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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 We’ve joined TikTok! 🎥💙
Might be a little late to the party, but we’re excited to share stories, student life & more from NCW.

🙌 Follow us at @newcollegeworcester2 and help grow our community!

#NCW #StudentLife #SightLoss #InclusiveEducation

https://loom.ly/sKER4so

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 9d

🎄Now that it’s October… can we start talking about Christmas yet? Our friends @rnib.bsky.social certainly have Christmas covered! From Braille Advent Calendars to tactile colour-your-own Christmas cards, there’s something for everyone. https://loom.ly/41LnfEs

Christmas

Make this Christmas an inclusive one! Our range of easy-to-see and tactile Christmas cards has something for everyone, including cards for colouring in. Make Advent calendars accessible with our clear braille sticker set, or treat yourself to a 24-day beauty advent calendar with the stickers already applied by RNIB's e

shop.rnib.org.uk

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 WORLD LANGUAGES at NCW!

Our MFL Dept went BIG for World Languages Day – a whole week of song challenges! 🎶 Students guessed English titles & languages, with winners treated to international treats. 🌎💬

#WorldLanguagesDay #NCW

Señora Molina walks along the MFL corridor with two students. The Spanish flag hangs above them, and the French flag is visible in the background.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 10d

🐢💚 “Turtley awesome” sums up our Learning Support Assistants perfectly! Students from our ASDAN groups showed their thanks with cards & handmade gifts. Huge thanks to our LSAs for all the support, laughter & hard work every day! ✨ #TeachingAssistantAppreciationDay

Photo of a student in the LRC making up gift boxes

Photo of a student delivering a gift to one of the LSA in a Science Lab. Both are smiling and happy!

Photo of a student sat at a desk using a Perkins Brailler to write thank you notes

Photo of a student delivering a gift to one of the LSA in the languages corridor. Both are smiling and happy!

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 14d

🎬 What is Blindness – The World Unseen

We were thrilled to be part of this powerful film challenging misconceptions about blindness. Now, hear staff & students read poems in an inspiring podcast by Tom Walker. ✨
Listen: https://loom.ly/Uf6WYag
#Inclusion #Accessibility

What is Blindness – The World Unseen Podcast with Tom Walker @ NCW - New College Worcester

Earlier this year, we were delighted to be part of the “What is Blindness – The World Unseen” filming project.

www.ncw.co.uk

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 17d

🎉 We’re here at #VisionaryConference25! Laura and Lorna are excited to be here for the next few days – looking forward to connecting, sharing and learning.

Photo of conference attendees in the conference room looking at a screen

Photo of Laura smiling whilst stood behind the NCW tabl e

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 19d

🎥 Discover what makes New College Worcester so special!
Watch our film and see how we’re leading the way in vision impairment education – supporting students to thrive, achieve and reach their full potential.
#NCW #VisionImpairment #Inclusion #Education #SightLoss #VIEducation

youtu.be/VAw0GNQ-qmc

Welcome to NCW!

YouTube video by New College Worcester

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 19d

We’re excited to be at the @BlatchingtonCourtTrust Parent & Professionals Conference 2025 in Brighton today! 🎉

If you’re here too, come and say hello 👋 — Laura, our Events & Family Liaison Officer, would love to chat!

#VisionImpairment #CommunitySupport #FamilySupport

Laura smiling at the camera whilst stood behind the NCW table which is full of promo material about NCW

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · 24d

👏 Excited that Mr Swainland will deliver Screen Reader training for @RNIB!

🗓 Thu 18 Sept 2025 | ⏰ 4–5:30pm | 📍 Online

Perfect for professionals new to screen readers or wanting a refresher.

👉 Book here: https://loom.ly/Nzjw9kw

#RNIB #AssistiveTech #Inclusion

Training for professionals supporting learners with vision impairment

If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you

www.rnib.org.uk

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Say hello to the NCW 25/26 Student Council! Elected by their peers, this fantastic group represents the student body across all year groups & are ready for a busy and exciting year ahead. We can’t wait to see all the great work they’ll achieve! #StudentVoice #Leadership #SightLoss #VisionImpairment

Photo of seven students and Mr Farr and Mr Stephens sat in a Meeting Room at NCW smiling at the camera.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Proud to support the Worcester Paint Festival in making art accessible for all! We helped shape 10 new QR-coded plaques with audio descriptions, bringing murals to life for people who are blind or vision impaired. https://loom.ly/-bxcDJo #AccessibleArt #WorcesterPaintFestival

NCW Proudly Supports Accessible Art with Worcester Paint Festival - New College Worcester

We are delighted to have played a small but important part in a project, helping to make this vibrant art form more accessible to everyone.

www.ncw.co.uk

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Sep 8

✨ Our brilliant Ian Fell Library (LRC) has received a generous donation from its namesake – bringing over 80 new books just in time for the start of term! 📚

Read the full story here 👉 https://loom.ly/FEIFvHI

#NCW #LibraryDonation #AccessibleLearning #Braille #BrailleBooks

Ian Fell Library Benefits from £1,000 Donation from Its Namesake - New College Worcester

Students at NCW enjoy a significant boost to the library’s collection, thanks to a generous £1,000 donation from college alumnus Mr Ian Fell.

www.ncw.co.uk

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’ve thoroughly enjoyed welcoming our students back to NCW today. The corridors and classrooms were far too quiet over the summer – it’s wonderful to have them filled with energy, laughter and learning again!
#SightLoss #VisualImpairment

Three smiling students and two staff members sit around a table in the art room. Braille and large print materials are spread out on the table in front of them.

