Harrow College and Uxbridge College have announced their intention to merge in order to create a single, larger and more sustainable college, that is better able to meet current and future local needs. Both colleges will retain their existing campuses, names and identities.

Harrow College and Uxbridge College have announced their intention to merge in order to create a single, larger and more sustainable college, that is better able to meet current and future local needs. Both colleges will retain their existing campuses, names and identities.

The merger will create a significant educational provider in west London, supporting the success of around 12,500 students and apprentices, with over 600 staff and a combined turnover of around £50million. Both colleges see the merger as a ‘partnership of equals’ and both bring strengths and assets to the partnership. The new college will build on the educational character and values of both colleges, with a firm, stated commitment to maintain a substantial provision in each borough.

Harrow College would like to thnak respondents for their feedback to our recent public consultation on the proposed merger. The result of the consultation confirms that there is no reason for the merger not to proceed. The report can be viewed from the link below alongside the original consultation document and frequently asked questions for students, parents, guardians and other stakeholders.

Click the links below to view relevant documents.

• Outcome of the public consultation on the proposed merger.
• Harrow and Uxbridge College consultation document.
• Further information on the vision for the new merged college group.
• View Frequently Asked Questions for students and parents.

“Our merged organisation will give us greater resilience and greater scope to invest and increase our capacity to innovate and to respond effectively to regional and local needs.”

Harrow College is pleased to offer a range of Summer Intensive Programmes for adult students seeking to develop their skills. Apply now to secure your place as soon as possible or pop in to our Harrow on the Hill campus. All students must bring proof of ID such as a passport and proof of address including any recent benefit letters with your name.

The courses below are FREE only for those on low incomes and on certain benefits such as Housing benefit or Council tax benefit. Otherwise a course fee applies. Click to view more details or apply now.

• English and maths (all entry levels)
• Preparation for Teaching Assistants
• Preparation for the Retail Sector
• IT for Beginners
• Preparation for Journalism (Intermediate)

English and maths (all entry levels)

An intensive 6-week programme to brush up your basic English and math skills, with an opportunity to gain two nationally recognised qualifications. The course will focus on speaking and listening as well as reading and writing skills, and is free to all students, excluding international students.

Duration: 6 week course, 3 x days per week

Start and end: Monday 19th June to week commencing 24th July.

Timetable: Each week will consist of

• Day 1: Functional English qualification
• Day 2: Functional Skills English and Functional Skills maths (1/2 day each)
• Day 3: Functional Skills maths

Preparation for Teaching Assistants

This course is for adults who are interested in improving their math and English skills and are interested in taking the first step towards our Teaching Assistant qualification. The course will focus on the essentials to help you gain a valuable insight in how best to apply for the programme and provide you with a sound knowledge base for the main qualification.

Duration: 6 week course, 3 x days per week

Start and end: Monday 19th June to week commencing 24th July.

Timetable: Each week will consist of

• Day 1: Preparation for the Teaching Assistant qualification
• Day 2: Functional Skills English
• Day 3: Functional Skills maths

Preparation for the Retail Sector

This course is for adults who are interested in improving their math and English skills and are interested in taking the first step towards a career in the retail sector. This entry level course will focus on the essentials to help you gain a valuable insight on how best to start your career in the retail industry and provide you with sound advice on creating the perfect CV. Students will also benefit from access to careers advice from an in-house careers advisor.

Duration: 6 week course, 3 x days per week

Start and end: Monday 19th June to week commencing 24th July.

Timetable: Each week will consist of

• Day 1: Preparation for the Retail Sector
• Day 2: Functional Skills English
• Day 3: Functional Skills maths

IT for Beginners

This course is for adults who are interested in improving their math and English skills and are interested in taking the first step towards using computers and social media sites like Facebook. This entry level course will focus on the essentials you need to get to grips with the modern age of technology.

Duration: 6 week course, 3 x days per week

Start and end: Monday 19th June to week commencing 24th July.

Timetable: Each week will consist of

• Day 1: IT for Beginners
• Day 2: Functional Skills English
• Day 3: Functional Skills maths

Preparation for Journalism (Intermediate)

This course is for adults who are interested in improving their math and English skills and are interested in taking the first step in writing for journalism. Discover how to write news and features for newspapers and magazines. You will be shown a variety of newspapers and magaxines and how to adapt your writing to to a British audience.

Duration: 6 week course, 3 x days per week

Start and end: Monday 19th June to week commencing 24th July.

