Sunderland College welcomes DfE Director General

The Director General for Higher Education and Further Education visited City Campus to discover more about the outstanding learning opportunities Sunderland College is creating for young people and adults across the region. Paul Kett, who is leading figure in the Department for Education’s (DfE) leadership team, was welcomed by Chief Executive Ellen Thinnesen and Chair … 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

College announces appointment of WorldSkills UK Skills Coach

Sunderland College will be at the forefront of the North East skills revolution under the guidance of one of the world’s leading vocational educators and trainers. Following the announcement that the College has been selected to join the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence pilot in partnership with education and skills charity NCFE, Jenna Wrathall Bailey MBE from WorldSkills UK has been allocated as High-Performance Skills Coach for its … 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

Student chefs net a place in seafood competition final

For the third year running, Sunderland College hosted the Young Seafood Chef of the Year national competition at City Bistro with students from the college earning a place in the grand final – a first for the college this year. The highly regarded event saw students travel from as far as Kendal College, North Lindsey … Continued

Catering students invited to cater for royalty for Pitch@Palace

Sunderland College catering students have recently catered for 400 people at the Pitch@Palace event in Newcastle. The college was originally approached by Sunderland Software City to cater for a Pitch@Palace event to be held in The Boiler Shop. The event involves inviting entrepreneurs ‘pitch’ their ideas to a panel of judges including HRH Prince Andrew, … Continued

Catering students visit Rhubarb Farm and Warehouse

Students from Sunderland College have recently visited Tomlinson Rhubarb in North Yorkshire with college supplier DeliFresh. The visit was arranged so that the college’s advanced level three professional chefs could look at the process of growing forced rhubarb. There was also the chance to visit one of the Rhubarb warehouses to look at the picking … Continued

Catering students create show-stopping crumpets

City Bistro and students at the college have recently teamed up with street food vendor ‘Krumpit’ to produce the perfect artisan crumpet for the local business. City Bistro were recently contacted by Krumpit to see how they could help with providing Artisan Crumpets for their vendor business. The catering team at City Bistro began to … Continued

College Students Host Annual Sunderland BiD Lunch

Catering and Hospitality students have recently hosted an annual three course lunch for the Sunderland Business Improvement District. The Sunderland BiD host a twice annual lunch for businesses across the city, students at City Bistro have catered on both occasions at City Bistro. Delegates are invited from across the North East to purchase tickets for … Continued