Harrogate Tutorial College was founded in 1981. Our aim is to provide high quality tuition in an informal social atmosphere. Students are treated as responsible young adults and tutors are chosen both for their teaching skills and their ability to develop a good rapport with their classes. Harrogate Tutorial College is accredited by BAC, the national inspectorate for independent further and higher education and is registered by the Department for Education as an independent school. We are also recognised for the teaching of English by the British Council and is a member of CIFE and ARELS.
Two thirds of the students enrol as a result of recommendations from schools and previous students. We have a good relationship with schools who recognise that we provide a distinctive and needed service. Our current enrolment is over one hundred with equal numbers of male and female students, 80% of which are British, mainly from the North of England. Tutors concentrate on developing a clear understanding of their subject and the application of this understanding to examination techniques. Classes are small, with a maximum of eight students in GCE 'A' Level and GCSE groups, the average class size is four. These small classes create the ideal learning environment for students to grow in confidence and realise their potential.
We provide supplementary Study Skills for the Edexcel Key Skills qualification, Computer Literacy (CLAIT), Maths for Scientists and Pre-Med courses; these, together with careful help and advice, result in over 90% of our students achieving university places.
We were one of the first colleges to offer Easter Revision and now Summer Revision is becoming more popular.
The atmosphere is both friendly and international with some students following All Year English Language courses, others joining holiday language and activity courses. Overseas students are given English language (EFL) and Study Skills support.
Students who need accommodation stay with excellent host families close to the college or in small off-site residences. The college is sited in parkland close to the town centre. It has 16 classrooms, good reading room, common room, library, computer suite and laboratory facilities, with a large on-site car park.
