The Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Nana Asante has unveiled a new crafts shop run by business savvy Harrow College learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD students).

The grand launch of The Paint Pots shop happened at the college’s Harrow Weald campus on Tuesday 13 May.

Magician Jay Rawlings, better known as the ‘Walkabout Magician’, also marked the opening by performing for Harrow College students and the mayor with an array of card tricks.

The Paint Pots shop specialises in handmade crafts and art materials, including hand-painted mirrors, chalk boards, brooches, personalised notebooks, pencil holders and jewellery.

Asante said: “I think the opening of the Paint Pots shop has been fantastic. I love how everything on sale is so inexpensive and how it encourages people to use their creativity. I wish the students running it a lot of success.”

All handmade crafts will be made by Harrow College students from LLDD courses Ready for Work, Moving On, Computers for Leisure and Personal Development and Next Steps Year 1 (collectively known as The Paint Pots).

The aim of the shop is to aid the students with learning in regards to customer service, stock taking, building business initiatives and working with the Harrow community to sell locally produced products.

Harrow College Skills Centre is proud to announce that registration for its Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Construction course for school students is open.

The course is specifically designed for learners aged between 14 and 16 and covers the four main elements of construction, including plumbing, electrics, bricklaying and carpentry.

The Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Construction gives students the chance to express themselves in the construction industry and equips them with valuable skills for later employment in the sector.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson recently visited Harrow College Skills Centre, where they talked to students about their courses and career aspirations.

The London mayor also tried his hand at filing a mortise and tenon joint with the help of student Mason Scanlon, as the prime minister looked on.

“I was quite shocked when I saw David Cameron and Boris Johnson,” said Scanlon, “especially when they came over to talk to me. I enjoyed showing Boris how to file down the wood, but he could definitely improve. There’s always room for improvement.”

Scanlon is currently a student at Salvatorian College in Harrow who attends the Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Construction course at Harrow College Skills Centre.

“I enjoy doing this course. When I’m older I’d like to be a plumber or electrician so a course like this is really useful to me,” said Scanlon.

If you are aged between 14 and 16 and would like a place on Harrow College’s Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Construction then visit our Construction page.

HNC Business students from Harrow College hoping to become the next Sir Alan Sugar have attended Europe’s biggest business event.

The annual Business Show 2014, which hosts 25,000 entrepreneurs, more than 350 exhibitors and over 250 seminars, took place at the London ExCel Exhibition and Convention Centre on Friday 17 May.

The London Business show creates a lively, professional platform for students and professionals keen on entering the field of business management or starting businesses of their own.

It provided an ideal opportunity for Harrow College HNC Business students to engage with entrepreneurs and businesses.

This is the second year that Harrow College has attended the Business Show, where students participated in the keynote speech and presentation entitled Business Transformation with Passion, given by businesswoman Kate Hardcastle.

The students were also inspired by author Vince Stanzione to try and set up their own businesses for under £100.

Student Michael Roper said he found the show gave him a great insight into the world of commerce and business: “I thoroughly enjoyed the event. The various speakers provided invaluable information that only real world experience can offer. I will definitely be attending again next year.”

Lorraine Adepoju, business lecturer at Harrow College added: “The Business show was a great opportunity for staff and students to speak to, and be inspired by, business professionals. We have all come away from the event with a wealth of new ideas. I have certainly learnt some new strategies to enhance the learner experience for Harrow College’s business courses.”

BTEC Level 3 Media students have had their films shown at US-based Swede Fest in Fresno, California.

Swede Fest, which took place at the Tower Theatre in Fresno on Saturday 17 May, celebrates films that have been ‘sweded’.

A sweded film is a low-budget parody of a popular film or TV show that is condensed into a few minutes.

The students created their short interpretations of classics and newer films including Rocky (below), Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, Casino Royale, The Conjuring, TED and Submarine.

Student Joanna Seelan was part of a group who recreated The Matrix with comical effect.

“It was really fun making this sweded film,” said Seelan. “I was quite excited when I found out that our films were being shown at Swede Fest as it’s such a great opportunity. It’s definitely made me think about doing more films in the future.”

