Harlow College is a
further education
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...
college in
Harlow, Essex
Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upper ...
, England. This medium-sized college has 5,900 students as of 2018 of which 2,585 are on 16-19 programmes and 2,000 are on adult educational programmes. Its main campus is in the town, while recently an additional site has been built and opened at
Stansted Airport, the first of its kind at a major UK airport.
[https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50060852 ] Harlow College's Principal and Chief Executive is Karen Spencer.
The current college was established in 1984 as a
tertiary college following reorganisation of post-16 education in the town. It replaced the former Harlow Technical College.
The college is distinguished by its success rates and its Journalism Centre, which it has operated since 1964.
Journalism centre
Formed in 1964, Harlow College's Journalism Centre is a journalism training centre, with courses accredited through the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and the Periodical Training Council (PTC). The centre boasts strong links with
Anglia Ruskin University in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
, through a BA Hons journalism degree.
The journalism students studying at
BTEC level are now able to use the new £9m University Centre Harlow facilities, which is part of Anglia Ruskin University.
The current college was predated by a boys' boarding school of the same name, originally dating from 1862, which was situated in Old Harlow.
The college today
The college has three divisions:
* Corporate services
* Student-focused provision: the Sixth Form, the Vocational Studies Academy.
* Employer-focused provision: the Business & Technology Academy, The Creative Arts Academy, The Employer Response Unit.
In 2006/06, the college enrolled about 2,070 learners aged 16–18 and about 3,040 adult learners, with an income of around £20m.
Notable alumni
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John Earls John Earls is an English music journalist, broadcaster, and columnist, best known for his work as chief writer and editor of Planet Sound on ITV's and Channel 4's Teletext on analogue television and online. He has contributed widely in UK media by w ...
- music journalist and broadcaster.
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Mark Knopfler - musician, songwriter, composer, producer.
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Steve Lamacq - DJ.
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Felicity Landon
Felicity Landon is a British freelance journalist specialising in global maritime, industry and logistics. She is based near Stowmarket, in Suffolk. Landon works as a feature writer, reporter, columnist and editor. She has worked in the maritime ...
- journalist.
*
Piers Morgan - television presenter and journalist.
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Sarah Ockwell-Smith - childcare author.
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Norman Watt-Roy - bassist.
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Jaime Winstone - actress.
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Jeremy Clarkson - television presenter and journalist.
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Alan Rusbridger - former editor of ''The Guardian''
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Richard Madeley
Richard Holt Madeley ( born 13 May 1956) is an English television presenter and writer. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan, he presented '' This Morning'' and the chat show ''Richard & Judy''. Madeley's solo projects include the ITV series '' Fort ...
- television presenter and journalist.'
*
Charlie Thomas - Sky News sports presenter.'
* John Linger, Brandon Jacobs and Tom Hawkins - founding members of post-punk band
Neils Children
Neils Children are an English rock band, formed in 1999 in Harlow, Essex, England, by lead singer and guitarist John Linger, drummer Brandon Jacobs and bassist Tom Hawkins.
The band were originally based in their hometown of Cheshunt, Hertfor ...
.
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Charles Shaar Murray - journalist.'
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Steve Harley
Steve Harley (born Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice; 27 February 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still tours, albeit with frequent and significant personnel changes.
Ea ...
- rock musician, former journalist.'
*Kelvin Mackenzie - former editor of The Sun.
*Sophy Ridge - Sky News presenter.
*John Stapleton - Former GMTV, Watchdog, Panorama and Newsnight presenter.
*Charlie Hedges - BBC Radio 1 DJ.
*Phil Hall - Former editor-in-chief of Hello!
The Harlow Harrier
In September 2010, five students created the college's first student paper - The Harlow Harrier. It gives news on student issues, jobs in journalism, sports news, and local politics. The Founding Editor is Talal Musa - a former News of the World trainee sub-editor who worked on the sports desk at the Daily Mail. Musa now works in esports for Gfinity.
The original 'Harlow College' 1862-1965
The college was opened by the Reverend Charles Miller on 29 May 1862, in Old Harlow. In the early 20th century it was a well-known school with Ernest Percival Horsey as its head. When the Old Harlow area was redeveloped the school was forced to close in 1965.
Headmasters of Harlow College
* 29 May 1862: Opened by Charles Miller
* 1889 - 1903: Lyndhurst Burton Towne
* 1904 - 1935: Ernest Percival Horsey
* 1935 - 1936: ? Miller
* 1936 - 1962: Kenneth L. Dames
* 1962 - 1965: Roy C. Purgavie
Notable alumni
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Gordon de Lisle Lee __NOTOC__
Gordon Ambrose de Lisle Lee (11 July 1863''Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950'' – 12 September 1927) was a British officer of arms, an expert in Japanese art and heraldry and a stage designer.
Early life
Lee was bo ...
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Clarenceux King of Arms, 1862–1927.
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Herbert Marshall
Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the Uni ...
- actor, 1890–1966.
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George Fellowes Prynne - church designer, 1853–1927.
References
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Further education colleges in Essex
Educational institutions established in 1964
Educational institutions established in 1984
1964 establishments in England
1984 establishments in England