We were delighted to welcome back students onto both our Harlow and Stansted Airport College campuses from 8th March as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, although this did present us with the challenge of how to safely administer up to 3,000 Covid-19 tests for students, many of whom would have been naturally anxious about returning to classes after such a long period in lockdown.
A Stansted Airport College student, whose usual coach route to college was cancelled due to covid-19, was so determined to get to his first face-to-face lesson in over three months that he took to his bike and cycled the 32 miles from his home in Ilford to attend class.
A quick thinking Harlow College student has been recognised with a Royal Humane Society award for her part in helping to save the life of a woman in Bishop’s Stortford, who had collapsed in the street and stopped breathing.
Harlow College is set to benefit from SELEP’s £30 million Getting Building Fund.
It feels like Christmas has come early for staff at Harlow College after they were presented with brand new laptops to replace the ageing and increasingly unreliable old desktop computers that have lived in some staffrooms for nearly 15 years without being replaced.
Bodyswaps is proud to announce its partnership with Harlow College, Writtle University College, South Essex College, Bridgend College, Sandwell College and the London Screen Academy to pilot its new Career Mindset Development programme.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is building a new hospital to care for future generations – and it wants to hear what you think. You are invited to join staff from the Trust for an evening to discuss the new, state-of-the-art hospital for Harlow.
Christmas can be a tough time of year for many people, particularly the vulnerable and homeless. Harlow College is delighted to be supporting the national FE Festive Foodbank Friday campaign, where FE organisations up and down the country came together to encourage staff and students to donate food and household items for community foodbanks.
Harlow College and its partner, Stansted Airport College, have taken the decision to end production of the traditional printed prospectus in favour of digital only versions.