Learning Curve Hair & Beauty Academy

Established in 1996, White Rose Beauty Colleges is today the largest and most prestigious beauty therapy training provider in the UK and graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Training over two thousand learners a year, our centres of excellence are centrally located in stunning accommodation with cutting edge facilities.

Our colleges offer the highest quality of training. We work with all major awarding bodies. We are a "Centre of Excellence" with ITEC, a "Flagship Centre" with VTCT and a Habia "Centre of Expertise". Our links with industry employers are exceptional.

Our centres offer a wide range of Beauty Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Sports Massage and Make Up Artistry courses.

White Rose Central Colleges are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment giving everyone the opportunity to achieve personal, educational and employment goals.

White Rose Central Colleges employs staff trained to cater for every learners’ needs and will employ the services of external specialists, where necessary, to ensure that that the correct support is available enabling every student to achieve their full potential.

To ensure the correct support is given to meet individual requirements students will be encouraged to discuss their needs during interview thus allowing the support to be administered during the course.

Tuition takes place in small study groups with expert tutors, all of whom have extensive industry and teaching experience.

We understand the importance of developing skills wherever you’re based. Our flexibility doesn’t just extend to our variety of courses, but also to where you can study them. We are proud to offer our training at cutting edge colleges complete with state-of-the-art learning materials and salons.

Our colleges offer professional qualifications with all leading examination boards. These include, the International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC), Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) and City & Guilds (C&G).

All examination boards are chosen carefully to ensure all our candidates can obtain the most nationally and internationally recognized qualification in their chosen profession.

White Rose Beauty Colleges offer an enormous range of courses in various areas – from the aesthetics of nail art, beauty therapy and make-up to the more holistic elements of therapy such as aromatherapy, reflexology and diet and nutrition.

You may think that taking on a course will involve disruptions to already busy lives. However, White Rose Beauty Colleges offer both full and part-time courses starting in September, January and April. We even have evening and weekend study options to help busy students gain the qualifications they need to move forward in a range of industries.

White Rose Beauty Colleges offers a wide range of payment options. If you are 16-18 in age, course fees are free. If you are an adult, many courses are fully or co-funded. Advanced Loans for adult learners are available on Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. Course fees of fee-paying courses can be paid in instalments throughout the duration of the training.

We provide outstanding quality of training at the most competitive price.

We are located in Sheffield City Centre on the floors above Virgin Money. To access walk alongside Virgin Money (on Leopold Street) and enter the first doorway. Press number 2 for reception. 

The centre has good links with buses, trams and trains and is easily accessible.