NULC student wins public speaking award

Students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s (NULC) Sixth Form Centre took part in an annual public competition.

The competition was open to students from all areas of the Sixth Form Centre and two teams of three competed against Newcastle-under-Lyme School.

Tutors Lisa Browne and Mike Fyles accompanied the two teams to the competition which was held at Newcastle-under-Lyme School.  Lisa said: “The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I’m pleased to announce that one of our teams - Pippa Davis, Kieran Cressy and Robert Brammer came second in competition.”

Kieran Cressy, aged 17 from Talke is studying AS Levels in Critical Thinking, English Literature, Law, Psychology and Physics at NULC’s Sixth Form Centre and was presented with the Speaker of the Night Award.

Lisa continued: “Kieran was specifically praised for his enthusiasm, arguments and being able to make the topic of the ‘Large Hadron Collider’ accessible to all.

To find out more about the range of courses available at NULC’s Sixth Form Centre click here or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.