Timetable: Each week will consist of

• Day 1: Preparation for Journalism
• Day 2: Functional Skills English
• Day 3: Functional Skills maths

If you're seeking to develop your skills then Harrow College could have the right course for you. Apply now to secure your place.

A professional mentoring service for girls at Harrow College has proven to be a big success.

The Girls Network offers students access to professional female mentors who they see throughout the year.

There are thousands of girls in the Girls Network from colleges and schools around the UK. Once in the network, the girls can continue to contact female professionals even when they have finished studying as they progress into their own professions.

Following an introductory session by Nat Rossetti, Girls Network Programme Manager, 22 girls across multiple subject areas from Harrow College joined the programme. Each girl was then matched to a female mentor, carefully selected to match the interests and ambitions of the student.

Mentors have been engaging with their student mentees regularly, discussing a range of topics relating to their personal development and career ambitions including: how to present yourself, focusing on goals and how to overcome fear, support with coursework and gaining confidence with maths, interview preparation, university applications, exploring risk taking and the pros and cons of a gap year.

Highlights include:

• An architect supporting a Level Three Architecture student has organised a week’s work experience for her mentee in her firm of architects.
• A student studying theatrical make up has accompanied her mentor to several cat walk fashion events including Pure London Fashion Show where she has met high profile professional make-up artists.
• One of our student’s mentors is a dentist who has offered free dental check-ups to all our girls on the programme.

Sabrin Abdullahi (see picture above, left) is one of the girls from the programme. She said:

“I have really enjoyed the Girl’s Network program. My mentor has encouraged me a lot. We’ve travelled to many places in London which has given me new life experiences. We’ve definitely built a lifelong relationship. Thank you Harrow College for making it possible”.

Click here for more of student services at Harrow College

Harrow College is immensely proud of the significant gains in student achievement and has moved to secure the highest overall achievement in North West London, as reported in the National Achievement Rate Tables for 2015/16.

Dylan McTaggart, Vice Principal at Harrow College noted that ‘staff and students have formed an aspirational partnership, a will to be the best, giving our students a strong start in their future careers.’

In summary, the National Achievement Rate Tables list Harrow College as having:

• The highest overall achievement in North West London
• The third highest of ALL London colleges for overall achievement
• The fifth highest of ALL London colleges for 16-18 achievement
• The fourth highest of ALL London colleges for 19+ achievement

Source: DFE 15-16, released June 2017

The College has had an exciting year and places are filling fast. Students are invited to apply now for courses starting in September 2017.

IT students from Harrow College have been visited by a digital expert to learn about current trends impacting the IT industry. The focus of the session was Cloud technology, delivered by Head of Public Sector for Amazon Web Services, Chris Hayman.

Amazon have forged a number of close ties with Harrow College, resonating from the specialist Digital and Creative Career College which the college launched in 2015. This specialist career path combines curriculum studies with employability skills.

Cloud technology is an integral part of today’s IT industry. Gadgets such as smart phones, FitBits, smart watches, and the many applications which they support, generate huge amounts of data which is constantly being analysed. The Level 3 students learnt how Cloud technology allows for this data to be stored in real time allowing for seamless day to day usage (the Transport for London journey planner was a good example given to students of vast amounts of real time data using the Cloud).

Harrow College has benefited from a number of high profile industry visits throughout the year including representatives from Sony, Sky and IBM. These employer relationships are set to develop even further for the start of the new academic year in September with students having the opportunity to gain further career insight via initiatives such as employer talks, off-site visits and professional mentoring.

Speaking after the session, Digital Lead for the Career Colleges Trust, Julia Von Klonowski, said:

“Having one of the world’s biggest digital companies sharing their industry insight and knowledge is invaluable. We’re working on a number of new ideas with Harrow College which will bring students and leading employers even closer together. These programmes will be of great benefit to students and the careers paths they pursue”.

Click here for more information about Career Colleges at Harrow College.

Creative art and media students at Harrow College have showcased their work at a special end of year show event.

The event at Harrow College, organised by the Art and Media department, took place between 12-16 June 2017 at the College's Weald Campus. The local community were invited to see some of the creative pieces of work produced by students during the academic year.

Click here to view photo gallery from the exhibition.

Students with their proud parents, local partners, press, freelance professionals and even a former student turned YouTube vlogger were in attendance to enjoy the event. The final year students on BTEC and A-Level courses exhibited a range of artistic genres including fine art, graphic design, illustration, fashion and textiles, 3D design and architecture, ceramics, photography, video productions and animation. Guests enjoyed a glass of wine and refreshments as they spoke with the student artists, mingled with one another and fully immersed themselves with the creative evening.

