Media Coverage of The NCS

“Utterly uplifting!”

Jon Snow / Channel 4 News

“As part of the school’s “holistic” approach, students are prepared for interviews, taught how to dress smartly in a work setting and even shown how to navigate a formal dinner.”

Damian Whitworth, The TImes

“From east London to the east coast of America, these four students have received offers from what have been ranked as three of the best universities in the world. The sixth formers have won scholarships worth one million pounds”

BBC London News

“The college’s vision is to inspire their students to do what inspires them and judging by these results it’s a winning formula.”

Nick Thatcher, ITV News

“The students learning inside this red-brick building, nestled among the fried-chicken shops, pound shops and pawnbrokers on Barking Road, are bucking every trend.”

Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed UK

“A few years after opening [Newham Collegiate Sixth Form] is boasting some of the best A Level results in the country.”

Marc Ashdown, BBC London News

“I have rarely met such a well-mannered group of young people. The school, set in a stunning Grade II-listed building, is today teeming with ecstatic teenagers. You sense this is more of a family than an educational institution.”

Rebecca Hardy, Daily Mail

“They teach a Super Curriculum. Latin, history of art, debate. Education you would normally only get in the private sector.”

Channel 4 News

Mr Ismail discussing his career change, The NCS’ successes and the educational landscape on BBC Asian Network

NCS student Selina Begum appears on the BBC News channel with her teacher Mr Singh to discuss her win at the Eton Invitational debate.

Channel 5 News visited us on A Level results day to capture the reactions of our students

Brut UK posted a feature on Mr Ismail and the work of The NCS

“I feel very fortunate to have moved to London and go to a place like Newham Collegiate.”