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Posted on May 2, 2023

Harrison College host trailblazing event

Doncaster Council and Chamber discuss employment for people with learning disabilities at trailblazing event | Doncaster Free Press Delivered by Doncaster Chamber and Doncaster Council, businesses joined for the SEN (Special Educational Needs) Employability and Supported Internships Forum last month. Attending businesses including St Leger Homes, Active Fusion, VolkerRail and Polypipe Building Products learned how they can be supported in providing internships for people with SEN. During a roundtable discussion, businesses talked through...

Posted on April 20, 2023

Harrison College Named as Doncaster Chamber of Commerce President’s Charity

Doncaster Business Awards To Begin 25th Anniversary Celebrations and Open Entries at Upcoming Launch Party - Doncaster Chamber (doncaster-chamber.co.uk) Speaking about the Launch Party, Jade Dyer, Business Director for Doncaster Chamber, enthused: “One of our most prestigious events, the awards never fail to inspire. It’s always rousing to see what our local business community is capable of — as we showcase their biggest achievements over the last twelve months —...

Posted on March 22, 2023

National Careers Week 2023

Students with autism and other learning difficulties have taken their first step on the career ladder thanks to their Doncaster based college’s partnerships with local employers. Multi award-winning Harrison College has run two weeks of National Careers Week with workshops and trips for its students, who are aged 16 to 18, to engage with 20 businesses. Students also visited Opportunities Doncaster Live where they interacted with over 75 businesses and...

Posted on February 6, 2023

FE Week Article

The Staffroom - The Road to Employment for Students with SEND https://feweek.co.uk/the-staffroom-the-road-to-employment-for-students-with-send/

Posted on February 1, 2023

SEN Magazine Article

https://senmagazine.co.uk/sen-online/sen122/#p=1 Find an article written by our CEO Gemma Peebles on page 31/32.

Posted on January 12, 2023

FE Week Staffroom Article

The road to employment for students with SEND Who has the upper hand in our labour market – employee or employer? With ‘we’re hiring’ and ‘vacancy’ signs commonplace, you might be forgiven for thinking that job seekers have it all their way but that’s not quite the case for young people with SEND. Currently, fewer than one in four young people with high functioning autism access education after GCSE level...

Posted on December 7, 2022

Harrison College Partner with Doncaster Knights

Harrison College Partner with Doncaster Knights - Doncaster Knights (drfc.co.uk) Harrison College Partner with Doncaster Knights We are pleased to welcome Harrison College as one of our newest club partners. The Doncaster based specialist business and employability college has joined the Knights as a club partner with a main aim of mutually beneficial work placements at Castle Park. Principal Gemma Peebles, who established the college just over three years ago,...

Posted on December 5, 2022

Double Award Win for Harrison College at Doncaster Chamber Business Awards

At the glamorous and glitzy 24th annual Doncaster Chamber Business Awards, Harrison College broke records by winning not one but two categories. Harrison College won SME Business of the Year and Success Through Partnerships Award. SME of the Year Award sponsor, ORB Recruitment said of the entry: " This business demonstrated consistent and stable growth alongside their strategy and delivered multiple strong examples of their growth, the impact it has...

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