Special mention also goes out to the following students who also had their films screened at Swede Fest: Hamish Couzens, Thomas Ferreira Da Silva, Andeanna Forrester, Mark Griffin, Kheybar Helali, Divine Luamba, Katrene Borland, O’Neil Daley, Montell Haynes, Irzan Jsufay, Kadar Kahie, Mlunghisi Mabuza, Divyan Metha, Ahmed Nased, Bilan Osman, Mohamed Osman, Robert Gabriel Panuru, David Trowbridge, Shyheim Rashahn, Jamaal Muhammad, Diana Orfani, Belina Rai, Arun James Sahadeo, Victor Santos and Danilo Singh.

Hair and Beauty students at Harrow College have triumphed in the national heats of the Worldskills UK Skills Competition.

Harrow College students took part in competitions for Level 2 Beauty on Wednesday 30 April at Huntingdon College, Level 3 Beauty and media make-up on Thursday 22 May and media make-up on Friday 23 May, both at Aylesbury College.

Level 3 Beauty Therapy student Sophie Lawrence was awarded first place during her heats on Thursday 22 May, where she was able to display her skills in advance body, facial and massage treatments. Meanwhile, student Violeta Melinte, also on the Level 3 Beauty Therapy course, showed an outstanding commitment to the competition.

Level 2 Beauty Therapy student Genesis Williams was awarded third place for her skills in waxing, make-up and manicure during the heats on Wednesday 30 May, while student Surachhya Limbu, who also took part in the Level 2 Beauty competition, was commended for her skills.

During the same Level 2 Beauty competition student Izabella Tyborowska was also awarded third place in the category of intermediate nail art. Tyborowska designed nail art around the theme of ‘once upon a time’ and Alice in Wonderland.

Special mention goes out to students Michaela Fuller, Kira Barberis and Judith Cudjoe, who took part in the Theatrical and Media make-up category and produced work based on the theme ‘out of the shadows’.

Coron Zammito, curriculum manager for Hair and Beauty at Harrow College said that taking part in the Worldskills competition had been a great experience for Harrow College students: “All of our students worked extremely hard and with such enthusiasm and professionalism. I am very proud of the students.”

The winning students will now wait to see if they have made it in to the top 10 national highest scores that will allow them to compete in the Worldskills finals in Birmingham this November.

Worldskills UK aims to drive excellence in workplace skills, such as beauty therapy, through competition.

Worldskills UK Competitions is now part of Find a Future, a new organisation which brings together the nation’s flagship skills and career experiences.

Harrow College is pleased to announce its partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to provide first-class training for football students.

Delivered through the club’s charitable arm, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, coaches from the premiership football team will offer coaching, sports education and mentoring to Harrow College football students.

The unique partnership will offer students enrolled onto the programme an enviable opportunity to excel professionally in the sport.

Trials to join the Football Development Centre under the guidance of coaches from Tottenham Hotspur Foundation will commence at Vale Farm in Wembley on Thursday 12 June and Thursday 3 July, 4pm to 6pm.

Lee Janaway, head of Business, English, Media and Health Studies at Harrow College said that the partnership would create a solid foundation for football students to build upon their fitness and skills.

“We are delighted to sign an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and we believe they will provide a winning formula to our growing Football Academy.”

Next year the partnership between Harrow College and Tottenham Hotspur will further strengthen with the introduction of a ladies’ football team joining Harrow College’s Football Development Centre.

• Learn more about Harrow College's Education and Football Development Centre in partnership with Tottenham Hotspur 

Harrow College students taking part in the Raw Talent Academy have undertaken their penultimate session for the coaching programme, founded by former The Apprentice contestant Lee McQueen.

Eighteen students from across the college competed in a ‘Beat the Boardroom’ activity, which took place at the college’s Harrow Weald campus on Tuesday 20 May.

During the activity, which was based on McQueen’s own experiences on the hit entrepreneurial TV show, students were given the task of either creating a new revenue stream for the college or to raise the college’s profile in the local community through a charity event.                                                                                         

The task asked students to split into two teams to explore business opportunities while demonstrating team work, communication and leadership skills, and creative thinking.

The activity also allowed the students to use their finance, sales, marketing and branding skills.

Following sound business pitches from both teams, the winning group conceived the idea of curating a ‘drive-in’ cinema within Harrow College’s car park at its Harrow Weald campus.

McQueen said that he was impressed with the quality of the work produced by Harrow College students.

