Morley College London Reviews 36

Enrolled on a choir course starting 15th April. Travelled into London looking forward to starting at 7:30pm. Nobody showed up!
No email or notification that the course had been cancelled.
Will request a refund. Annoyed at wasting my time with Morley College, especially since it has been recommended.

I've been waiting in the phone line for 30 minutes and no one answers.

Brilliant teaching by a fantastic jazz singer Rebecca Alice Handley. Am learning huge amounts and enjoying myself so much on your jazz singing workshop course (Jan-March 2026) at Morley College in Waterloo. Thank you!

Cancel my course in 2D/3D Animation for the 2nd time. At the last minute,

Please can someone at Morley college keep the yoga equipment clean.

After Covid all the other yoga & wellbeing studios that I go to, they keep disinfectant and paper towels at hand so that the students can wipe down the blocks, bricks, yoga mats, exercise mats etc down after each session.

The red pillows that we use stink of BO & worse as they have never been washed.
Why can’t someone keep washing the washable props in the yoga studio at the end of each term?

Why is so hard for hygiene to be a priority for Morley College?

Donna Malcomson is the best yoga teacher I’ve come across in years, despite the unhygienic studio props she does an amazing job.

Please respond to my ongoing concerns Morley College as I’ve emailed you reatedly about this Health & Safety concern.

Completed my course and still have not received my certificate.
I contacted them, but I still haven't received an answer from them.
Poor service, I would advise not to bother with Morley College, I wonder, since this is government backed, if the government actually know they are wasting their money; Time to dig a little deeper.

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I have emailed you today 8th August, as still no certificate, nobody seems to know how to rectify this issue.
I have read other reviews regarding the same issue regarding certificates, think your college needs to address this problem.

I strongly advise against enrolling in the Access to HE Health and Science Level 3 course at the Waterloo Centre. During my time there, I witnessed firsthand racism, rudeness, and blatant injustice from certain tutors whose behaviour I believe to be toxic and harmful.

Amanda .D. who teaches Biology is one of the most problematic individuals I’ve encountered in an educational setting. She has demonstrated clear bias, showing preferential treatment toward white and non-Black students while treating Black students with disrespect and hostility. Her behaviour includes shouting, blaming students unfairly (particularly Black students), exposing students’ personal information in front of others, and responding inappropriately to classroom situations. She is unprofessional, unfair, and lacks the qualities required of an educator. She refuses to provide feedback when asked and treats students unequally. She is, quite frankly, a bully who should not be allowed to teach.

Katharine .F. is also unfit to be in a position of trust and responsibility. Despite teaching Psychology, she lacks the emotional intelligence and professionalism the subject demands. She is noisy, rude, and turns a blind eye when students are bullied or mistreated. Worse still, she has disclosed students' private information to others, a serious breach of confidentiality. She is more focused on students’ personal lives than their academic progress, and she has shown herself to be dishonest and lacking integrity.

These two women created a toxic learning environment. Their actions were mentally harmful, demoralising, and deeply unprofessional. This course site is worse than a bad university experience—you’re not treated with basic dignity or respect. You’re discouraged from seeking support, and your privacy is not protected.

You have been warned.

An excellent institution, although seems bloated with bureaucracy like many quasi-public organisations -nevertheless provides an invaluable resource available to the community. Have been studying jazz and guitar in particular with various / excellent teachers.

I enjoyed doing the Pattern cutting course. It was one of the best courses I have been on. I learnt a lot about pattern cutting, how to make a pattern from your own design. Our Tutor made the course enjoyable and with her extensive knowledge and experience came across. When we were taught about the different techniques in pattern cutting and garment construction.

I am a student on a mixed level visual arts course and for me it is everything I hoped for. The tutor is welcoming, inclusive and very supportive of the students. I am encouraged to build on my previous experience and given independence to develop personal projects. I am also challenged to tackle new materials and techniques. It has been a very rewarding experience.
There have been a few issues around lack of equipment but these have now been put right.

I completed a course here via the Skills Network.
All units submitted by July 2023, all moderation and course completion confirmed in Feb 2024. I still haven't received the Digital certificate!

I have endless e-mails with various members of the support team who all say nice things as if they can help, but then nothing happens and they stop responding.

