Cardinal Newman College

Quite a good college but I find some of the staff in the foundation learning part in St Augustine's are quite mean and weird, like they have a go at me when I haven't I haven't done anything wrong. Plus they treat me like I'm back at primary school well I'm adult now grow up!

Attended 2014-2015 staff had a sense of humour and made lessons interesting. I was encouraged to help bring fair trade products into the college by running a campaign. Supported by head of RE.

Attended to study A levels between 2014 and 2016 . Awful parking facilities, awful catering for students, unhelpful and rude tutors and staff, pretty much none existent student care team- ie mental health, sexual health and life skills training. Absolutely awful place too study.

Not a helpful college.
Firstly, the teachers are excellent generally, with some exceptions. Most provide excellent teaching facilities and offer one to one caring advice to help.
But the overall college experience was at a very low standard.
Firstly, there is a lack of correct resources, with very few rooms being accessible and quiet to revise in. Especially as during the second year, it is very difficult to find places to revise, with many of the computers being taken up for AS tutor groups, leaving students with no other options of revision in college.
Secondly, the facilities for seating in busy times at college is also inadequate, constantly changing. It is often difficult to find seats in costa and the terrace, leaving groups with no option but to sit outside (often in the cold) or with food on laps, again leading to discomfort.
There is also the issue in second year of tutorial. which although is useful at the start of the year for UCA's, often becomes repetitive and unnecessary, especially when it takes up a large fraction of revision time and is practically useless for many students who do not need to go (after finishing their UCA's ect.)
There is also the major disadvantage of study leave, where students of A level examinations weren't able to claim study leave. This provides students with no option but to attend lessons, in a very difficult time when they often are useless and unhelpful by such a late point in the year, or get in the way of exams that might be taking place on that or the next day. Younger AS students were also afforded greater study leave in my second year which, although they tend to have more exams, seems an unfair advantage to give to students who have less content to revise.
It is evident that there are benefits of Newman, such as some teachers being high in success rates, but the question remains as to whether it is actually worth going. Had an excellent first year and a terrible second.