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51 per cent pass rate for NCE

A 51 per cent pass rate in the National Certificate Examination means that 136 candidates have qualified as journalists.

A total of 265 candidates sat the National Certificate Examination in April at 16 centres across the UK, as well as others who sat the exam at their workplace.

The examiners’ report is now being compiled and is expected to be published later this month.

The three best candidates in the exam won £250 each.

Jonathan Smart, at the Nottingham Evening Post, lived up to his name by winning The Society of Editors Award for the best news interview. Alex Day, of the Kidderminster Shuttle & Times, won the Esso Award for the best report of a speech, and Emma Bamford, of the Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser Group, won the Ted Bottomley memorial Award for her newspaper practice skills.

Find out what the examiners had to say

The National Certificate was awarded to the following, listed under the centre at which they sat the examination:

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Phyllida Acworth, The News, Portsmouth
Adam Leitch,
Southern Daily Echo
Graeme Massie,
Southern Daily Echo
Charis Mastris,
Basingstoke Gazette
Khushwant Sachdave,
The News, Portsmouth
Anita Smith,
Basingstoke Gazette
Richard Whitehouse,
The News, Portsmouth

CAMBOURNE POOL REDRUTH COLLEGE, CORNWALL

Angelina Lambourn, Express & Echo, Exeter
Jamie McGinnes,
Western Morning News
Elizabeth Parks,
Evening Herald, Plymouth
Emma Silverthorne,
Archant Regional Ltd
Henry Widdas,
Express & Echo, Exeter

CITY COLLEGE BRIGHTON & HOVE

Huw Borland, Worthing Herald
Sally Hall,
The Argus
Annette Johnson,
West Sussex County Times
James Savours,
Harrow Observer

COLEG GWENT, PONTYPOOL

Jenny Bishop, Wiltshire Gazette & Herald
Ian Fannon,
Swindon Evening Advertiser
Ceri Garner,
Penarth Times
Dean Valler,
Wiltshire Gazette & Herald

DARLINGTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Thomas Baldwin, Berwick Advertiser
Julie Barnfather,
Sunderland Echo
Rebecca Baxter,
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Elizabeth Hands,
Hexham Courant
Dan Jenkins,
Darlington & Stockton Times
Benedict O’Connor,
Northumberland Gazette
Kate Relton,
The Northern Echo
Jennifer Scott,
Hexham Courant
Diana Welsh,
Berwickshire News

EAST SURREY COLLEGE

Paul Askew, Wimbledon Guardian
Emma Cassidy,
South London Guardian
Christian Pragnell,
Kent Messenger Group
Richard Simcox,
News Shopper

GLOUCESTER

Owen Adams, Gloucestershire Echo
Alison Bartlett,
Oxford Mail
Sam Bond,
Stroud News & Journal
Matthew Ford,
The Citizen, Gloucester
Nigel Hanson,
Oxford Mail
Lystra Maisey,
The Citizen, Gloucester
Paul Morris,
Gloucestershire Echo
Sarah Playforth,
Gloucestershire Echo
Christopher Roe,
Gloucestershire Echo
James Simpson,
Oxford Mail

HARLOW COLLEGE

Emma Bamford, Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser Group
Marc Beyeler,
Milton Keynes Citizen
Piers Eady,
Ham & High
Lea Fountain,
Evening Echo Newspapers, Basildon
Isabel Gompertz,
Evening Echo, Southend
David Gooderham,
Haverhill Echo
Mark Heath,
Bury Free Press
James Howell,
Evening Echo, Southend
Andrew Kenworthy,
Harlow Star
Benjamin Knight,
Hertfordshire Mercury Series
Diana Milne,
North London Newspapers
Sarah Morris,
Herts & Essex Newspapers Ltd.
Gary Pearson,
Evening Echo Newspapers, Basildon
Paul Revoir,
Waltham Forest Guardian
Claire Rudd,
East End Life, London
Joanna Taylor,
Evening Echo, Southend
Nicholas Wells,
Suffolk Free Press