How this is a reputable educational establishment is beyond me! Well over a year since I started enquiring about my digital certificate - DIGITAL! they don't even need to print and post it - just e-mail it to me!

I suggest that if you are looking to do an adult education/skills based course - find a professional provider and not this poor excuse. For Morley read POORLY!

I am absolutely irritated with Morley College admission process. I filled out the application form and attend the interview session for enrollment. The admission team told me it is done and you are eligible for funded course due to my unemployment situation. I received the offer for the position but on the day that my first session of class starts they said that you are not eligible for funded course and you should get loan!!!You waste my time, my money and make me really angry due to your awful and faulty admission process . The college didn’t clarify me about the stages of admission process. You’re are not good training provider, you are awful provider.

If I could give 0 stars, I would.

I experienced discrimination from the start, and harassment bullying and ostracism by H.S. and P.B jewellery teacher at Waterloo, who judged my anxiety to be some kind of insanity requiring a safeguarding intervention, all because of one disagreement in one class where I was bullied by a man I had rejected the advances from and a woman I’d never met, and I cried a lot.

There was no documentation on the system about my apparent inability to behave myself/ follow safety instruction ‘all year’, and I was suspended on the basis of the safeguarding referral.

On the last day PB invited everyone to a shared lunch except for me.

HS the previous week upon me being de suspended yelled at me for at least ten minutes after she herself suggested I stay late so she could help with my soldering. Once everyone had left she seemingly changed into a deranged and hostile bully who yelled ‘I don’t care if you have autism’ and laughed at me for crying while I nervously stood there after everything I’d been through.

I am a registered nurse and have a First already and various jobs and accolades yet I was gaslit by the jewellery department for being someone too crazy to attend college, difficult and with behaviour so awful they’d do anything to get rid of me.

This partially stemmed from my criticism of a teacher S who ran an enamelling workshop who didn’t give safety instructions and when I ended up with glass in my eye she didn’t know where the first aid box was. To top it off she lost my silver. This infuriated HS as S is her friend.

The safeguarding referral was distressing and caused a summer of misery when I was already coming to terms with the suicide of a friend, which is why I ever even thought of nice creative jewellery making classes. However, it wasn’t nice at all.

PB told me ‘the jewellery world is a small world Sarah’ before telling me she was friends with J who I had an interview with the day after the last day at Waterloo. An hour later I received an email stating my interview was cancelled.

I submitted evidence from my gp etc yet I was still made to attend a fitness to study meeting where there was the possibility of permanent exclusion as they stated in an email.

My depression worsened all summer. I submitted a detailed complaint, I was not interviewed, and received a rushed response that did not uphold any point at all. I appealed as per college policy and was denied an appeal!!!

I was made to wait all summer to find out if I could study this year. I found out two days prior to my course starting in September that I could be interviewed and study at the North Kensington college. I took that course, got a distinction, and I got into central saint martins because 1) I am talented and 2) there was NEVER a problem with my behaviour in THE FIRST PLACE.

I had the misfortune of RI visiting as a tutor on this course. She is usually at Waterloo. Before she herself slagged off HS and PB she lost her temper with me because she taught me incorrectly how to cast and caused my stones to break. She sensed I was annoyed and immediately became defensive. I recorded her yelling get out at me about 15 times in a row, and recorded her mocking me for making complaints in the previous year.

She stated ‘they don’t take you seriously’ and she was right - despite the obvious safeguarding issue with RI as a teacher over her abusive behaviour, I was told due to her not consenting to the recording that none of it, or the transcript could be used as evidence. None of my complaint where I directly quoted what was said, was upheld. Make that make sense.

I also found out a student had been spreading a malicious rumour about me ‘stalking’ the boy I rejected last year, whereby she was not only wrong but saying this 9 months later- I complained and listed the witness who heard it. She wasn’t interviewed. I wasn’t interviewed. And the students gossiping were not even spoken to.

Imagine being a perfectly kind, reasonable and friendly person who is a Nurse and overcoming depression while also living with high functioning autism and you are bullied by a bunch of nobodies for a course you took just so you could feel happier. These ’teachers’ had nothing better to do than project their insecurities.

