News Archives - 2003

Totton College held its celebration of student success on Thursday 19 December at its annual Presentation Evening. The special guest was Dr Roger Brown, Principal of Southampton Institute of Higher Education. The hall was full with over 380 guests, the largest attendance ever.

Totton College has produced a project dissemination video entitled "Widening Participation in the Waterside". This 30-minute film has been produced to disseminate information about a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Learning and Skills Council co-financed ESF - LIF project of the same name.

Totton College has held a hugely successful first Open Evening of the year. Some 700 hundred families visited the college to view the facilities and speak to college staff about the courses on offer and support available to help students achieve their full potential.

Adult education student Michelle Gardiner has got her foot on the health career ladder thanks to the outstanding reputation of Totton College.

Totton College has launched a Sports Scholarship Scheme. Outstanding sportsmen and women can apply for a scholarship whilst continuing their studies at the College.

Totton College teacher Nirmala Williams has been shortlisted from hundreds of entries for the Adult Tutors Awards 2003.

Leading expert on marketing in the education sector, Professor Nick Foskett, made a keynote presentation at Totton College recently.

Totton College has signed an agreement with Hythe 2000 to help fund childcare facilities at its Drop In Life Skills sessions.

Totton College's CLANSA students are celebrating becoming bona-fide Learning Support Assistants.

Child and Social Care diploma students at Totton College have had a special audience with a rather unusual guest to their class .

Totton College students achieved a 96% pass rate in this years A-levels. This is a 1.1% increase on last year's results. In each of the last five years the College results have been above the national average. Nineteen subjects achieved 100% pass rate. In...

Pupils from Mountbatten School have won Totton College's annual Science Competition.

Budding scientists Rob Fresson, Richard Dennis and Nichola Monks emerged victorious in a close battle between eight local schools, beating off stiff competition from runners-up...

Totton College has signed a local Service Level Agreement with Hythe URC to promote and deliver courses to support the Waterside community and family life.

The partnership, together with funding from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), will allow the URC...

Totton College is offering free short courses throughout July as part of a national campaign to help people improve their spelling, writing and maths skills.

Up to 7 million people in the UK - or 1 in every 5 adults - have basic skills needs, with less literacy...

Return-to-work business training students have celebrated the completion of their course at Totton College.

Representatives from a number recruitment agencies and major employers in the local area joined the celebrations to introduce the graduating students...

Totton College has staged its sixth annual Esso Mathematics Challenge for local schools. The competition aims to encourage young people with an interest in developing Mathematics beyond GCSE and on the road to further and higher education, and eventual employment,...

On the 19 June 2003 Totton College and Tourism South East (TSE) exchanged a Service Level Agreement, which allows TSE to organise, deliver and manage courses, which directly address the barriers to learning among workers in the Tourism and Hospitality sector....

Recently, nine Special Needs Assistants for students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities at Totton College were among the first in the country to receive the new qualification - 'Introduction to Teaching and Training' awarded by the Awarding Body Consortium....

On Monday 23 June Sam Cutler, who achieved her Childcare NNEB qualification at Totton College in the summer of 2001, will fly from Heathrow airport to Tegucigalpa the capital of Honduras to do 3 month's voluntary work in the country's 2nd largest hospital....

It's hard to believe that the sounds of the 60s drifting from the music department at Totton College were not written by Paul McCartney. 'Letters from a Beatles Fan' is a rock'n'roll musical comedy traces the life and loves of a Liverpudlian girl during the...

Hard work and community spirit was recognised at the recent Totton College Volunteer Awards where 26 people received certificates from ex-Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier.

The presentations, held at The Fountain Court Hotel, Hythe were part of Volunteers'...

Totton College has reaffirmed its commitment to the community with a new Service level Agreement with local project "Youth and Families Matter" (YFM). This will give more hard-to-reach individuals the chance to access the education system.

The project is...

Totton College is to launch new hairdressing courses from Autumn 2003, complementing the range of vocational opportunities available within it's beauty and holistic therapies subject area.

Hairdressing students will learn their skills in a brand new purpose-built...

On Thursday 8 May, adult learners and local businesses joined the celebrations to mark Totton College Services to Business' first anniversary at its stylish new premises at Wade Park in Ower.

