Luminate Education Group
Luminate Education Group (formerly Leeds City College Group) brings together a number of secondary, further and higher education institutions in Yorkshire, England. It was renamed from Leeds City College Group in December 2018 to better reflect its growing portfolio of institutions.
The chief executive of the group is Bill Jones, who replaced the previous chief executive, Colin Booth, in January 2026.
Organisation
The members of the group, are:
- Leeds City College, formed from the merger in 2009 of Park Lane College Leeds, Leeds College of Technology and Leeds Thomas Danby College along with Joseph Priestley College (which joined in 2011)
- Harrogate College, which joined the Group on 1 August 2019.
- Keighley College
- Leeds Sixth Form College
- Leeds Conservatoire, formerly Leeds College of Music
- University Centre Leeds
The group has over 30,000 students and apprentices.
A strategic alliance with Leeds Beckett University concerned with improving access to education and skills across the Leeds City Region was announced in July 2026.