Luminate Education Group is a group of education providers in the Leeds City Region. It includes a 14+ Academy, sixth form colleges, several further education colleges and a growing higher education provision.

It was renamed from Leeds City College Group in December 2018 to better reflect its growing portfolio of institutions. Its mission is to collectively transform the lives of all students and learners.

An education group is a parent company of different education providers. An education group provides its members with the support they need to achieve wider success.

Luminate Education Group and its members currently reside in the Leeds City Region, with locations in Leeds, Harrogate and Keighley.

Luminate Education Group is headquartered at Park Lane Campus, Park Lane, Leeds, LS3 1AA.

Luminate Education Group currently includes seven member organisations (as of 2025). They are Leeds City College, Keighley College, Leeds Conservatoire, Harrogate College, University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Pudsey Sixth Form College.

To register your interest in becoming a member of Luminate Education Group, please contact melanie.halstead@luminate.ac.uk

Over 2,000 people are employed across Luminate Education Group member organisations.

Luminate Education Group was renamed from Leeds City College Group in December 2018, to better reflect its growing portfolio of institutions.

Luminate Education Group has over 30,000 students and apprentices in the Leeds City Region, across its member organisations.

Investment in training and support for both new and experienced teachers will always be a priority for us. We are continuously developing the range of teacher training courses available within Luminate.

The Luminate Group training provision is designed to support all staff in every part of their career journey with us. It starts from day one with an in-depth induction programme, and follows through to skills development, professional qualifications, leadership, coaching and mentoring, job shadowing, Quality Teaching and Learning Assessment and industrial updating.

Luminate Education Group offers five core benefits to its members:

– Increased share of voice and influence to improve the prospects of students and communities. As a group we have the critical mass to make a positive difference to the economy of the city region

– Significant economies of scale through pooling resources and procuring more efficiently

– Collaborative working between members to proactively share ideas and best practice

– Extra support to achieve success – financial and pastoral – and strategic expertise

– Access to central shared services, including HR, finance, IT and estates

At Luminate Education Group, we offer a wide range of job vacancies. Our size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always opportunities to progress. A career at Luminate Education Group means you are helping to transform the lives of young people through education.

Please visit our Careers page for current vacancies.

Staff are given a generous annual leave entitlement at Luminate Education Group, as well as flexible working terms, free confidential advice and support through an employee assistance programme, a health cash plan scheme which allows access to healthcare treatment and money to cover the bills (and covers up to four children), discounted gym membership, access to the cycle to work scheme, discounted Metro and Northern Rail travel cards, and membership cards for retailers including Costco and The Gourmet Society.

Professional development sits at the heart of Luminate Education Group’s priorities. We provide over 2,000 colleagues with tailor-made training, giving every employee the chance to develop their career. We put the spotlight on bespoke work needs, implement considerate work streams, and emphasise ongoing professional development to ensure staff feel valued.

Luminate Education Group’s further education members are rated ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features by Ofsted. You can read the full report here.

Harrogate College

Keighley College

Leeds City College

Leeds Sixth Form College

Pudsey Sixth Form College

University Centre Leeds

Leeds Conservatoire