Level 3 Fashion student, Leigh Purcell aged 18 has started up his own streetwear clothing company called Phame. Previously studying A-levels, Leigh decided to join Harlow College to gain first-hand experience about fashion. ‘Without the courses help I would never have pushed myself to learn…

PASSMORES headteacher, Vic Goddard has appeared on the BBC to discuss the use of social media by pupils. Mr Goddard was a guest on BBC2’s Newsnight where the main item was a discussion on the pressures on children between the age of eight and twelve…

By Adam Spartley ASPIRING chefs were put through their paces at Burnt Mill Academy following a visit from professional chef Ben Nottage. Students studying the new NCFE food and cookery course were taught professional knife skills and shown how to make, roll and bake pastry…

Harlow College Shortlisted at the TES FE Awards 2018 THE most outstanding individuals and institutions that the FE sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2018 Tes FE Awards. It’s been revealed that Harlow College has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Use of Technology for Improving Teaching,…

Harlow College shortlisted for Semta Skills Awards 2018 HARLOW Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre (HAMEC) has been chosen as a finalist in the Skills Innovation of the Year award at the 2018 Semta Skills Awards. The £11 million HAMEC is a major investment for Harlow…

  THE Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Claire Perry MP, was at London Stansted Airport to see the start of the construction phase of the new on-site technical college and to also launch the Government’s Industrial Strategy. The £11m Stansted Airport College,…

Gold Standard College students achieve top A Level results JUST like GB’s golden relay team at the athletics World Championships, Harlow College sixth form students have struck gold with yet another set of stunning A Level results, despite national uncertainty over the new exam syllabuses.…

STUDENTS and staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School are today celebrating another fantastic year, with students once again achieving excellent results, with many going on to universities, often the first in their family. Another superb pass rate was achieved with 96% of all…

SIR Charles Kao UTC celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on Friday 23rd June, with a day of practical activities to encourage more women to take up engineering careers. Alongside students from Burnt Mill Academy, Forest Hall School and Epping St John’s, a group of…

THE Sir Charles Kao University Technical College (UTC) has been told by government inspectors Ofsted that it “requires improvement”. Ofsted inspected the college in April and published the report on June 8th. Amongst the criticisms are: Leaders have not done enough to ensure that teaching,…

College students help educate the public about hoax calls There are around 10 hoax calls every day to ambulance services up and down the country and the region that covers Harlow is no different. To help combat this and to raise awareness of the issues,…

THE new Harlow Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Centre (HAMEC) was officially opened on Friday 10th March by the Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills. HAMEC will be focused across key engineering areas covering Advanced Manufacturing, Operational Maintenance and Civil…

STUDENTS in Sir Charles Kao UTC’s sixth form have been receiving expert mentoring from engineers at GlaxoSmithKline to ensure they are well informed about their future career paths and options. GlaxoSmithKline, which is one of Sir Charles Kao UTC’s sponsor employers, has recently provided a…

STUDENTS at Sir Charles Kao UTC treated to workshops from staff at GlaxoSmithKline, Raytheon and Pearson as part of their activity week celebrations. The day featured a number of workshops, delivered by a number of their partner employers and by the Alltogether careers service. These…