Yesterday on my final day the manager of my most recent teacher told me staff don’t talk about me. However my teacher told me that indeed they actually do, stating that I ‘came with a warning’ to her class from the Waterloo campus (how insulting) and that when she told pb that I got into CSM, Pb said well done to my teacher, thinking it’s my teache who got me into CSM. My behaviour has been the same all along, and I GOT MYSELF into CSM.

Morley has an institutionalised culture of bullying and discrimination. They also ignored my report about racism.

I was a sculpture student for adult group.I made ons sculpture of model with horns (very tini ones).Just for fun.When it was fired one man put his rosery next to it. When tutor told me that ,one woman from group aproch me and sead that this is tradition in her home .I couldn't belive this is not a joke ! Teacher did nothing.They just start talking behind my bak .I was angry.I pay money for having fun to do what i like. 21 century and suprstition like from middleages and teacher did nothing !also did not look after me that time at all .So I drop this place.

Started a course with Morley College via Skills Network in December 2022. I finished it quickly. To this day (today is October 8, 2023) it is still frozen at the stage of "passed subject to moderation".

Communicate is terrible. Skills Network seems to have no power to advocate or investigate on behalf. Communication with Morley College is rare and diffcult. The last phone call I managed said it would be done in July 2023, and it obviously hasn't.

I have studied at two other colleges with none of these issues. Choose somewhere else!

Please never enrol here. I studied here for the past year plus due to the college losing the tutor suddenly, due to bad work ethics. The tutor left and we had no tutor for months in May, We missed our exams, and the lack of communication was disgusting. The replacement tutor who they found was judgemental and unhelpful. Please, please please do not go to this college it is terrible. after all this they failed to help me when they did not give students what they signed up for, they seem to just get the Gov funding then whatever. They should have made sure all students pass. but they did not.

Currently doing 4 days a week here.
On Monday I do clothes making with Vanda. I have to say - I have never met a tutor as thorough & engaging as Vanda. She literally teaches in a perfect way. You will definitely learn & u will enjoy learning as well. The class is fun. The pace is deliberately slow as that’s necessary due to the abundance of new information & Vanda’s desire to make sure each person gets it right. I would score this course & the teaching & materials at 100%
I also do life sculpture with Luke & Alex. On my 1st day I was lost. Alex literally came & picked me up. She could hear the panic in my voice. She was so compassionate & kind. As a tutor she’s brilliant & her guidance is spot on & excellent. We also have Luke who is a brilliant tutor & again - like Alex- the guidance is spot on… they teach about proportions & tools & the lessons are engaging. I would give this 100%.
I also do advanced metal & Steve the technician together with Andrew taught me to weld & gave me appropriate guidance. They helped with lifting my heavy torso & in just 4 weeks with excellent guidance, I finished & im now moving on to animals. I think it’s important to say that the method of teaching worked for me & helped with my healing… it has helped me to gain confidence & new skills & I feel able to start looking for employment. I am happier. Sheila who heads the art department is brilliant, & she has helped me to fit in classes that work for me. I love the hands on approach of life sculpting & metal construction & clothes making & 100 % recommend them.
The courses that I found disappointing were pewter casting & fuse to cast glass at north Ken, I am deliberately doing hands on practical courses to give my brain a rest from academics & I find it hard when 2-3 hours of the course are for chatting… & I have to say I was thoroughly bored & would say if u want to do those courses but want a practical experience- miss the mornings of day 1.

This college is a horrible experience. They don't care about bursary for students who do BA or top up and it is a waste of money and lack of learning support. Why did I even think of applying to a ba top up in Fine Art anyway. I wish I could leave and quit the course. I would rather work and move on. Do not study at this college!!!

Completed my course and never received my certificate

I completed a L2 Certificate in Event Planning with Morley College via the Skills Network and passed my last unit subject to moderation in May 2022.
To this day, I still haven't received my certificate saying I passed the course.
I was first told it took around 2 months to get my certificate. Then in July the Skills Network told me I needed to contact the college directly which I did, they told me to contact the tutors who then told me I might need to wait a bit longer.
We then received an email saying we would get our certificates in October and nothing. The contact email address I was given bounces back every time I try to contact.
I spent hours of my free time, alongside my full time job for this certificate which I did as part of professional development and almost a year later I still haven't got the qualification to account for it.
Really poor service honestly!