Sue Wilson, Director of Curriculum and Community Engagement at Harrow College said:

“Our students have raised the bar once again this year. Their creativity and dedication really shined through the work which was on display during the exhibition. We expect a number of our students to pursue their art and design education at university with many having already secured art and design related work for the summer period".

Click here for more about Art and Design courses at Harrow College.

Media students from Harrow College have visited the BBC to experience a live media environment. The Level 2 and Level 3 students spent time at Broadcast House in London’s Oxford Circus where they participated in a live studio audience of ‘The One Show’ hosted by Matt Baker & Alex Jones (broadcast live from Mon-Fri on BBC1 at 7pm).

As well as participating on the show’s live audience panel, the students also got to see how a live television show is setup and broadcasted. They experienced first-hand the work and effort which goes into planning, preparing and running a professional current affairs programme.

This amazing opportunity was made possible by former Harrow College media student and BBC employee Jamaal Muhammed who invited the Harrow College Media department. Jamaal studied BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma during his time at Harrow College and later progressed onto a careers apprenticeship programme with Sky before landing an Audience Researcher position with the BBC. As well as giving students a taste of employment in the media sector, Jamaal also gave students an exclusive tour of the BBC’s headquarters where they visited studios, news rooms and the BBC Radio 1Xtra radio station.

The students also rubbed shoulders with a few celebrities during the tour including Brendan Gleeson who starred of Braveheart, Alastor Moody who starred in the Harry Potter films, singer Christine McVie from the group Fleetwood Mac, comedian/actor Jon Thomson, singer/songwriter Alison Moyet & musician George Ezra.

Vishal Raja, Digital Media Lecturer & Course Leader at Harrow College said:

“We want our learners at Harrow College to be involved in innovative trips like this where they learn and get stimulated. Taking the Media learners to one of BBC’s headquarters was very inspirational and many of them got their see their career aspirations up close”.

Click here for more information about media courses at Harrow College.

On Wednesday 26 July & Thursday 27 July, our Harrow Weald campus will be closed due to essential maintenance work. This will affect systems across both campuses at Harrow College so you will therefore be unable to enrol for part-time courses during this period. Normal service will resume on Friday 28th July 2017.

You can still apply online and you can still call Harrow College on 020 8900 6000 for enquiries.

Our apologies for any inconvenience.

Click here to view courses and to apply online on the Harrow College website.

Year 2 Architecture, Interior and Product Design students from Harrow College have proudly presented their design ideas ahead of the opening of the new Harrow Council Civic Centre in Wealdstone.

The students were invited to work with architects Gort Scott and Harrow Council’s regeneration department to explore how the new complex will represent and serve those who live and work in the borough.

The project focussed on 3 themes. Each theme had a different focus and students were able to personalise how they answered the set problems.

1 - Workspace: The students were given the option to design a multi-use, flexible work space that reflected the local area.
2 - Registry Office: As an alternative the students were given the option to design the interior of the council’s new registry office and Library.
3 - For the final option, students were asked to design a multi-use flexible interior for the civic centre’s new library.

Before the end of the project the students from Harrow College presented their ideas to the architects. The architects provided them with lots of helpful advice and helpful feedback.

The students work is currently on display in the Civic Centre for council staff to see how they approached the challenges of the new building. The projects will also be exhibited in the upcoming public consultation meetings in Wealdstone so the local community can see how the Harrow College students explored the forthcoming changes to the local area.

Click here for more information about Art & Design related courses at Harrow College

About Harrow College:

Harrow College has recently (June 2017) been officially recognised by the Department for Education (DfE) as being the highest overall achieiving college in north-west Lonodn and the third highest in the whole of London (click for more). Harrow College is supported by excellent bus and train transport links. Harrow College has two main campuses, both located very close to Stanmore, Watford, Brent, Uxbridge, Barnet, Wembley and Edgware. Enrolment at Harrow College opens on Thursday 24 August 2017 however you can apply for courses now. Apply now and start your course at Harrow College in September 2017.

Harrow College's Education and Football Development Centre for 16-18 year olds in association with the Tottenham Hotspur is holding two new trial dates for budding footballers.

Trials to join the Football Development Centre for 2017/18 under the guidance of qualified FA coaches from Tottenham Hotspur will take place at Vale Farm Sports Centre in Wembley on Wednesday 9 August 2017 and Monday 14 August 2017, 10am to 1pm (same time for both trials). Attendance at only one of the trials is required. Register today.

