Latest News

Posted on November 29, 2024

Community rallies to support Harrison College after minibuses stolen

Community rallies to support Doncaster college for students with special educational needs after minibuses stolen Community replaces minibuses stolen from Doncaster autism college - BBC News Minibuses stolen from autism college replaced  Harrison College Overwhelmed with the Outpouring of Support after Devastating Theft - News Catch up on ITV Calendar (North) from Thursday 5th December - Latest From ITV News Staff at a college for young people with autism say...

Read more
Posted on October 29, 2024

Harrison College Recognised for it’s Commitment to Safeguarding Online

  National Online Safety 2024 -25 Certificate   Harrison College has successfully completed a comprehensive online safety training programme demonstrating its commitment to keeping children and young people safe online. The specialist college has received a National Online Safety Certified School Accreditation for its whole college community approach to protecting young people in the online world. National Online Safety is a multi-award winning digital training provider with extensive resources in...

Read more
Posted on September 19, 2024

Ronny the Rhino Goes Fundraising for the Wildlife Foundation

Fundraisers are on a charge as they continue to help organisations that come to the aid of endangered rhinoceros. Staff and students at Harrison College, Doncaster, have raised hundreds of pounds for the Wildlife Foundation with the help of the school mascot Ronny the Rhino. Harrison College is a specialist business, enterprise and employability education provider for post-16 students with autism and special educational needs. It differs from a traditional...

Read more
Posted on September 10, 2024

Harrison College – Finalist for Education Provider of the Year

Doncaster Business Awards 2024 - Doncaster Chamber (doncaster-chamber.co.uk)   For the fourth year in a row, Harrison College has received recognition from the business community for its work in Doncaster and South Yorkshire in transforming lives for the young people it serves. This year the college entered and is a finalist for Education Provider of the Year. The winners will be announced at a prestigious black-tie event, hosted by Doncaster...

Read more
Posted on August 22, 2024

Award Win for Harrison College Graduate

Evan Pidgeon, a Harrison College 2024 graduate volunteered with TCV for over 2 years and has recently been awarded the TCV Hero's Volunteer of the Year Award. He has also been shortlisted for the Land Trust Volunteer of the Year Award. Jonathan Holliday, Team Leader at TCV has said that "Evan's progress is clear to see and his work with Harrison College and the support that he received has been...

Read more
Posted on August 12, 2024

Harrison College Awarded National Quality in Careers Standard

Harrison College Certificate    Harrison College has been externally assessed and awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard for its careers education, information, advice and guidance provision. Extracted from the report: Harrison College has worked incredibly hard since opening in 2019 to introduce a personalised curriculum to meet the needs of every learner, placing employability at the heart of it. The mission of the college is ‘to create an inclusive...

Read more
Posted on August 7, 2024

Harrison College – Part of a Discussion Paper Looking at the Future of Measuring School Success

https://rethinkingassessment.com/rethinking-blogs/balanced-scorecards-towards-broader-and-better-measures-of-school-success/ Rethinking Assessment - Research Paper Balanced Scorecard   Harrison College has worked with Rethinking Assessment and the Edge Foundation on discussion paper to explore the idea of a Balanced Scorecard for schools and colleges, building on the work being undertaken by Rethinking Assessment to develop digital learner profiles which present a more expansive and richer picture of student success and achievement. The aim was to consider what a ‘Balanced...

Read more