Yorkshire & Humberside

Perhaps I'm ever so slightly biased, having attended this school between 1983 and 1990, but I can honestly say that I can highly recommend this establishment to prospective parents and pupils. Ermysted's is steeped in history having been established way back in 1492 - the year that Columbus discovered the Americas, but over 500 years later the school is still going stronger than ever, and has an enviable record for producing excellent A-level results. Skipton itself is known as the gateway to the Dales, and is situated in North Yorkshire, not far from the Lancashire-Yorkshire border. Most pupils are resident in North Yorksire, although there is ...  Read the complete review

I started a GNVQ Advanced in IT at this College in September 1999, as it was the only IT course that I (as an overseas student) could really afford. After all, I already had my A-Levels from Switzerland, and as I couldn't afford the University fees a more work-oriented IT course seemed a good idea. The first impression I got was that of a very chaotic place, as the enrolment process consisted of herding the students into the library where they had to look for the course they wanted to sign up for - the course titles were written on A4 sheets of paper and attached to the shelves - many of them had fallen off so it took ages to actually find the desk you were ...  Read the complete review

I hated high school. I went to a school which wanted everyone to look the same, and act the same. Uniform had to be neat and tidy, and was daily scrutinized. Also, the idea of every day been the same, the bell ringing at the same time every day, and a kept schedule really put me off. I am the opposite of all that. The idea of staying on at high school into the sixth form really put me off, so I decided to go to college. Teachers and friends tried to put me off, saying you had to be dedicated and mature (I think they were trying to say something!) but nonetheless I went to college, and chose the college above. I can safely say it was the best desision ...  Read the complete review