“The students came up with creative ideas and showed attention to detail around finance and promotion.  They worked extremely hard all day without breaks and should be proud of their efforts,” said McQueen.

Prior to the challenge the students visited the Raw Talent Academy premises in Watlington, Oxfordshire, and Capita’s London offices, both on Thursday 8 May.

Key members of McQueen’s team gave an insight into how his Raw Talent Academy has grown, its core business and the different responsibilities team members have.

Meanwhile at Capita, the UK's leading provider of business process outsourcing and integrated professional support service solutions, students were able to see how a multi-million pound business operates.

Lee Janaway, head of Business, English, Media and Health Studies at Harrow College said that the trip showed the students the complexities of big business first-hand.

“For many students it was their first real insight into what a working environment looks like,” said Janaway.

The student’s final session with Raw Talent Academy will see individual students delivering presentations to McQueen and Janaway to highlight what they have learnt within the year and how they intend to utilise their new skills in the future. 

McQueen will then indicate which students will be given a paid internship either at Capita or within his own organisation.

Film and Media Studies students at Harrow College have been given an insight into the world of film from industry stalwart Emma Freud.

The script editor, producer and director of Red Nose Day spoke to over 60 students in the lecture theatre at Harrow Weald campus on Monday 2 June.

Freud gave students an overview of her career, advice on how to progress within the film, television and radio industries and how to become a successful script writer and editor.

She also discussed working with her partner and director Richard Curtis, as well as Hollywood stars including Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Rachel McAdams.

Following the talk students were given a chance to quiz Freud about her career and how students might take their first steps into the film industry.

Freud said that it was important to speak to students about the film industry in order to inspire them to take part and diversify the medium.

“I think that film is an increasingly important cultural lifeline in the UK. It’s only going to be properly vibrant if it represents the entire country, not just those who have gone to film school. The film industry wasn’t like it is now when I was a kid. Now we can share points of debate. Film today is a licence to explore the world.”

Students from Harrow College have taken part in a ceremony celebrating their graduation from InspirEngage's 'Social Enterprise Revolution'.

The students were recognised for their involvement in the social enterprise scheme, founded by former The Apprentice contestant Melody Hossaini, at the refectory at Harrow on the Hill campus on Wednesday 11 June.

Shortly before the students received their certificates they showcased their social enterprise projects to staff and students.

Harrow College joined InspirEngage’s Social Enterprise Revolution as a means of embedding social enterprise into the curriculum and to help create innovative pathways into work for students.

Hair and Beauty, Business and Construction students completed eight InspirEngage ‘bootcamps’ covering essential modules to equip them with the skills and support they needed to launch their own social enterprise projects.

Sharam Moafaq, Level 1 multiskills construction student said "The 'bootcamps' were very good, I enjoyed working in a group and they helped improve both my communication and team building skills."

The InspirEngage team have supported students in their understanding of social enterprise and helping them appreciate the importance in connecting to the community to create positive change.

During their course the students had the opportunity to learn from InspirEngage mentors and successful entrepreneurs, such as Hannah Catmur and Seun Oshinaike.

Hossaini said that she had seen a radical change in the skills and enthusiasm of the students over the course’s duration.

“Amidst a time when there is so much pressure on educational institutions to think innovatively about pathways into work for students, I would like to congratulate Harrow College for adopting social enterprise within their curriculum. This is a very bold step which we feel sets a very positive example for others,” Hossaini said. “Over the course of the year, we have seen positive development in the students, and feel Social Enterprise Revolution finally offers the opportunity for formal education and creative social enterprise to collide.”

Photos from the graduation ceremony can be found here.

BTEC level 3 IT students enjoyed a 'robotics in the making activity' run by BP International.

Twenty three students were challenged to programme Lego robots at the Harrow Hill campus on Thursday 6th June.

The students formed six teams and each team had the use of a ready-made Lego robot and laptop with special software. The students were tasked to programme the robots to make basic moves, for example travelling in a square and returning to the starting point and also more complex moves. They also accomplished adding music to the robots actions.

Yarl Visuvaratnam, computing and IT lecturer, Harrow College said "the students have shown good technical abilities and have put their programming skills to good use. They have learnt to make the best of their skills and have really enjoyed the activity".

A competition was held at the end of their activity with each group showing off their robots programmed manoeuvres.

Photos of the activity can be viewed here. 