The Centre provides talented young sports people with the opportunity to develop their prospects of a career in the football industry while continuing with their BTEC sports education.

The programme provides the most up to date, comprehensive and high quality level of training. Study and qualifications gained can also lead to opportunities in sports related fields including; Coaching, Sports Therapy, Fitness Industry, Leisure Management and Overseas Scholarships.

To be involved, you must attend a trial (you only need to attend one of the trials).

CLICK HERE to submit an online registration form. For more information, contact Katie Tarrant at Harrow College on ktarrant@harrow.ac.uk or call 0208 909 6199.

Harrow College is celebrating yet another achievement today with the FE college recording 97.5% A-level pass rate overall, with 58% of students achieving A*-C grades.

This year-on-year improvement follows the recent news from the Department for Education that Harrow College is highest overall achieving college in North West London.

Students returned to the college this morning to collect their A-level and BTEC results with many delighted with their achievements. Any early anxiety soon turned to joy with students looking ahead positively to university, apprenticeship, employment and similar career progression routes.

Richa Vinodchandra (19) was one student who was full of smiles this morning. Having moved to the UK from India just three years ago, the young student completed her GCSE and two year A-level course at the college and is now looking to the future. She said “I feel really good! I have secured my place at Brunel University to do Biomedical Science, which is excellent”.

Hao Chen (20) was also celebrating today. Having achieved grades A, A, B in Maths, Chemistry and Physics A-level, Hao is getting ready for university. He said “I first joined Harrow College 4 years ago and at the time, spoke little English. With support from staff and excellent science facilities including equipment and laboratories, I am now continuing my passion for Science by going to UCL to study Geophysics”.

BTEC students were also collecting their results certificates. A delighted Zaboor Chaudry (18) achieved distinction level grades in his Creative Media Production course. He said “The second year was tough but my efforts and patience has been rewarded. I plan to pursue a career in videography and am currently looking into apprenticeship and university options”.

Dylan McTaggart, Harrow College Vice Principal commented:

"Hearty congratulations to our A-level and BTEC students; 86% of our university applicants received places at their choice of university, with a number achieving places at Russell Group Universities. With Harrow students receiving outstanding levels of additional support, students progressing to higher levels has increased by 10%".

Click here to view all available courses at Harrow College for 2017/18

Harrow and Uxbridge Colleges will work together to provide the best opportunities to students while keeping their individual names and campuses. The Colleges are now officially part of the same organisation but will keep their current identities as well as continuing to run the majority of their current courses for the foreseeable future.

The merger of the two Colleges into a single legal entity has taken place in order to maximise future opportunities for students, employers and local communities, through a combination of preserving current provision, and pooling resources and expertise to develop education and training.

Group Principal and CEO Laraine Smith and Principal and Deputy CEO Pat Carvalho said:

“This exciting partnership was identified by both Harrow College and Uxbridge College’s governing bodies as the best way forward for our local communities. Both Colleges are very pleased to be able to both maintain their current identities and the bulk of their current courses, as well as to be enhancing provision on an ongoing basis by pooling resources and expertise. We believe this merger will result in a financially resilient and sustainable college group, allowing us to continue to meet the needs of our students, employers and the communities we serve.”

While Harrow College and Uxbridge College will continue to operate as individual Colleges serving their local and regional communities, the Uxbridge College Corporation (the Governing Body), which now oversees the running of both Colleges, has been renamed HCUC to reflect the enlarged remit of serving Harrow and Uxbridge Governors following the 1st August 2017 merger.

A group of passionate young IT students from Harrow College have attended a technology rally held at Facebook’s London office. The event, on 11th September 2017, included an inspiration meeting with Young Digital Leader of the Year 2017 and CEO of yourfeeed.com, Jack Parsons (pictured above).

The BTEC Level 3 students were attending an evening event called ‘The Pledge’. The event was run by yourfeed.com, a digital technology company who are launching a new social media platform in November 2017. The new initiative will aim to offer two million young people access to purposeful opportunities.

The newly-launched yourfeed.com allows its users to present their many achievements via showcases and connect to brands that are relevant to their life aspirations. The site will operate similar to that of LinkedIn only aimed specifically at millennials with a fresh modern online feel – click to view.

The Harrow College students listened intently to talks by representatives from Accenture, Sigma Systems and yourfeed. They were given an insight into the variety of opportunities available in the new digital age and were given advice on how to plan for the future. Following a closing Q&A session, the group networked with members of the yourfeed.com team including 23 year old CEO, Jack Parsons.

