Photo credit Bouygues UK/Richard P Walton. The current Moorfields Eye Hospital, over 100 years old, no longer meets the needs of today’s patients. Oriel is the joint partnership between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (IoO) and Moorfields Eye Charity that will move services from Islington to a new, integrated

https://www.ncw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_1322.mp4 Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Onatti Theatre Company to NCW for an immersive and interactive French play! The performance was a resounding success, with plenty of audience participation. Our students even took to the stage, stepping into new roles and showcasing their creativity and confidence. The play, Prendre Sa Revanche,

Skiing Adventure with NCW: Breaking Barriers and Expanding Horizons At NCW, we firmly believe that trips—both abroad and within the UK—provide incredible opportunities for our students to immerse themselves in new cultures, embrace fresh experiences and broaden their horizons. We are committed to ensuring that vision impairment and sight loss never stand in the way

NCW, a National Residential School for Young People with a Vision Impairment, Joins Forces with Barclays Girls’ Football School Partnership At NCW, we believe that students who are blind or vision-impaired should have access to all sports, not only making sports accessible to their specific needs but also breaking down gender stereotypes in the process.

This week, we were thrilled to welcome Autism West Midlands to NCW to conduct informative Autism Awareness sessions for our students. Autism West Midlands is a leading charity in the region, dedicated to supporting autistic individuals of all ages, from children to adults, as well as their families and caregivers. With a team of passionate

  Following the fantastic news that NCW was rated Outstanding or Good in all areas during our recent Educational Ofsted inspection, we are overjoyed to share even more brilliant news! We are excited to announce that NCW has been ranked among the top 10 schools in Worcestershire for our ‘Progress Score’ at GCSE. This score

NCW Celebrates Former Student Chris McCausland’s Stunning Victory on BBC Strictly The NCW community across the country is thrilled to congratulate former student Chris McCausland on his remarkable performances and ultimate victory in BBC Strictly! We are all so proud of Chris and the path he is paving for vision-impaired dancers for generations to come.

At the end of November a small group of students and staff were privileged to contribute to RNIB’s Braille 200 Library Tour.  We took a wide range of items that show how braille is taught and learned at New College Worcester and we also enjoyed looking at other exhibitors’ stands.  Visitors were particularly impressed with

NCW has received Outstanding or Good in all categories in it’s 2024 Ofsted Inspection. “This school inspires, nurtures, and empowers pupils to succeed both in their education and in later life. It maintains high expectations for all pupils, including those in the sixth form. Staff give careful consideration to the needs of pupils with visual impairments. This allows pupils to thrive. Parents and carers view the school as a community.”

We are proud to partner with charities that support our mission of empowering young blind and vision-impaired students. Together, we help them build confidence, self-esteem and the skills they need for life beyond our College. Recently we welcomed our charity partner Look UK into college to run a workshop for our Sixth Form Students. Ruth,