynard - Castleford High School Technology and Sports College: “The course has shown a fascinating insight into modern world history and proved the past is worth learning about.”
Leanne Carley - Carleton Community High School: “I chose ICT because most jobs now require the use of computers and I thought that it would be useful to get an A Level in this subject. The course is interesting and I’m looking forward to continuing next year.”
Tom Broadbent - Crofton High School: “One of the reasons that I like ICT at NEW College is because it’s so rewarding to see your marks build and build – to watch your work skip up grades as you improve them. It’s also great to find out new areas of ICT and learn all about them, such as happens all the time in ICT!”
New course - no student comments yet.
Jake Rylatt - Crofton High School: “Law is a thoroughly rewarding and interesting subject. I have really enjoyed my first year on the course. Whether you already know you want to be a future lawyer, or even if you’re just looking for a challenging, yet accessible course that will provide you with some great skills for the future, Law is the subject for you.”
Sophie Cairns - The King’s School: “Maths at AS has been really enjoyable because it’s allowed me to bring all the different areas of maths together to solve new problems.”
Tom Withers - Kettlethorpe High School: “I feel it’s enabled me to apply for maths courses at universities I otherwise wouldn’t have had the opportunity to apply to.”
Katie Brondel - Airedale High School, The Arts College: “I chose Media because I love watching films and TV, and absorbing different types of media. I wanted to study the subject more closely.”
New course, please see description.
Oscar Archer - The Snaith School: “AS Music is a really fun course where you get a taste of lots of different aspects of music; from the artistic approach of performance to the theoretical side of the fugue. The work is fast paced but rewarding, and includes a variety of different skills that will appeal to many different types of people.”
Jasmine Aisbitt - Minsthorpe Community College: “Music at Pontefract NEW College is challenging and exciting; it involves a music history paper, a performance exam, and a coursework element that is based around composition and harmonies. Music is both challenging and extremely rewarding in all its academic and creative aspects. From my experiences, music is a step on the ladder to life giving realisation to creative expression and emotion.”
Jordan Crouch - Freeston Business & Enterprise College: “The staff are very supportive, you get lots of work but lots of help. It's a subject where you are busy everyday but it's work that you want to be doing".
Laura Evans - Royd’s School Specialist Language College: “A Level PE is a very interesting subject – both the practical and theory elements. PE is the subject which I look forward to the most each week, as it’s fun, enjoyable and has willing & helpful teachers.”
New course, please see description.
New course for 2012.
New course for 2012.
Jonathon Turner - Featherstone Technology College: “Physics is the Future! The best subject to study at NEW College.”
Julia Shield - Carleton Community High School: "It’s a fantastic subject because it helps you learn about yourself and others."
Ruth Stones - The Snaith School: “Religious Studies, covers a wide variety of topics and is like philosophy, science and religion all rolled into one.”
New Course - no student comments available yet.
Jenni Maskill - Airedale High School, The Arts College: “Sociology appeals to me as the subjects and issues in it help me to understand particular situations children might be in when I am doing my teacher training”.
Ben Watts - The King's School: "Learning Spanish at NEW College is definitely one of the most enjoyable experience available. The department is incredibly friendly and helpful, and having a language at your disposal in later life is very, very useful.”
Hannah Coulson - St Thomas a Beckett Catholic College: “The Textiles staff are really friendly and there is a laidback atmosphere that makes you look forward to your lesson, instead of dreading it.”
Chloe Smith - Airedale High School, The Arts College: "I really enjoyed Travel and Tourism, as I found the course challenging, and I feel it has pushed me to new heights that I didn’t know I was capable of.”
New course - no student comments available yet.