Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) is celebrating after being awarded West Midlands College of the Year in the recent British College Sport (BCS) Awards.
The College was awarded at a Gala Dinner held at Aston Business School Conference Centre in Birmingham, where colleges and young athletes from across the country came together to celebrate sporting achievements.
NULC was also shortlisted for the National College of the Year Award, which was devised to highlight the good practice in the Further Education sector, but was piped to the post by Gateshead College.
Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager at NULC said: “This year NULC has worked hard to cement itself as one of the top further education providers for sport in the country. No matter what you want to study at NULC you can combine it with top level coaching, competition and support to help you achieve your academic and sporting potential.”
The winners were selected from colleges nominated from around the country in recognition of their significant contributions to BCS in developing opportunities for students and staff through sport, developing college sport regionally or nationally, and working in partnership with other BCS member colleges locally, regionally, or nationally.
Since the formation of the NULC Academy of Sport the college, has in a very short time, established itself as a leader in sports provision amongst education providers both locally and nationally. Notably the college formed the NULC Knights Basketball team which is the only club in the county to provide the opportunity to compete at national league level. The college also works in partnership with Newcastle Town Football Club to provide a Football Academy.
This year in particular has seen phenomenal success for sport at NULC, with highlights including five members of the NULC Academy of Sport being selected to represent national teams in men’s and women’s football, netball and rugby and 17 students selected to represent regional teams in netball, rugby, hockey and men’s and women’s football.
A number of the Academy of Sport teams have competed in regional and national competitions including the ladies football, men’s basketball, netball, men’s volleyball, ladies volleyball, mixed volleyball, rugby and table tennis teams, with all teams making it through to either the finals or semi-finals. The College also had record success at the British Colleges National Cup Finals with a haul of gold and silver medals and three national champions.
To find out more about studying Sport at Newcastle-under-Lyme College NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk
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