Students engage with employees to gain career insight
Students at Harrow College have been visited by employees from a number of leading organisations in an initiative aimed at providing the young learners with an insight into working life and the...
View ArticleOpen Day introduces Safe Zone at Spring House
An Open Day was held today at Harrow College’s Spring House for parents of students with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities (LLDD), to introduce them to the new and improved facilities offered at...
View ArticleHarrow College Maths students put their skills to the test
Maths students from Harrow College have pitted their wits again some of the UK's brightest young mathematicians in two tests of Maths skill, nerve and application. On Tuesday 8 November, five...
View ArticleArchitecture students go out in the community to share and develop skills
During 2016, Architecture, Interior and Product design students from Harrow College went out into the community to put their skills into practice as well as to meet new people and broaden their...
View ArticleNew partnership to support Harrow College trainee counsellors
In November 2016, the Counselling Department at Harrow College was approached by Place2be with the offer of providing training for trainee counsellors. Place2be is the leading provider of counselling...
View ArticleHarrow College celebrate graduation of Therapeutic Counselling students
Harrow College celebrated the graduation of their newly qualified Psychodynamic Counsellors at a special event in late November 2016. The new graduates were each awarded with a Diploma in Therapeutic...
View ArticleSpecialist Health & Social Care training facility now open
Harrow College students are delighted to be in full use of a brand new, state of the art facility for Health and Social Care training which opened in October 2017. Health and wellbeing is a growing...
View ArticleIT Career College students visit Amazon fashion studio
Careers College at Harrow College have one core objective – a career focus which brings students closer to employers. With that in mind, IT Career College students were treated to a rare opportunity...
View ArticleEconomic students compete in Bank of England challenge
A team of A-Level Economics students from Harrow College has visited the Bank of England to put their monetary knowledge to the test. On Thursday 24 November, a team of five students – Zak Coleman,...
View ArticleFormer IT student returns to share his success story
A former IT student who secured a top graduate employment job with IBM has returned to Harrow College to share his story and inspire current students to follow in his footsteps. Back in September...
View ArticleTeacher Training attracts international interest
Following previous success with international training programmes, Harrow College were delighted to welcome a new delegation from Kenya last term, looking to develop their key staff training skills....
View ArticleGet ready for the Apprenticeship Levy - Free open event for local businesses
Harrow College is inviting local businesses to attend a free open-event aimed at providing more information about the forthcoming Apprenticeship Levy tax. The levy will impact every employer, training...
View ArticleEmployability focus brings IT students in contact with global IT companies
Harrow College’s focus on IT employability has continued into 2017 with the visits of IT powerhouses IBM and Sky already noted. The visits are part of a weekly employability afternoon which has been...
View ArticleCase Study: Autism students excel in IT course at Harrow College
A group of students with varying levels of Autism have recently proven that with determination, passion and teacher support, achieving your educational goal is always possible. The OCR Level 2...
View ArticleCreative project takes Entry and LLDD students back in time
Learning Links / Life Skills and LLDD students (learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) from Harrow College have been invited by Headstone Manor Museum to take part in a special...
View ArticleiPad prize for student following enrolment selfie competition
A student at Harrow College is the happy owner of a new Apple iPad after posting a selfie onto social media during her college enrolment. The enrolment process at any new school or college can...
View ArticleMonthly 100 Club helps to inspire and reward for 100% attendance
A new student incentive aimed at encouraging maximum student attendance during the college term has proved very popular. The ‘100 Club’ programme, launched at the beginning of the summer term, offers...
View ArticleSports students learn how to officiate the sport of Boccia
Sports students from Harrow College have completed a course with Boccia England called the ‘Boccia Young Officials Award’. The course introduced the sixteen young students to the skills and knowledge...
View ArticleHarrow College announce two new open days for March 2017
The Harrow College open days 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 first...
View ArticleHowzat! Students take first steps towards umpiring at Lords - the home of...
Four Sports students aged 18-20 from Harrow College could soon be stepping out on to the home of Cricket – Lords, to umpire a cricket match. The students, currently studying Level 1 and Level 2...
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