Harrow College students have taken part in the final of Barclays Money Skills ‘Built for Business’ enterprise competition.

Four students from the Hair and Beauty department took part in the competition held at Barclays’ head offices in Canary Wharf on Friday 13 June.

The competition was aimed at developing students’ money management, employability and enterprise skills.

Level 2 Beauty students Genesis Williams, Janell English, Shantelle Layman-Boscio and Danielle Perry developed the idea of a ‘Pop-Up Salon’, a mobile salon offering low cost beauty services for people who cannot easily access such treatments, including those in hospitals and retirement homes.

All profits raised from the venture were later used to offer the services of the 'Pop-Up Salon' to patients and visitors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, including face painting for children and hand treatments for parents.

During the competition the students were given five minutes to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges, including Chris Hearn, head of education at Barclays, and Sylvia Perrins, CEO of the National Skills Academy for Financial Services.

Williams was glad to have taken part in the business challenge and said: “It was awesome and we enjoyed every minute of it.”

English added: “We all learnt so much throughout this whole journey and this was the icing on the cake.”

Coron Zammito, Hair and Beauty curriculum manager at Harrow College, who guided the students through their enterprise challenge said that she was impressed by the business aptitude her students had displayed.

“The team were fantastic and very professional. They were brilliant representatives of the Hair and Beauty department. I was extremely proud of what they have achieved.”

There were seven teams taking part in the final, and although Harrow College did not secure first place their entry was commended by the judging panel.

“It’s encouraging to have received so many high quality competition entries and clear that students have benefited from the enterprise focused resources provided to colleges through this year’s Barclays Money Skills ‘weeks’ programme,” said Perrins.

Sonny Peart, Business and Professional Studies curriculum manager at Harrow College, has completed the Edinburgh Marathon in aid of the charity Myeloma UK.

Peart ran the 26.2 mile course in the Scottish capital in an incredible three hours 51 minutes and 38 seconds.

So far, Peart has raised £1,685.94 for Myeloma UK. The charity has particular significance for Peart as his mother was diagnosed last year with AL amyloidosis, a rare, incurable bone marrow condition in which abnormal proteins which the body cannot break down accumulate in various organs, gradually damaging their function.

Peart said that although the race was gruelling at times the whole experience was worth it.

“From the taxi driver who tried to get me close to the marathon start before nipping off to watch his girlfriend in the half marathon, to the EMF2014-finisher-T-shirt-clad folk dotting the city the day after the race, everyone conspired to make me and other runners feel welcome. I was even able to laugh inwardly when running past a house from which blared 500 Miles by The Proclaimers. No doubt they do that every year.

“I enjoyed my race, my time in Edinburgh and my months of training, supported by friends and family. [They] helped me improve my running beyond measure, and helped me raise more than £1500 for Myeloma UK.”

If you would like to sponsor Peart and donate money to Myeloma UK you can do so here: www.justgiving.com/sonny-peart.

Myeloma is a cancer arising from plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight infection. In myeloma, these plasma cells become abnormal, multiply uncontrollably and release only one type of antibody which has no useful function.

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on providing valuable information and support to people affected by myeloma. It has a strategic partnership with the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) at the Royal Free Hospital in London, the only centre in the UK specialising in amyloidosis. 

Harrow College students have celebrated the end of the academic year at the ESOL Sports Day.

The annual sporting event, curated by ESOL students and staff, was held at the college’s Harrow Weald campus on Wednesday 18 June.

During the day students who are currently studying on ESOL courses took part in their own mini-World Cup football tournament, track and field events and a game of tug-o-war.

Spectators and competitors were also treated to food stalls with cuisines from around the world, as well as people offering henna hand art and caricature portraits.

After all races and events had concluded the winning students were presented with their medals and trophies from Harrow College Principal Tony Medhurst.

“ESOL Sports Day is one of the highlights of Harrow College’s summer calendar. Watching students participate in track races, football tournaments and tug-o-war has been great fun, not only for those participating but those watching from the sidelines as well,” said Medhurst.

•Learn more about our ESOL courses, which are specifically designed for students with English as a second language. 

Harrow College is pleased to announce that its proposal for a new build project at its Harrow Weald campus has been approved by Harrow Council’s planning committee.

The new teaching block will offer enhanced facilities for the college’s learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD students).

