New City College

Epping | Redbridge | Hackney

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About

Our partnership provides students with a unique opportunity to combine education with elite-level football development. Through our Education Football Development Centre, students benefit from professional-standard coaching, industry insight and clear pathways into careers across the football and sports industry.

Designed to develop players both on and off the pitch, the programme blends academic study with high-performance training, helping students build the technical, tactical and personal skills needed to succeed in the modern game.

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Key Features

• Six hours of weekly training delivered by Spurs Football Development coaches using Premier League training methods
• Access to world-class facilities, including coaching sessions at our official Training Centre
• Opportunities to compete in League and Cup competitions against other colleges
• Matchday experiences at Premier League, Women’s and Under-21 fixtures, including Ball Assistant opportunities
• Insight days and workshops with coaches, physios, nutritionists and other football industry professionals
• Volunteering opportunities within schools, grassroots football and SEND programmes
• Stadium visits and behind-the-scenes access at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• Clear progression routes into careers in coaching, sports science, semi-professional football and higher education
• Opportunities to meet Tottenham Hotspur first team players during tournaments and training events

Student Success Stories

The partnership continues to create exciting pathways into football and sport careers, with many students progressing into industry roles and representative honours.

• 24% of Tottenham Hotspur’s global department is made up of former New City College students • Former Level 3 Sport student Harry Clifton now works as a First Team Kit Assistant at Tottenham Hotspur • Grace Craven represented the England Colleges FA national team after progressing through the programme • Jamie Brooker captained the England U19 Futsal team and competed internationally across Europe • Kuba Ollivierre was selected for the 2026 England Colleges FA national squad

The programme continues to inspire and motivate students by connecting them to an elite football environment while supporting their long-term personal and professional development.

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NCC launch Girls Football Development Centre

The 2021/22 season saw the launch of the brand-new Girls Development Centre delivered at NCC campuses by our coaches. The programme offers educational qualifications for female school leavers aged between 16 and 18.

Students can study one of the many Sports and Fitness courses at levels 1, 2, and 3, available at any New City College campuses across London and Essex, alongside a full-time football programme led by our FA and UEFA-qualified coaches.

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Footballers Connor and James through to All-Stars national squad trials

New City College footballers James Bone and Connor Hunt have been selected for the Southern region National Football Youth League (NFYL) All-Star team – and will now attend trials at St George’s Park – the English FA’s national football centre.

James and Connor, who are both studying the Level 3 Sport course, and are part of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Development Centre at our Epping Forest campus, are the first-ever students from NCC to be chosen for the highly-regarded team and are looking forward to taking part in a day’s training and trial matches on December 13th against the NFYL Northern region team.

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Inside the programme