The students thoroughly enjoyed their informative and often eye-opening evening. One student commented:

“This evening was an amazing opportunity for me as I got the chance to connect with lots of people. Networking like this will be beneficial in the future.  I also learnt new tips and advice about my career journey and what my options will be after I leave college”.

For more information IT at Harrow College or to enrol for 2017-18, click here.

Higher Education and Counselling graduates from Harrow College have celebrated their achievements during a special graduation ceremony (on 15 September 2017).

The proud students donned gowns and hats as they returned to the college where they successfully completed a variety HNC and HND level courses in Business, Computing & Systems Development, Applied Chemistry and Health & Social Care as well as Counselling courses.

Taking place in Harrow College's award nominated Enterprise Centre, the graduates took their seats with close family and friends sitting close by with cameras at the ready. Dylan McTaggart, Harrow College Vice-Principal, opened proceeding and spoke about how proud he was to see the room full of students who had each shown dedication and commitment in reaching their goals.

Certificates were awarded by curriculum staff giving graduates another chance to catch up with their course tutors. There were plenty of opportunities to take photographs, including the customary throwing of graduation hats high into the air, as people enjoyed some food and drink after the ceremony and reflected on their time at the college. Many will now progress onto the next level of education or into employment.

Former student, distinction level Law graduate and aspiring Barrister Stefan Sutherland returned as a guest speaker. Stefan took to the stage and spoke about some of his own education and career experiences. During his motivating talk, Stefan spoke about the importance of staying focussed, networking, having passion and not living with any academic regrets.

It’s not too late to enrol for a HE or Counselling course for 2017/18. For more details call 0208 909 6000 or click here to send us an enquiry.

An expert panel, including representation by Harrow College, has taken part in a discussion in front of a live audience to address career advice today. The event, held inside London’s National Theatre and organised by EY, is part of its wider ‘Parental Advice’ campaign in the UK which aims to help bridge the information gap by arming parents with more information.

The panel discussed what career advice looks like, its challenges and what can be done by parents to improve the knowledge and delivery of careers advice with the goal of ultimately helping children build the right future.

The panel included:

• Sarah Beeny, TV presenter, Businesswoman and property developer
• Lee Jannaway, Senior Manager at Harrow College with 17 years experience in Education
• Laura-Jane Rawlings, CEO of Youth Employment UK
• Jack Parsons, CEO of YourFeed
• Flo Barrett, EY Apprentice
• Steven Bartlett, CEO of Social Chain

The passionate audience, including many parents, listened intently as the panel held a constructive conversation that unearthed the sticking points and brainstormed how to change things for the better, as well providing tips for parents and students.

Speaking after the event, Lee Janaway of Harrow College said;

“Today’s event addressed a very important topic and it was great to sit on the panel to discuss this. As an advocate for ensuring young people get the most out of their education, I’m pleased that changes are being made to make career advice more accessible with parents much more involved in the process”.

EY is one of the UK’s biggest recruiters of young people post A-levels and post university.

The Harrow Expo season for 2017 kicked off in fine style on Wednesday 11th October. Level 1, Entry and LLDD students (learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities), delivered their Expo with the theme - 'Yes we can’ which provided a fun, interactive and informative way for guests to learn about disabilities and how we can work to overcome the challenges posed.

Level 1 and Entry students put together their own information leaflets, posters, presentation and quizzes to highlight certain disabilities and topics including Autism, Dyslexia and the challenges of disability in employment. Other students invited guests to make pledges on how they will support people with disabilities.

The Expo theme also meant students could showcase their own talents. IT students produced their own computer games using the theme of healthy eating. Learning Links students applied their musical talents to compile a music play list resulting in a live disco with music, lighting, dancing, karaoke and even their very own student DJ to keep the party going.

Learning for Life and Next Step students showcased their business skills with stalls selling refreshments and a selection of cakes (made by students), plants and cushions whilst the Skills for Work group, currently doing work experience for the Harrow College catering company Wilson Jones, sold pre-packaged convenience goods under their group name of the Snack Pack.

Much of the students Expo work will contribute towards the completion of course units. Speaking after the event, student Javed Hussein, 17, said;

“I’ve really enjoyed working on today’s Expo and sharing my ideas. My group topic was Autism and our aim was to inform the public to treat people with Autism equally”.

The Harrow College Expo celebrates student life at the college. The Expo gives students from each department an opportunity to provide an insight into what they do on their course and what their aspirations are for the year ahead.