The new building will include a centralised flexible learning zone and courtyard, sensory room, additional classrooms and increased facilities specifically for LLDD students.

The development will be towards the back of Harrow College’s Weald campus and involves the redevelopment and part demolition of the existing Gaskell building which has been identified as an unsuitable facility for LLDD students.

Students from Harrow College have made the annual visit to the heart of Britian's wartime code-breaking effort.

AS Maths and BTEC IT students attended the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on Thursday 19 June.

The students were given a tour of the site, its museum, as well as shown the Enigma machine, which was used during the Second World War to encipher and decipher secret messages and helped shorten the war by two years.

As part of the tour the students took part in a talk which gave an insight into the mathematical aspects of the Enigma machine, as well as take part in a giant chess game to illustrate the need to think logically and recognise patterns as a means to decode messages.

Student Amadeusz Sobczynski said that the visit had given him a greater understanding of the war effort.

"What was most interesting for me was discovering the way a host of nations, including in particular Poland, went about revealing the secrets of the Enigma machine to help shorten the war. We saw reconstructions of, arguably, the two most important machines in decoding secret messages, the Bombe and the Colossus, and I was astonished by their complexity. They are physical proof of how much hard work the decoders from Bletchley Park had to do."

Bletchley Park, which had in recent years been left to fall into decay, was re-opened this month following a restoration project funded by the National Lottery, Google and internet security firm McAfee.

Students from Harrow College have taken part in the Discovery Channel’s annual volunteer activity day.

The channel, which specialises in programming that satisfies viewers’ curiosity and aims to make a difference in people’s lives, invited Harrow College learners to their offices for its annual ‘Impact Day’ on Friday 20 June.

During the ‘Impact Day’ Discovery employees volunteer for activities that benefit local communities and the environment.

This year Discovery asked Harrow College learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD students) to come to their offices to make clocks with them.

During the day, 30 Discovery volunteers designed and painted two styles of clock with the help of Harrow College students, who mixed paint and advised on colours and design.

The students will sell the clocks through their shop, The Paint Pots shop, at the college’s Harrow Weald campus, which was opened last month by the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Nana Asante.

The shop is run and stocked by the LLDD students with the aim of assisting them with their learning in regards to customer service, stock taking, building business initiatives and working with the Harrow community to sell locally produced products.

Tony Medhurst, principal and chief executive at Harrow College said he was delighted that Harrow College took part in the Discovery Channel’s Impact Day.

"We are proud of the social enterprise skills our students display and it was a pleasure to share those skills by making clocks with volunteers from Discovery.”

Harrow College students have taken part in a competition to produce a promotional video for Grim’s Dyke Hotel.

The BTEC Level 3 media students showed their offerings before a judging panel at Grim’s Dyke on Tuesday 24 June.

The students were asked to conceive and produce a three-minute promotional video showcasing Grim’s Dyke Hotel’s unique selling points, its facilities and its historical past and location.

The winning entry came from students Shanaz Khan, Upasna Dewan, Iqra Aden and Fatima Ahmed.

Special mention also goes to first runners-up Zainab Sanusi, Tracy Wahome and Marvin Stewart, and second runners-up Jade John, Ahmed Mohamed and Hamduni Said.

The winning video will be featured on Grim’s Dyke Hotel’s website as well as being used at trade shows, conferences and chamber of commerce networking meetings.

Each member of the winning team will be given a three-course meal for two at the hotel’s restaurant, as well as afternoon cream tea for two. Runners-up will each receive an afternoon cream tea for two.

Raymond Poole, media, humanities and media lecturer at Harrow College said: "This has been quite a learner journey for the students, working to a very specific client brief to deadline in a competitive process - just like in the media industry.  The judges were genuinely impressed with each team's efforts."

Harrow College students have been celebrating their academic achievements with their friends and teachers at this year’s annual Student Awards Ceremony.

Over 120 students attended Harrow College Student Awards Ceremony, at Kenton Hall, Kenton, on Wednesday 25 June.

During the event students from the across the college were celebrated for their achievements in the arts, sciences, humanities and construction. There were also students who were awarded for their courage, bravery and commitment to Harrow College.

Tony Medhurst, principal and chief executive at Harrow College said that the event was a fantastic opportunity to appreciate students' talents.