HARROW TEACHERS’ CENTRE

Sarah Booker, Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Richard Evans,
Watford Observer
Oliver Hemans,
Maidenhead Advertiser
David Langton,
Bucks Free Press
Rajeshree Sisodia,
Berks & Bucks Observer
Joanna Stephenson,
Watford Observer

IN OFFICE

Angela Goff, Isle of Man Newspapers
Rachel Pinder,
Coventry Evening Telegraph
James Davis,
Isle of Man Newspapers

LATTON BUSH CENTRE

Helen Cockersole, Kent Messenger
Clare Deadman,
Harlow Herald
Rachel Good,
Maldon & Burnham Standard
David Grocott,
Essex County Newspapers
Matthew Nicholls,
Dartford Messenger
Andrew Potts,
Evening Echo Newspapers, Basildon

LEEDS – TRINITY & ALL SAINTS COLLEGE

Anila Baig, Telegraph & Argus
Charles Bullough,
Wakefield Express
Jane Charnley,
Yorkshire Post
Matthew Croshaw,
Driffield Times
John Edwards,
Bridlington Free Press
Lisa Goodfellow,
Scarborough Evening News
Lauren Hopkins,
Scarborough Evening News
Daniel Jones,
Selby Times
Sonja Karlsen,
Lancashire Evening Post
Mark Lavery,
Wakefield Express
Jenny Norton,
Bridlington Free Press
Suzanne Poole,
Telegraph & Argus
Stuart Robertson,
Accrington Observer

LEICESTER – DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Christopher Allen, Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Cahal Argue,
The Rutland Times
Joanne Bagshaw,
Stamford Mercury
Louise Hawgood,
Northants Evening Telegraph
Andrew Hawkins,
Melton Times
Emma Jacox,
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Matthew Laddin,
Nottingham Evening Post
Kate Mills,
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
John Roberts,
Burton Daily Mail
Stevie Roden,
Nottingham Evening Post
Jonathan Smart,
Nottingham Evening Post
Paul Whitelam,
Northants Evening Telegraph

LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Steven Hallmark, Wirral Globe
Suzanne Harrop,
Rossendale Free Press
Catherine Lye,
South Manchester Reporter
Michael Molcher,
Rochdale Observer
Elizabeth Payne,
Warrington Guardian
Jamie Whitehouse,
Middleton & N. Manchester Guardian

SCOTLAND – UNIVERSITY OF PAISLEY

Stuart Forsyth, Freelance
Gail Stepo,
Fife Herald
Michael Underwood,
Milngavie & Bearsden Herald
Ranald Watson,
The Campbeltown Courier
Cheryl Wood,
Fife Free Press

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE

Gavin Browne, Oldham Advertiser
Victoria Cottam,
Worksop Guardian
Lynwen Davison,
Derby Evening Telegraph
Stephen Hallmark,
Macclesfield Express Advertiser
Gavin Havery,
Worksop Guardian
Owen Hughes,
Wilmslow Express Advertiser
Wendy Inkster,
Lincolnshire Echo
Rebecca Jenkins,
Leicester Mercury
Amrin Khan,
Leicester Mercury
Joseph Lumley,
Grimsby Evening Telegraph
James Powell,
Northwich Guardian
Martin Slack,
Worksop Guardian
Melanie West,
Lincolnshire Echo
Lucy Wood,
Grimsby Evening Telegraph

WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE

Nicholas Coligan, The Sentinel
Alex Day,
Kidderminster Shuttle & Times
Alison Fraser,
Worcester Evening News
Sharon Hockley,
Halesowen News
Beverly Holder,
Stourbridge News
Alison Marsh,
The Sentinel
Paul McMillan,
The Sentinel
Linda Ram,
Tamworth Herald
Timothy Smith,
The Sentinel
Stella Stok
es,
Express & Star
Christopher Watson,
Burton Daily Mail

  • Examiners’ report: Newspaper practice
  • Examiners’ report: News interview
  • Examiners’ report: Speech

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