Three smiling students and one staff member sit around a table in the English room, all smiling broadly.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Professionals & parents of young people with vision impairment – get FREE CPD in your diary!
🔹 Intro to Supporting Students with VI – 24/09/25
🔹 Practical Advice for Exams – 26/11/25

Free, practical & confidence-boosting.

https://loom.ly/HXNvTW4
https://loom.ly/Q_OQq7Q

#VisionImpairment

A student and a teacher are in a Braille lesson. A Perkins Brailler sits on the table. The student, wearing dark glasses, is smiling while reading Braille. The teacher is also smiling and looking at the Braille.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Aug 19

We are so proud of our incredible 6th Form students and their fantastic results from last week– huge congratulations once again! This week, it’s time to celebrate our brilliant GCSE students and all their hard work. We can’t wait to share in your success on Thursday!
#SightLoss

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Aug 14

👏 Hats off to our Head Student, Asal! 🎉

Congrats, Asal! 🌟 You’ve grown so much over the last few years, and now you’re off to your chosen university to study Clinical Psychology. We can’t wait to see the amazing things you get up to next – we couldn’t be prouder! 🧡

Photo of Asal with the text: Congratulations, Asal!
Off to her chosen university to study Clinical
Psychology

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Aug 12

☀️ Vika’s Summer 2025! ☀️
Our Youth & Engagement Officer has been running online NCW events & travelling across the county supporting VI activities. 🌟 Highlight? Meeting former student Samih! 💛
👉 #NCWCommunity #Summer2025 #InclusionMatters

Vika and Samih sit on a grassy bank, smiling at the camera. Both wear matching “Look” T-shirts.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 We’re hiring at New College Worcester! 🚨
✨ Residential Key Workers
✨ Payroll Officer
✨ Domestic Assistants

Make a real difference in 25/26 💛
Great perks, rewarding work, stunning setting 🌄

👉 Apply now: https://loom.ly/bdK96ho

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 13

Phew, it’s been a hot week! After making pizza, some Lower School students relaxed on the lawn with Pete, our sports therapist, enjoying the shade and cooling down.

#SightLoss #VisionImpairment

📸: Students & staff on yoga mats in the shade, Pete leading the session.

Photo of students and staff on yoga mats on the lawn in the shade. The school building is visible in the background, with two gazebos on the lawn. Pete, the sports therapist, is talking to the group with a laptop next to him.

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sometimes our students surprise us in the best way! Ruby & Aliyah wanted to play cards—but they weren’t in braille. So they brailled them themselves! Now the house has large print and braille cards. #BrailleMatters
📸: Aliyah & Ruby adding braille to cards using Perkins machines.

Photo of Aliyah and Ruby sat at a table with a Perkins each adding braille to the large print cards

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 11

Madame Molina opened Chez NCW 🇫🇷 yesterday — a pop-up café in the MFL Dept!

Students used braille, large print & Euros to put their French skills to the test.

What would you order? Une glace, une crêpe or des frites? 😋

#SightLoss #VisionImpairment #MFLFun

Photo of the café menu in large print and braille, with Euro prices displayed beside the items. The picture is taken in the MFL corridor, with French and German flags visible above.

The Chez NCW menu on a table with a pile of Euro money beside it.

Photo of Madame Molina taking a student’s order as the student reads the menu.

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎾 It’s Wimbledon semi-final day and Year 7 have been getting in on the action too!

Huge thanks to George from Boughton Park Tennis Club, and well done to Bella and Ed who smashed it! 👏

#VITennis #SightLoss #VisionImpairment

Photo of two Year 7 students in PE kit standing in the NCW gym, smiling at the camera alongside George, the tennis coach and Mrs Price, their PE teacher. All four are holding tennis rackets in the air, celebrating after a fun tennis session.

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎉 Huge congrats to Jake, winner of this year’s NCW FSA Bursary! 🏆

His proposal to launch an accessible transcription business truly impressed.

Thanks to the Former Student Association for supporting the next generation! 🧡
👉 https://loom.ly/jOUFEEQ

#AccessibilityMatters

Celebrating Connections: NCW Alumni Support the Next Generation - New College Worcester

Student Jake receives the FSA Bursary to support his transcription business, thanks to the continued support of our alumni network.

www.ncw.co.uk

New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 8

Stevie Wonder is on his UK tour! Our resident Rock Star George has been learning one of Stevie’s songs… and now we’re on a mission:
Can we get @StevieWonder to hear it? 🎤 Please share far and wide to help us reach the legend himself!

https://loom.ly/EYFLHoI

#StevieWonder

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New College Worcester @newcollegeworc.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎉 Join us for the NCW Experience Day!
📅 Sat 11 Oct | 10am–3:30pm
📍 New College Worcester

Explore Sixth Form, enjoy family fun & discover how we support young people with vision impairment.

👉 https://loom.ly/1aCMTBk
#NCWExperienceDay #AccessibleEducation

NCW Experience Day – Family Fun and Sixth Form Info Day - New College Worcester

A fun and exciting day for any family who has a child with a vision impairment and a chnace to learn more about our Sixth Form at NCW!

www.ncw.co.uk