Harrow College students hoping to boost their career prospects have taken part in a competitive audition day (Thursday 19 October) run by Raw Talent Academy (RTA), the business founded by BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’ winner Lee McQueen.

Over 200 students applied to gain a place on the RTA Employability Academy programme. Following a rigid interview and selection process, this was then reduced down to just 50 students, who were invited to the audition. Students were competing for one of only 20 final places.

During the day-long audition which took place at the college's Enterprise Centre at the Harrow on the Hill campus, students were put into four teams and rotated across specific employment related tasks which included a selling task – testing the students’ sales and negotiation skills; a marketing task – creating an advertising campaign for Harrow College; a recruitment task – challenging the students’ attention to detail and listening skills and a Dragons' Den style business pitch – looking at students’ business skills and creativity.

Raw Talent's Employability Academy aims to give students an insight into business through a hands-on programme, which is extracurricular to the students' College studies. Activities on the programme include giving the selected learners the opportunity to visit a large corporation, visit the different areas of a live business environment and receive coaching from business experts on specific employability skills. Students will also take part in 'The Apprentice' style tasks before presenting details of their personal development.

At the end of the audition day the final names were selected. The delighted successful students, who come from a number of curriculum areas within the college, can now look forward to a programme of activities spread out over the coming months.

Commenting on today's audition process, Lee McQueen said:

“This is our 6th year in partnership with Harrow College which I am extremely proud of and shows the College’s commitment to their students. The students have impressed me again, the talent and maturity the students show year on year makes the final decision hard every time. The class of 2017 is going to be excellent."

Harrow College has welcomed a party of international visitors (18 October 2017) as part of a programme designed to promote further learning about the UK education system.

The group, comprising of students and teachers, specifically requested for Harrow College to be the focus of their trip. The visit was a great opportunity for the party from the Gesamtschule Velbert-Mitte School, approximately 20 km from Dusseldorf, to gain an insight into the differences and similarities between the two countries.

During their visit, the students mingled with their counterparts from Harrow College and participated in classes including media, IT, English and Business. They listened intently to a presentation by Harrow College staff about the UK education system and specific practices within the college.

Mrs Susanne Wichman-Boehme, one of the teachers from the visiting German group, said:

“Our students were really delighted with the classes they have visited and this visit will have a lasting impression on all my students."

Click here for more information about International students at Harrow College.

The Harrow College open day will give prospective students, as well as their family and friends, the opportunity to meet staff, discuss courses and get a feel for life at the FE College. The open evening takes place at the Harrow on the Hill campus (Lowlands Road, Harrow, HA1 4AQ) on Wednesday 15th November 2017, 4pm to 8pm.

Tutors across all subject areas will be available to provide information about the courses on offer. Whether you’re a school leaver, a young learner looking for a college place, a mature learner looking for a part-time course to boost your skills or if it’s apprenticeships you’re interested in, the open days will help you find a course to suit.

The Careers team will also be on hand to provide information, advice and guidance. You may be unsure about which course to study next? Or you simply may want to know what your options are? Our professional Careers team will be happy to address your questions.

The open evening is a great opportunity to see first-hand the excellent facilities that Harrow College has to offer. This includes new science labs, media edit suites, beauty salon, student gym facilities, the flagship Enterprise Centre, canteen, IT rooms and more. Student ambassadors will be available to show guests around the campus as well as offering their perspective on student life at Harrow College.

The open days will give all prospective students a great opportunity to explore the college campus, meet staff and students and see state of the art facilities. To register, click here. For more information, call 0208 909 6000.

Harrow College has joined a national reading initiative called ‘Reading Ahead’ with the aim of encouraging students to do more reading.

The scheme has been embedded into tutorial classes at the college meaning staff can play an active role in promoting the scheme and encourage their students to get involved.

Reading Ahead is a national programme run by The Reading Agency which challenges everyone over the age of 16 to choose six reads of anything they choose – newspapers, poems, plays, websites, books and more. Upon completion, the reader should then submit a review and rate each item with the added incentive of the chance to enter a prize draw when 6 items have been completed.

The programme takes place every year in public libraries, colleges, workplaces and prisons across the UK and reached 38,000 people in 2016/17. The Learning Centre at Harrow College has been running a reading challenge for the past few years having previously won a silver award.

Chris Evans, Student Progression Advisor at Harrow College, has been spearheading the programme internally. He said:

“This is about changing perceptions of reading, opening up opportunities and building student confidence. The programme has just started and already we have seen excellent interest from our students”.

Click here for more information about ‘Reading Ahead’.