Stafford College, Stafford

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕… we’re thrilled to share that NSCG has proudly retained its Ofsted ‘𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈’ grade that we have proudly held since October 2019, following a rigorous inspection by a 13-strong Ofsted team last month! 🥳🎊🎉 All 9 key areas were once again rated ‘Outstanding’, with Inspectors also praising our "𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔," which under the new Further Education and Skills Framework, critiques how Colleges meet the skills needs of their region. 💬 Principal & Chief Executive Craig Hodgson said: “𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 – 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜.” We just want to say a massive thank you to our incredible students, staff, partners, and stakeholders for making this possible and for consistently upholding the high standards that make NSCG 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 💕 Read our full report ➡️ nscg.ac.uk/ofsted

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀? Our BRAND NEW practical milling and turning adult part-time courses starting this January could be the perfect course for you.🙌 You will get the chance to learn in our state-of-the-art workshops and gain the essential knowledge for safe working practices in these highly technical areas of the manufacturing sector. 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: ✅ Introduction to Milling ✅ Introduction to Centre Lathe Turning Find out more and sign up here 👉 nscg.ac.uk/adults

Yesterday, our staff and students gathered at St Mary's Church in Stafford for our annual Carol Service to celebrate the end of term and welcome the winter break. ⛪ Filled with joy and festive cheer, our staff and students created 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩, comprised of classic carols, contemporary songs and heartfelt readings - a truly magical afternoon! 🎼 🧡 A 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 to everyone who came to join us for this unforgettable service!

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞... 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫! True crime meets Christmas cheer in this year’s NSCG Christmas Video! 𝑻𝑾𝑶 𝑬𝑳𝑽𝑬𝑺. A Christmas clean-up gone wrong. 𝑩𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉! 🎁 Will the elves find their way back to each other? Can the NSCG community save Christmas in time? Or will it be the '𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬' for NSCG. Watch the full video now and uncover the festive drama! 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 who have been involved in this year’s video, we couldn’t make it without you. A special shout out to talented Music lecturer Owen Davies who has produced this years cover with talented music students and staff: Melissa Corns, Imogen Moore, Luke Easter, Murphy McGrath, Macauley Richardson, Mark Hodnet, Danny Dougherty and Justin Wright. 🎶 Give the full (un-edited version) a listen here: https://lnkd.in/ez8B8zxS A Christmas story you never knew you needed.... 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 and to all NSCG staff, students and members of our college community – have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays we’ll see you in the New Year. ❄️🎅

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐲 🐴✨ Today, our Early Years and Health and Social Care students hosted a fundraiser to support their initiative against knife crime. They’re raising money for a life-saving bleed kit to be placed in the local area—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐟! 🐾 Students, staff, and visitors had the chance to meet Rupert, soak up some festive cheer, and purchase Christmas goodies—all while contributing to this important cause. What a fantastic way to make a difference! 🙌

We are thrilled to announce our incredible November winners for 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝! 🏆 Friday morning, we took a moment to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our amazing students. For each winner, their hard work and inspiring journeys always manage to fill us with pride! 🥳 We want to say a 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 to Keele University's Executive Dean, Professor Anna Meredith for joining us this morning for our presentation and deliver our awards. Congratulations to our fantastic November winners: 📚 Academic and Creative Studies Award: Eloise Mannion ⭐ Vocational Studies Award: Nancy Minshall, Georgia Szamek & Olivia Bramwell 🏛️ Professional Studies Award: Benjamin Alcock 🧮 English & Maths Award: Caitlin Wheeler ⚙️ Skills & Technology Award: Emma Langston 💼 Apprentice of the Month Award: Lauren Spillard

Working with Chiamaka Kennedy, Project Manager of Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent Integrated Care System, 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝑻 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕! 🎙️ 🎧 Listeners will hear from learners Anya Bailey (𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏), Isaac Rawlins (𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕) Lucy Tonks (𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉) and Charlotte Durose (𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉), who will be spotlighting the amazing work they’ve been doing and the positive impact T-Level placements have on students and employers alike. 🚀 We can't wait to hear their stories, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓! 🧡

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the prestigious FE First Awards 2025! 🙌✨ This is a huge recognition of the hard work, dedication, and creativity of our entire marketing team. We couldn’t be prouder of the achievements we’ve made together and the impact we continue to have in the further education sector 🏆 The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in January, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with other inspiring colleges from across the country. #FEFirst2025

Recently, electronics giant Siemens joined the growing band of premium business partners from North Staffordshire and South Cheshire sharing their vast industry knowledge with NSCG T Levels Students across pathways like 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝑺𝑬 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈. Over the next two years, our Engineering students will get the chance to work with next generation electronic innovation and world leading enviro-friendly infrastructure strategies. The placement will open doors to so many further educational opportunities and higher apprenticeships offered by Siemens and beyond 🚀 This incredible opportunity has been made possible with the kind support of Training & Development Manager Siemens Smart Infrastructure Gert Rohrmann, Training & Development Manager David Thomas and HR Manager Simone Pearcy. Inspired? Start your journey here ➡️ tinyurl.com/dr4hbza3

𝐓 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 Jack joined the Drayton Beaumont Services Ltd team for a five-week placement focused on electrical installation. His hands-on enthusiasm and willingness to learn quickly made him a valued member of the team, allowing him to take on more responsibility and develop practical skills far beyond what’s possible in the classroom. This hard work has paid off, as 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 working on our brand new Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Institute of Technology. 💡 🔌 Speaking about the impact the students have had on the business, Tom Preston, Contracts Manager with Drayton Beaumont, said: "𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎." 🎥 If Jack's story inspires you, you can find out how to start your T Level journey on the NSCG website ➡️ tinyurl.com/tmtamjrk #TLevels #TLevelsWeek