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E-Commerce Adviser, Sue Beverley from the Department for International Trade and Norma Foster Ltd will be visiting CCAD Hartlepool on Thursday 1st February to offer a taster session to enable business people to begin selling internationally online for the first time or strengthen their online presence overseas. The session will also provide take away hints and tips to use in day-to-day […]

Below is an update on a few of the activities taking place through the Students’ Union throughout January and February: Ice skating On Wednesday 31st January, we will be heading to the forum ice arena in Billingham. Tickets are just £6.50 including travel or only £3.40 for those making their own transport. https://www.facebook.com/events/1600043306755182/ Yoga By popular demand, yoga is back […]

A group of talented young artists from The Northern School of Art (CCAD) have created a buzz for a local beekeeping association after designing a series of digital colouring-in sheets for its website. Students from The Northern School of Art’s Green Lane campus in Middlesbrough, currently on the first year of their UAL Extended Diploma in Art and Design, were […]

‘Happy New Year!’ We want you to have the best possible creative-strong year and January is the perfect time to be open to improvement and change. It’s easy to lose sight of your potential and you have to unleash that to be the best version of yourself that you can be. Creativity does come in waves and when working in […]

There are lots of activities outside of the classroom at CCAD Hartlepool for degree students to make the most of their time during term. Lizzie Lovejoy, who is a BA (Hons) Illustration for commercial application student and member of our students union, tells us more: One concern of student life is that it seemingly leaves little room for other activities, […]

Student Poppy Ridgeway studies Costume Interpretation with Design BA(Hons) and she recently completed a placement with the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon! The company is internationally renowned for its outstanding performances, costumes and sets. Poppy is now currently in the midst of her final year here with us and we managed to catch […]

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This evening and through until the early hours the annual Ursid meteor shower is set to occur and the observing conditions will be ideal. According to Space.com the shower was first recorded in England in 1900 and the Ursid’s occur as the comet passes Earth and leaves behind “a trail of comet crumbs” or space debris. For anyone who's ever seen a […]

We are exceptionally pleased to welcome some new faces to CCAD to  strengthen our course offer in the areas of stage and screen. One such new course offer is a our new BA (Hons) degree in Acting for Stage and Screen. We are pleased to welcome Jonny Bussell to the family to lead this new exciting degree! We interviewed Jonny so we could find […]

Our programme Leader for BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen Jonny Bussell has put together a fantastic short youtube video full of useful hints and tips to help any performer warm up. A performers voice is really important and looking after your voice is especially important as an actor; it's something that people don't pay enough attention to. The exercises […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and this weekend is a perfect opportunity to get well and truly in the Christmas spirit before the big guy in the red suit comes to town! We’ve rounded up a list of some special goings on in the North East area this weekend, from Christmas fairs to Pop-up ice rinks, there’s […]

We are exceptionally pleased to welcome some new faces to CCAD to  strengthen our course offer in the areas of stage and screen. One such new course offer is a Foundation Degree in Sound Design for Stage and Screen, for which we are very excited to welcome Dr Nick Williams to the family! We interviewed Nick as soon as he joined […]

Over the past few weeks, Illustration students have been hard at work producing various animated short films for the Level 5 Innovation in Illustration module.  Working in both 2D and 3D they had to design and create characters contextualised with a backstory and narrative. The students also had to design and create an environment for these characters, which formed a […]

Staff and students at a north east arts college are feeling festive and showing off their best jolly jumpers, all in the name of charity. The further education students at The Northern School of Art (CCAD) in Middlesbrough joined staff in dressing in their most seasonal sweaters for the Save the Children Santa Christmas Jumper Day, each paying £2 to […]

When is the best time to start your campaign to bring in sales? We’re all aware of how the likes of Black Friday and the entire Christmas period can pull in a huge amount of sales for brands of all different industries, but knowing how to capture an audience as a brand is crucial. To understand the influence these types […]