Sunderland Seers celebrate winning start to Esports Student Champs

Sunderland College’s Esports teams have made a AAA start to the Student Champs Winter Season after winning their opening two games.  The Sunderland Seers, captained by Chris Skinner and Nicholas Wilkinson, recorded dominant victories against Fife College in week one and then Confetti Arrows (Confetti Institute of Creative Technology) in vehicular soccer video game Rocket … Continued

College hosts Guild of Bricklayers regional competition

Construction students from across the North East travelled to Sunderland College for a prestigious skills competition to find the region’s best apprentice bricklayers.  City Campus, home to the college’s specialist technical courses and facilities, recently hosted the Guild of Bricklayers Northern Heats where apprentices from 20 colleges went head-to-head for the chance to advance to … Continued

Sunderland and Northumberland barbering students are a cut above

Students from Sunderland College and Northumberland College recently went head-to-head in an inter-college barbering competition.  The event, building on the work of the College as part of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence pilot, was the first of its kind to be held at City Campus and was designed to prepare salon professional students for … Continued

Creative Media student Amy is a future journalism star

Sunderland College student Amy Kilbride has a bright future in journalism after entering a competition to find the best online story tellers. Amy, who studies Creative Media Practice, was named runner-up in the University of Sunderland’s Future Journalism Stars 2022 by a panel of judges including industry experts. The 17-year-old and her classmates were tasked … Continued

NextGen student Shay is game industry rising star

Sunderland College student Shay Brown has been recognised as one of the best young 3D digital game artists in the UK after reaching the finals of a prestigious national competition.  Shay, who is studying a Diploma in Animation, Games Design and VFX at Bede Campus, travelled to Manchester for the WorldSkills UK 3D Digital Game … Continued

Jamie praises ‘life-changing’ Sunderland College

Sunderland College student Jamie Lee-Keighley believes studying brickwork ‘saved his life’ and has dedicated a recent competition win to his late grandfather.  Falling in with the wrong crowd, the teenager was spiralling out of control, struggling with anger issues and substance misuse. Pushing those closest to him away and causing rifts in his family, he … Continued

Barbering student wins gold at AHT National Finals

Sunderland College student Danny Weaver has shown he is a cut above by winning a prestigious international competition. Trainee barber Danny claimed first place in the Men’s Barbering Creative Cutting and Finish category at the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) Finals, the second year in a row a student from the College has won … Continued

Students feature in NextGen Class of 2020

Sunderland College students’ talent and hard work has been recognised by the NextGen Academy in their annual showcase. The NextGen Class of 2020 gives graduating students the opportunity to show off their impressive portfolios they have developed over the past two years studying animation, games design and visual effects courses at colleges throughout the country. … Continued

Students cook up a storm in store cupboard challenge

Sunderland College catering students pushed their culinary skills creativity to the limit in a cooking competition with a difference. While studying at home due to lockdown, the trainee chefs were tasked with raiding their cupboards and fridges to produce a starter, main course or dessert of their choice with their dishes then judged by course … Continued