Ubisoft Reflection speaker switches students on to their future career

NextGen students at Sunderland College had an inspiring visit from a renowned game developer to support their future progress within the industry. Craig Pearn, Head of Talent Acquisition at Ubisoft Reflections, visited second year NextGen students to offer them invaluable advice on developing job ready portfolios, CVs and covering letters. He also spent time with … Continued

Stephen Hey game marketing masterclaas

Stephen Hey, a consultant with over 20 experience promoting and marketing video games, visited the NextGen second year students to provide them with pointers on identifying a target audience for their games. Stephen also gave them general tips for pitching their concept to an audience. The students used the information to structure their final project … Continued

Student Athletes take part in Gymnastics National Schools Finals

Students Ethan Parker, Jessica Ellen and Chloe Wilkinson have just recently competed in the Milano Team National Schools Finals for the British Schools Gymnastics Association. The trio were awarded runner up in the national competition which took place in Stoke on Trent, they also achieved the silver medal in the under 19’s mixed trio category. … Continued

Ben and Nathan take part in the national final of World Skills UK

NextGen students Ben and Nathan recently reached the final of World Skills UK in 3D Game Art, a global competition held in Birmingham. Both students are studying a Games, Animation & VFX Extended Diploma at Sunderland College. Over the three day event, each of the boys work hard to model, uv unwrap and texture a … Continued