Harrogate College

Ready to take your photography skills to the next level? 📸

Our Advanced Photography course starts Tuesday 16 June, giving you the opportunity to refine your technique, explore new genres and develop your own creative style.

Over six weeks, you'll cover:

✨ Mastering light and advanced exposure techniques
✨ Capturing movement and motion
✨ Portraiture and studio photography
✨ Landscape and astrophotography
✨ Advanced post-processing and workflow optimisation
✨ Developing your personal style through a practical project

🗓 Tuesdays, 6pm – 9pm
📍 Harrogate College
📅 16 June – 21 July
💷 £200 for the full 6-week course

Whether you're an enthusiastic hobbyist or looking to build on existing experience, our course will help you elevate your photography skills and confidence.

Spaces are limited – book your place today! ➡ https://bit.ly/4vhtAmU

And that brings an end to our first ever STEM7 Week! 🥼🔭 📚🎭

At Harrogate College, we make sure our students build their STEM7 skills so they can enter employment ready to thrive.

Find out more about STEM7 at Harrogate College ➡ https://harrogate-college.ac.uk/stem/

Collaboration and networking are key skills to unlocking opportunities in STEAM careers 🥼🔭 📚🎭

In May, we welcomed local businesses, universities, and our own Careers and Apprenticeships teams to Harrogate College for our Student Progression Network Event.

The event gave students the chance to explore different career pathways, progression opportunities, and hear directly from industry professionals about the skills and experience employers are looking for.

Students also took part in a networking “Bingo” challenge, designed to build confidence, encourage conversations, and help them connect with every guest in the room.

A fantastic opportunity to inspire future next steps and develop these universally valuable employability skills.

STEM7 skills extend far beyond traditional science and maths subjects. In recent years, the concept of STEAM has gained momentum, recognising that creativity, technical expertise and innovation are just as vital within the arts 🎨📸

Our Multimedia students recently put these skills into practice through an inspiring community project with local health and social care provider, Harrogate Neighbours.

Over three days, students visited different sites in small groups to work on a live marketing brief. As well as developing their videography and photography skills, they used effective communication and collaboration to understand client needs and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Reflecting on the students' contribution, Harrogate Neighbours manager Jamie said: "You really are making a difference."

Projects like this highlight the importance of including the arts in STEM. Creativity sits at the heart of innovation, and creative subjects help students build the communication, collaboration and technical skills that employers value.

As part of our STEM7 approach, we’re helping students build the skills and behaviours employers value most alongside technical excellence. 🛠🏗

Our new £22m campus will feature state-of-the-art facilities including a digital technology suite, replica hospital ward, electric vehicle workshop and renewable energy technology centre.

Through these industry-standard learning spaces, students can develop not only specialist technical skills, but also the problem-solving, communication and teamwork behaviours valued across STEM industries.

Our partnerships with Techbuyer and Caddick Construction Limited on this project have highlighted the importance of transferable skills like communication and collaboration - qualities that are essential for success in today’s fast-moving industries.

We're excited to be taking part in our first ever 'STEM7' Week! 🥼🔭 📚🎭

Behaviours and transferable skills are just as important as technical skills and know how in the world of work- and we are committed to ensuring our students meet their full potential by showcasing these universally valuable skills across our sixth form in both STEM and arts subjects (STEAM).

The STEM7 skills are:

✅Flexibility
✅Communication
✅Collaboration
✅Curiosity
✅Creativity
✅Problem Solving
✅Data-driven decision making

By encouraging students to build these skills alongside within studies, we’re helping them become adaptable, confident, and ready to thrive in their chosen career path.

Click the link to find out more about STEM at Harrogate College
👉www.harrogate-college.ac.uk/stem/

We recently welcomed some of the region’s top culinary talent as we hosted the Chef of the Year competition for the 2026 Harrogate Hospitality & Tourism Awards (HHTA)🍽️

Held in our professional-standard training kitchens, shortlisted chefs went head-to-head in a MasterChef-style cook-off - with our students supporting as commis chefs and gaining invaluable industry experience along the way.

From creativity under pressure to showcasing the very best local produce, the competition highlighted the talent, passion and innovation driving Harrogate’s hospitality sector forward.

Read more about the competition and hear from the students and organisers involved ➡ https://harrogate-college.ac.uk/harrogate-college-hosts-chef-of-the-year-competition-for-2026-hospitality-tourism-awards/

Eid Mubarak! Wishing everyone celebrating across our college community and beyond a joyful and blessed Eid al-Adha. ✨

Our Year 1 and Year 2 Uniformed Protective Services (UPS) students recently took their learning beyond the classroom with a trip to North Yorkshire Water Park as part of their Outdoor & Adventurous Activity unit! 🌊🚣‍♀️

Our Year 1 land-based students took part in a range of activities including archery, zipline, climbing, and laser tag - building confidence, teamwork, and communication skills throughout the day.

Our Year 2 water-based students got stuck into raft building, paddleboarding, and the aquapark, putting their teamwork, leadership and problem-solving skills to the test in a fun and challenging environment.

It was a brilliant day for both groups, with students stepping outside their comfort zones, supporting each other, and having plenty of fun along the way.

We marked a significant milestone in the development of our new £22m campus with a steel signing ceremony held at our Hornbeam Park site.

Delivered in partnership with , the event brought together staff, students, governors and the construction team to celebrate the progress being made ahead of the campus opening later this year.

As part of the occasion, attendees signed a steel beam that will sit at the heart of our new building - symbolising their contribution to the future of Harrogate College.

Our new campus represents a major investment in education and skills across the region and will feature state-of-the-art facilities including a digital technology suite, replica hospital ward, electric vehicle workshop and renewable energy technology centre.

Danny Wild, Principal at Harrogate College, said: “Seeing the new campus take shape is a proud moment for everyone at college. Our rebuilt campus will create outstanding opportunities for our students, strengthening our ability to meet current and future skills.”

Click here to read more about the event and the future of Harrogate College ➡️ https://harrogate-college.ac.uk/harrogate-college-celebrates-milestone-as-new-campus-takes-shape/