students. The college is highly regarded for its ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) courses. The EFL programmes are accredited by the British Council. The Learning Links programme has set a standard in the community for providing courses for students with learning disabilities and difficulties. Alumni The list includes former students of Greenhill College and Weald College. Jon Foo, actor and martial artist Shami Chakrabarti, former director of Liberty Kevin Fong, TV presenter Tom Fletcher, guitarist in McFly Richard Hounslow, British slalom canoeist Vilma Jackson (performance artist and actor) Matt Lucas, comedian Faye McClelland, British triathlete Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer Master Shortie, rapper Paul Staines, political blogger under the name Guido Fawkes Jordanne Whiley, paralympian Ricardo P. Lloyd, British actor Harrow County Grammar School for Girls Diane Abbott Carole Jordan Lucy Oldfield Harrow Weald County Grammar School Michael Annals, costume designer Sir John Baker CBE, former Chief Executive from 1990 to 1995 and chairman from 1995 to 1997 of National Power Dudley Bright, Principal Trombone, London Symphony Orchestra Spencer Campbell, television producer and director Ken Follett, spy novel author Robert Glenister, actor Gareth Hadley, Chairman of the General Optical Council Christopher Isham, theoretical physicist at Imperial College London, who investigates quantum gravity Prof Anne Jones FRSA, Professor of Lifelong Learning from 1995 to 2001 at Brunel University Prof Roger Kain CBE, Montefiore Professor of Geography at the School of Advanced Study (SAS) Ronald Lacey, actor, who played Harris in Porridge Prof David Pearce (economist), Professor of Economics from 1983 to 2004 at UCL Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary from 1976 to 1979 and Labour MP from 1962 to 1983 for Leeds South and from 1983 to 1992 for Morley and Leeds South (and later taught economics at the school for eleven years throughout the 1950s) Michael Rosen, author Prof Anthony Thirlwall, Professor of Applied Economics from 1976 to 2004 at the University of Kent, known for Thirlwall's Law Nigel Waymouth, designer Former teachers James N. Britton, taught English at Harrow Weald GS from 1933 to 1938 Harold Rosen (educationalist) (Harrow Weald Grammar School) References External links Harrow College website The Matrix Standard Further education colleges in London Education in the London Borough of Harrow Educational institutions established in 1999 1999 establishments in England