Life coach helps students to build their confidence

Female Computing, Accounting and Business students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have been invited to a workshop to improve their self confidence.


The Business, Accounting and IT students have been invited to a Confidence Workshop at the College on Tuesday 5 April.  Louise Griffin, a local life coach will be running the workshops. She’s previously worked with NULC and is now on a crusade to help women across the area with confidence and self esteem.


Louise will spend the day with students and aims for the young ladies to leave feeling positive, confident and ready to tackle to working life and succeed in the professional world.


The day will be broken into two sections; emotional and physical. The morning session will address emotional needs such as self esteem, body image and state management such as coping with interview nerves.


The physical afternoon session will lead with demonstrations; helping them explore make up techniques and clothing styles for interviews and professional development.

To find out more about the Confidence Worskshop contact Curriculum Manager Deb Harrison

NULC do 'something funny for money'

If there's one thing that NULC staff and students like to do its ‘something funny for money’ in aid of Comic Relief.  NULC was a hub of activity on Friday 18 March with fancy dress, bake sales, waxing and the most talked about event of the day, the NULC FlashMob.

Dance Lecturer Faye Matthews rounded up her troupes which included students, staff and even a member of the senior management team.  Then headed to the new Sainsbury’s store in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where they wowed the crowds and are now rapidly becoming an online phenomenon.

Other activities taking place throughout the day included a fancy dress competition which resulted in a monkey and pirates roaming the corridors!  A yummy bake sale organised by Early Years students, Fun Run by Sports Performance and Excellence students, leg waxing in the Transform Salon.  As well as various fund raising efforts by Learner Services, Starbucks staff and the Students’ Union.

The money is still being counted but so far NULC have managed to raise over £500.00, which is a fantastic amount.  Thank you to everyone who took part and did ‘something funny for money’.

To see all the photos and videos from the day visit our Facebook gallery at www.facebook.com/NewcastleULymeCol and give us a ‘Like’.

NULC students meet inspirational business people

Business, IT and Accounting students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have taken part in Overcoming Obstacles Week.  The week is aimed at inspiring students and helping them overcome personal and professional barriers in business and employment.  Inspirational talks from successful business people including Steve Cunningham, world’s fastest blind man and Mo Chaudry, one of the UK’s top 100 Asian business people have been taking place since Monday 28 February and will run until Friday 4 March.