Creative students shine in A Level success

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) is celebrating exceptional success in its A Level results for creative subjects.

Art and Design, Art Textiles, Film Studies, Graphic Design and Photography all achieved 100% pass rate.

Pictured: Gemma Hawkins A* in Graphic Design

Creative subjects achieving exceptional success include Film Studies where 70% of students achieved grades A* - B.  In Graphic Design 78% of students achieved A*- B grades and Media Studies where 71% of students achieved grades A* - B.

The A Level success was also mirrored in the AS Level results where Film Studies received the most A – B grades across all Sixth Form subjects.  A total of 70% of students studying Film Studies achieved grades A - B.

Student Elizabeth Nemeth achieved 2 A* and 2 A grades, with A* in Film Studies and A in Media Studies.  Elizabeth who is going on to study Film at Warwick University said “The College staff are brilliant and have always been available when you need them.  I would thoroughly recommend NULC, the courses here are brilliant and the staff are so generous and supportive.”

Pictured: Elizabeth Nemeth A*A*AA

To find out more about the A Level success at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk/results.

NULC celebrates record A* results

Students at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) are celebrating their A Level results today.

Students have achieved 130 A* and A grades across a range of subjects including Business Studies, Biology and Psychology, an increase on last year’s results.

Three subjects in particular achieved exceptional success this year; Maths/Further Maths, Law and Physics. In Maths just under 60% of students achieved A*-B grades, in Law 56% of students achieved A*-B grades and in Physics 58% achieved A*-B grades.
 

Pictured: A* Maths students

Commenting on this year’s achievements, Karen Dobson, Principal at NULC, said: “We’re absolutely delighted by the achievements of all the students, and very proud of all the staff who have worked hard to provide the high standard of teaching, learning and support that helps our students to achieve such high levels of success.”

100 per cent pass rates have been achieved in 19 A Level subjects including Accounting, Law, Physics, Critical Thinking, Economics, Geography, English Language and Literature, Art and Design and Photography.

The A Level success mirrors the high levels of achievement on the College’s vocational courses, where pass rates place the College amongst the best Further Education colleges in the country. 106 students achieved a triple distinction on the College’s advanced vocational courses - equivalent to three As at A Level and attracting the same number of UCAS points.

Pictured: A Level students

The College will be publishing a selection of student success stories and photographs from A Level results day on its website www.nulc.ac.uk/results from 18 August 2011.

Follow the live action from A Level results day on Twitter using #NULCResults