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Former NCW Student Chris McCausland wins BBC Strictly!

NCW Celebrates Former Student Chris McCausland’s Stunning Victory on BBC Strictly The NCW community across the country is thrilled to congratulate former student Chris McCausland on his remarkable performances and ultimate victory in BBC Strictly! We are all so proud of Chris and the path he is paving for vision-impaired dancers for generations to come.

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Braille 200 Event at The Hive

At the end of November a small group of students and staff were privileged to contribute to RNIB’s Braille 200 Library Tour.  We took a wide range of items that show how braille is taught and learned at New College Worcester and we also enjoyed looking at other exhibitors’ stands.  Visitors were particularly impressed with

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Ofsted Good or Outstanding in all categories!

NCW has received Outstanding or Good in all categories in it’s 2024 Ofsted Inspection. “This school inspires, nurtures, and empowers pupils to succeed both in their education and in later life. It maintains high expectations for all pupils, including those in the sixth form. Staff give careful consideration to the needs of pupils with visual impairments. This allows pupils to thrive. Parents and carers view the school as a community.”

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Workshop on self-advocacy – Look UK

We are proud to partner with charities that support our mission of empowering young blind and vision-impaired students. Together, we help them build confidence, self-esteem and the skills they need for life beyond our College. Recently we welcomed our charity partner Look UK into college to run a workshop for our Sixth Form Students. Ruth,

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5 Stars on the door for our Catering Team!

5 Star school meals!   Following an unannounced inspection by Environmental Health Officers on Monday from Worcestershire Regulatory Services, our incredible catering team has once again achieved a 5-star food hygiene rating! This is a well-deserved recognition of their hard work and dedication to maintaining the highest standards. Our catering team plays such an important

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Shaping the Future with Tactile Learning

At the end of last half term, our students participated in an engaging workshop featuring 3D-printed tactile diagrams. They explored materials designed by George Rhodes for the National Archives project in March, alongside a variety of diagrams related to Science, Maths and Mobility. Among the highlights was a tactile representation of a Canadian bus station,

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Children in Need Celebrations at College

  This week, our college was buzzing with excitement as we joined together to support the wonderful cause of Children in Need. Organised by our Year 10 ASDAN students, the activities during break time were a shining example of teamwork, creativity and community spirit. As part of their ASDAN award, the students were tasked with

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Exciting things are happening in the Art Room!

We are thrilled to share the inspiring artwork of NCW student Zander, who is currently working on his Art GCSE project centred around Mythical Creatures. Zander is proving that his vision impairment is not a barrier to creativity and self-expression.  For his project, Zander has been diligently crafting stunning dragon-inspired pieces using black sculpting clay.

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Sixth Form accommodation refurbishment success!

Over the summer holidays, while students enjoyed a well-deserved break, an amazing team of tradespeople worked tirelessly to transform the ground floor of the sixth form accommodation into a stunning, bright and airy living space. Thoughtfully designed with accessibility in mind, this new space will better support the needs of students with a vision impairment

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