The event allowed visitors to view and familiarise themselves...

Local Calshot resident Maureen Russell has been selected as representative for 'Get Started' - a major government campaign to encourage new users to try out the internet. The Office of the e-Envoy aims to encourage people to discover the benefits of the internet...

Did you know that learning something new was the UK's most popular New Year's Resolution in 2003 for the first time, beating both giving up smoking and losing weight or getting fit?

During Adult Learners' Week this May, Totton College is giving local people...

An adult education student at Totton College has won a prestigious award for his calligraphy skills. Joseph Pharaoh beat off strong competition to win the beginners category of a major calligraphy competition, which was held at the British Library in March.

Joseph...

Fawley senior resident, Evelyn Attwood, has become a computer whiz at Totton College's UK On-line Centre at Blackfield Neighbourhood Centre in Dibden Purlieu.

Evelyn, who is in her late-80s, first appeared at the Centre in January, looking very nervous...

Are you feeling left behind in this technological world? Does the thought of using a computer fill you with fear and anxiety?

Totton College can help. They have a band of friendly, experienced tutors who can help you overcome your fears.

If you are an...

Principals and senior staff of Totton College past and present have reunited for the first time to celebrate the college's achievements and developments over recent years.

Special guests included:

Jack Searle: Principal from 1969 and retired in August 1979...

Adult learners from across Hampshire will be celebrating the success of their local learning centre at a special anniversary event on Thursday, 8 May. Current, past and potential learners, as well as local businesses, are invited to Totton College Services...

On 2 July, Totton College is hosting its annual science competition for Year 10 pupils from local schools. The competition aims to give young people a hands-on opportunity to experience science beyond their school curriculum and to encourage young people towards...

Local internet whizzes 'Blackfield Brainstormers' at the Blackfield Centre have raced to victory against St Anne's Centre in Totton in the first match of the Challenge the Nation 2003 competition.

UK On-line centres around the country have been battling...

St Anne's Community Centre in Hythe has won new facilities to make its on-line facilities more accessible to disabled users.

The new facilities make life simpler for disabled computer users. These include a keyboard for people with limited mobility, a height...

The winners of the Festival of Colour 2003 student beauty therapy competition at Totton College have been announced.

The make-up category has two winners. The Greek Mythology theme was won by Zara Francis-Caville for 'Dryad' and Danni Smith won the Hollywood...

Totton College is completing a £2.2m building development to be opened on 3 March this year. The new building will become the impressive new frontage for the College from Calmore Road. The new facilities include:

· Outstanding drop-in IT Centre
· New...

Totton College is hosting an internationally renowned expert on ecology on Friday, 7 March. Satish Kumar will be a guest speaker on the Liberal Studies programme designed especially for the college's most talented A-Level students.

The theme under debate...

Totton College has been presented with a 'National Site of Excellence' award by Capita Education Services. The award relates to the College's pioneering work in the field of information systems.

Totton College is the first Site of Excellence for Capita's...

Totton College's beauty department is offering you the chance to indulge yourself with a huge variety of beauty and holistic therapies treatments.

Salon 2000 is now open to clients from 9.00 - 4.30pm with some evening appointments available.

Treatments...

On Wednesday 19 February, Beauty and Holistic Therapies students at Totton College are holding a competition in which the winner will go on to compete for a prestigious national beauty award.

Over 60 NVQ beauty students will be testing their skills in the...

Community First New Forest and Totton College have signed an agreement that will enhance the ability of local voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) to help communities around the New Forest.

Totton College will provide a number of learning and training...

Former 6th Form and full-time adult education students converged at Totton College for its annual Presentation Evening on Thursday, 19 December to celebrate a record-breaking year for academic results and achievement.
The 2002 student cohort achieved a 95.6%...

Are you feeling left behind with the digital-age? Maybe you have been out of work for a while and need a refresher, or you want to learn completely new IT skills? Whether you are looking just to keep up with the kids or for that stepping-stone in your career,...

An innovative programme set up by Totton College and a local voluntary group is set to boost the confidence and self esteem of parents without the need for them to come to the college.

Focus on Families will deliver the self-improvement programme STEPS (Steps...