“Harrow College’s annual Student Awards Ceremony aims to acknowledge the achievements of students that have excelled throughout the past academic year,” said Medhurst. “I am always proud of the wealth of talent, commitment and courage among our student body that we recognise at the Student Awards and I would like to wish them and all our students the best of luck for their respective futures.”

Keynote speakers included Martin Francis, communications officer and spokesperson on children and families at Brent Green Party, and Kerys Nathan, creative director, photographer, designer, writer, performance coach and motivational speaker.

Audience members were treated to a short video by film students and entertainment from student Sinclaire de Souza, who played the guitar and sang a rendition of Nickelback’s Lullaby.

Student Helen Scout also performed covers of Doris Day’s version of Dream A Little Dream Of Me and Linda Ronstadt’s Different Drum.

A host of students were also recognised for completing their programme with the Raw Talent Academy, founded by former The Apprentice winner Lee McQueen.

The Raw Talent Academy aims to provide employability skills and work opportunities to young people. The 12-stage training course includes topics such as in goal-setting, motivation and the power of knowledge.

This year 16 students from Harrow College collected certificates after completing the course with three students being offered paid internships at the Raw Talent Academy offices this summer.

The full list of the night's winners and their awards are as follows:

Department of Science, Maths, Technology and Creativity

Science

Sarah Shwea (Outstanding Achievement)

Abdussamad Rashid (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Maths

Sara Haider (Outstanding Achievement)

Uzayr Malik (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Raju Konduru (JD Booster Prize for the Most Promising Talent in Maths)

ICT

Corneliu Coroama (Outstanding Achievement)

Sahil Vastani (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Pritam Gohil (Maureen McEvoy Award)

Art and Design

Petrina Moore (Outstanding Achievement)

Abhishek Bhasin (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Hair and Beauty

Zohra Soujataly (Outstanding Achievement)

Khushali Meghani (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Department of Foundation Learning and Skills

Building Lives

James Barrett (Outstanding Achievement)

Graham Anderson (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Entry and LLDD

Christina Fitzmaurice (Outstanding Achievement)

April Leah Doughty (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Nishil Khimasiya (Mel Pimm Awards)

Skills Centre

Sediqullah Mohammed Naiem (Outstanding Achievement)

Bradley Austen (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Whitefriars Training Centre

Janak Mepani (Outstanding Achievement)

Vijay Patel (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

ESOL

Roxana-Tatiana Ciocoi (Outstanding Achievement)

Gabriel-Ovidiu Cirdei (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Department of Development, Enterprise and Innovation HE and International

Marie Darnell (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Department of Business, English, Media and Health Studies

Business and Professional

Rubatharshini Robinson Depaul (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

William Shears (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Michael Fadare (Outstanding Achievement)

Anca Purcaru (Eastwood & Greene Business Student of the Year)

English

Dominic Marchmont (Outstanding Achievement)

Jermaine Wilson (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Media and Humanities

Brendan Chivasa and Ryan Kemp (Outstanding Achievement)

Divyan Mehta (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

A2 Media group (Film of the Year)

Health and Wellbeing

Til Shrestha (Outstanding Achievement)

Nicolette Loftus (Recognition of Effort and Progress)

Raw Talent Academy winners

Nasiem Abdulkadir

Iqra Aden

Mustafa Ahmed

Melika Amiri

Uzoamaka (Nina) Anyaegbunam

Katherine Carlin

Devanir Cordeiro Soares Junior

Benjamin Donnan

Andrei Catalin Furnica

Benedicta Jalloh

Farah Khan

Sameer Khan

Shamila Mahirban

Mina Mangal

Sujit Rai

Jermaine Wilson

Ilyas Ahmed

Cross College Awards

High School Link Learner of the Year (14-16 years)

Malika Khan

Lesley Pinchen (Learning Centre Award)

Chirag Shah

Tutor Group of the Year

Group HE41:

Rida Al Waly

Eduard Asamoa Kokote  Dawu

Jyotika Babu

Nasir Bakhtani

Hao Chen

Gabriel-Ovidiu Cirdei

Elena Diana Curea

Hassiba Emad

Raihana Emad

Omar Alberto Garcia Manzano

Arjun Gurung

Rashid Hasrat

Jerisan Jegatheeswaran

Thushjanthini Raveendran

Deepak Rawat

Thushanthy Selvaratnam

Sagar Sharma

Sakshi Sharma

Dean Slotos

Student Ambassador of the Year

Yvette Adu-Mante

Mike Howley (Most Enterprising Student Group Award)

