BBC Essex Radio Julia Salisbury JOURNALISM students from Harlow College were given a VIP tour of BBC Essex’s radio station in Chemlsford last Wednesday afternoon. The students, who are currently completing their NCTJ Diploma at the college, were guided round the studios and newsroom by…

ON 29th September four sixth form students from the Sir Charles Kao University Technical College enjoyed an afternoon of activities at GSK’s Harlow research facility. Sir Charles Kao UTC, a new state funded technical academy for 14-19 year olds, works in partnership with a number…

Lady Gwen Kao graduated from London University in 1955 and married Sir Charles Kao in 1959 prior to them both joining STL in 1960. Lady Kao was equally part of the discovery of fibre optics, writing many of the Fortran Software Programs used on the…

ON Wednesday 8th July Harlow College held its annual Student Celebration Awards, where the achievements and talents of the college’s successful students were celebrated. It was a wonderful evening and one in which the students played key roles in all aspects of the event, including…

AS part of National Apprenticeship Week (9-13 March), which celebrates apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy; Suzy Stride, prospective MP for Harlow, has praised Harlow College. The college runs an array of apprenticeship schemes, from Bricklaying to…

LABOUR’S parliamentary candidate for Harlow, Suzy Stride, has hit out against the ‘appalling and despicable’ cuts announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which directly impact Harlow College. The Conservative-led government has announced a huge cut to adult further education funding in England,…

THE competition was the ninth annual Harlow College Hair and Beauty show, for the Level 2 Hairdressing students. Each year a new theme is chosen and this year’s theme was ‘The Seasons of the Year’. Each student produces a ‘Mood board’ (a board covered in…

Photo courtesy of Harlow College By Siobhan Wood BUSINESS Students at Harlow College spent an afternoon with The Apprentice finalist Bianca Miller who ran a workshop on personal branding, starting their own business and being the best they can be. Bianca, who is Managing Director…

STUDENTS at Harlow College and local businesses are to benefit after winning a share of £18m to support skills and training following a decision by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SE LEP). Harlow College has secured £2.5m to finance its new Advanced Manufacturing &…

By Siobhan Wood Photo courtesy of Harlow College HARLOW College marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a ceremony to dedicate artwork created by Visual Arts students. Harlow MP Robert Halfon led the ceremony in memory of Holocaust victims, which was attended by staff, students and the…

By Siobhan Wood HARLOW College continued to celebrate its fifty years of journalism by hosting a historical episode of BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions. It was the first time that five guests had sat on the panel, all of whom were Prospective Parliamentary Candidates. The…

By Siobhan Wood DANCE students at Harlow College performed their self-choreographed Reloaded Dance Show to an audience in the Glass Box Theatre to mark the end of term. The Level 3 students will be assessed on this event, which had the theme of a variety…

By Siobhan Wood Photo courtesy of Harlow College. HARLOW College hosted its first Travel and Tourism National Skills Competition in collaboration with City College Norwich and with independent judges from Stansted Airport. A team of students from each College were marked on their practical first…

By Siobhan Wood Photo courtesy of Harlow College. FOOTBALL and netball clubs are available for the first time to female Harlow College students, along with other physical activities for both sexes set up by the new Sports Enrichment Officer. Jack Taylor, 21, of Bishop’s Stortford,…