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Posted on April 8, 2026

Harrison College Launches Business Initiative

Neurodivergent college launches pioneering business initiative BUSINESSES are being urged to engage in an innovative initiative that will give them access to the talents of a hardworking and focussed neurodivergent workforce. HC Business Connect has been launched by Harrison College, a specialist organisation founded seven years ago by Gemma Peebles to provide young people with autism and social, emotional and mental health issues the vital skills they need for work...

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Posted on April 8, 2026

Harrison College Students Gain Valuable Skills with Airport Partnership

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/doncaster-students-gain-valuable-skills-following-airport-link-up-6565910 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/doncaster-students-gain-valuable-skills-following-airport-link-up-6565910 https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/04/13/students-take-flight-with-airport-project Students from Harrison College have completed a workplace challenge at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, when 16 individuals took on the task of re-imagining the inside of the terminal building. Harrison College, the Doncaster-based specialist education provider which has a focus on work-based learning, has been working with the airport to help give students a taste of life in the aviation and travel sector. As work progresses at pace...

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Posted on March 13, 2026

Bridging the Gap between Education and Employment – The Harrison College Story

As the education sector prepares for the 2028 curriculum reforms, the conversation has shifted. It’s no longer just about what students know, but how they apply it. This "knowledge and skills partnership" is at the heart of the latest statutory requirements and it is a defining feature of the new Ofsted Report Card. For many college leaders, the challenge is clear: How do we provide robust, quantifiable evidence of personal development while ensuring every learner...

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Posted on February 17, 2026

Harrison College 2026 Annual Conference – Employers Commit to Action

Employers urged to trust neurodivergent students Doncaster employers urged to take a leap of faith in neurodivergent students to end skills crisis   BUSINESSES have been urged to take a ‘leap of faith’ and allow neurodivergent students to help relieve the critical skills shortage hitting the economy. Former student Kieran Ashton, who now works for plastics experts Polypipe, told a conference hosted by specialist provider Harrison College: “Please give people...

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Posted on February 13, 2026

TwentyFour IT Services Celebrates Collaboration with Harrison College for National Apprenticeship Week

TwentyFour Partner with Harrison College to Support Students https://www.linkedin.com/posts/twenty-four-it-services_nationalapprenticeshipweek-doncaster-doncasterbusiness-activity-7427705616456159232-y-Ek?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACrOc6kBX5ygoeKkpBtb-u30gAa5L0lBy28 Local Businesses Unite to Support Neurodivergent Students Through Opportunity and Inclusion 40% of Neurodivergent Young people (aged 18-25) believe that being neurodivergent is a barrier to them finding employment. Despite 77% of those wanting to work. This is why it is incredibly important that businesses throughout Doncaster and our wider community have the processes in place to not only employ but...

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Posted on February 12, 2026

Harrison College – Recognition on the World Stage at the World Education Summit in Dubai

[video width="848" height="480" mp4="https://www.harrisoncollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/VID-20260212-WA0003.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video]   Gemma Peebles, CEO Harrison College attended the ELets World Education Summit in Dubai in February 2026. She delivered a presentation on The Future of Education: Creating Skills and Equipped Learners for the Workplace, sharing the vision for high-quality innovative post=-16 education for young people with ASD and SEMH needs. It was a privilege to highlight the incredible work happening across the college from the...

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