Tutor Group: HACOENSO

Granit Mustafa

Anca Purcaru

Benjamin Donnan

Mustafa  Ahmed

Sujit   Rai

Khyzra  Riaz

Andrei  Furnica

Pinak Thapa

Yousef Jasem

Rishi  Chavda

Benjamin  Robertson-Kay

Alicja Palewska

Jermain Rodrigues 

Sportsperson of the Year

Simon Clack

Environmental Contribution Award (Group)

Group Name: Harrow College Low Carbon Café

Jack O'Connor

Janek Mepani

Dilan Patel

Zechariah Simeone

Warsame Dahir

Anthony Hughes

Daniel Allen

Gabriel Pohoata

Aaron Jacobs

Apprentice of the Year

Sophie Clarke

Apprentice of the Year

Akash Miah

Work Placement Student of the Year

Laurence Langley

Charity Challenge Group

Tutor Group: H054

Janell English

Mona Patel

Shantelle Layman-Boscio

Danielle Perry

Genesis Williams

Outstanding Progress in Teacher Education (Protocol)

Jenna Wilkinson

International Student of the Year

Ananthan Rajasingham

College Student of the Year

Daniel James

Access Learner of the Year

Nicolette Loftus

Principal’s Awards

Courage and Commitment

Priya Ramaiya

Contribution to College Life

Chloe McIntosh

Contribution to the Community

Tutor Group: Starting Out Students

Amy  Theed

Troy  Collins

Clarise  Van der Merwe

Serena  Satija

Shradha  Savani

Lena  Karunakaran

Piraseeth   Kenkarajah

Governors’ Award for Outstanding Achievement

Farishta Sadeghi

Jordanne Whiley has won her first Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title with her tennis partner Yui Kamiji.

The Paralympian and former Harrow College student won 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 on Court 17 against Dutch duo Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot on Sunday 6 July.

Whiley, who studied sign language at Harrow College, said she was thrilled at winning the slam.

“Wimbledon was fantastic and the crowds were amazing. I've wanted to win Wimbledon since I was a little girl so to finally do it is unbelievable. Hopefully more people will recognise wheelchair tennis now.”

Whiley and Kamiji have already won the Australian Open and French Open and will now take part in the US Open.

Last May, Whiley took home the silver medal, alongside teammate Lucy Shuker, at the World Team Cup final in Antalya, Turkey.

Whiley also competed in the Paralympic Games in London in the 2012 and took home the bronze medal in the women’s wheelchair tennis doubles. It was the first time a British woman has medalled in the sport.

Harrow College is pleased to announce its new partnership with higher education provider RDI.

RDI will be delivering a programme called OnlinePlus of degree-level study to Harrow College students through a blend of online distance learning and on-campus weekend seminars.

Applications are now being taken for degree courses in Business final year top-up, Computing final year top-up and Psychology, starting this October 2014.

OnlinePlus combines the flexibility and affordability of online learning, with expert tutor support and interaction of face-to-face weekend seminars which will be held at Harrow College’s Harrow on the Hill campus.

Pat Carvalho, vice principal at Harrow College said: “Harrow College is committed to enhancing the learning experience for new and existing students. Our new partnership with RDI will provide learners with the opportunity to reach their goal of completing a degree through distance learning.”

Since 1990, RDI has been supporting learners worldwide in their higher education studies and helping them fit their learning around their lives.

RDI partners with a number of UK universities to provide access to a broad range of degrees, masters and MBA programmes by online distance learning.

As online learning specialists, RDI are passionate about helping thousands of students every year realise their goals and make a difference to the world around them and are excited about partnering with Harrow College to offer this new opportunity from October 2014.

Dr Phil Hallam, CEO at RDI said that he hoped the partnership would assist in progressing the careers of learners at the college.

“We are delighted to be working with Harrow College to launch the new OnlinePlus mode of study. By working together we are able to offer the local community an affordable and flexible way of achieving a university level degree.

“OnlinePlus is perfect for people who want the flexibility to study when and where they want, delivered at an affordable price, with direct access to your academic tutors.’