College group shortlisted for trio of education awards

Education Partnership North East’s commitment to providing an outstanding student experience and curriculum-shaping employer engagement is to be recognised at the prestigious Education North Awards. The group, one of the largest in the country, is a finalist in the Social Mobility and Student Experience categories for Sunderland College’s ‘Cared For or Caring For’ project, while … Continued

A new partnership provides the right medicine for apprenticeships

A dynamic partnership between a local college and a Clinical Commissioning Group will see dozens of apprenticeships up for grabs over the next year.    NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which works closely to support 38 doctor’s practices across the Sunderland area, and Sunderland College have recently formed a new partnership to offer people access to a rewarding career within the health care sector.   The partnership will create a host … Continued

Celebrating excellence and achievement through WorldSkills UK pilot

Sunderland College is celebrating a successful first year of being part of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence pilot.  Launched in February 2020 and the first of its kind in the UK, the Centre of Excellence is delivered in partnership with leading education services provider NCFE whose expertise in curriculum development aims to mainstream excellence in skills development.  The College was selected to … Continued

Students tackle health care issues with innovative programme

Sunderland College students have made their final presentations as part of a Health and Care Project Based Learning programme designed to bring the classroom and world of work closer together.  Level 1 Health students were tasked with answering a real-world issue as part of the Ford Next Generation Learning programme in partnership with the North East … Continued

College launches real-world health and care project

Sunderland College has launched a new Health and Care project designed to bring the classroom and the world of work closer together. Part of the Ford Next Generation Learning programme, in partnership with North East LEP and the Edge Foundation, the unique initiative will see students answer a real-world issue in the Health and Care … Continued

Exam first for Sunderland College

A North East apprentice has become one of the first to use new proctoring software to sit an exam during government restrictions and social distancing thanks to Sunderland College.  Healthcare apprentice Iona Henderson, who works on the emergency assessment unit at South Tyneside District Hospital, sat an endpoint exam using a laptop without having to come into college or … Continued

Developing health care professionals of the future

Education Partnership North East continues to lead the way in producing the next generation of frontline health care professionals. With the NHS and health sector under increased pressure during unprecedented times, Education Partnership North East continues to lead the way in producing the next generation of frontline health care professionals. Challenging the growing skills gap … Continued

Students give back this Christmas to a local care home

Health and Social Care students have recently been involved in a Christmas activity where they bought gifts, wrapped them up and delivered them to elderly service users in Croft House Care Home. The activity helped to develop the work readiness skills of the students, many of which have ambitions to work in the care sector, … Continued