Education

Deciding the next step on your career path can be a daunting process. It is important you know the benefits of all options before making your final decision. So, we are sharing 7 reasons why you should become an apprentice.

Totton College are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week! We are taking part in National Apprenticeship Week 2021, highlighting the importance for apprenticeships on both young people and businesses and the benefits that come with them. We interviewed some of our apprentices and some of the companies that take them on to highlight just how great they…

Nacro work with learners aged 14-16 yrs, 16-19 yrs, and adult learners across 14 Centres.   What will we be offering ? We will be offering a blended approach of live remote lessons, personalised reviews via video or phone call, and hard-copy workbooks and packs.  We will be teaching the same curriculum as normal with…

November 2020 GCSE English and Maths results are scheduled to be released on Thursday 14th January at 9am. Due to the current COVID-19 lockdown results will not be available for collection, but will be posted via first class mail or alternatively can be requested via email to either the Exams Co-ordinator lvenables@totton.ac.uk or your English…

As students across the country receive their GCSE results this week, Hannah Avoth, Vice Principal at Totton College advises local young people how they can prepare to make the best of results day, whatever their grades. GCSE results day can be nerve wracking at the best of times but this year due to the nature of how the…

How National Careers Week helps education providers to bring together students, local employers and advisers through careers events and activities

Fancy finding out more about the courses at Totton College and the experiences of those that learn here? Or perhaps you would like to see examples of some of the varied and fantastic work made by individuals on our media course? From student profiles to mini documentaries, animations to music videos, our YouTube channel showcases…

As students across the country prepare to receive their GCSE results this week, Hannah Avoth, Vice Principal at Totton College advises local students how they can prepare to make the best of results day. GCSE results day can be a scary time but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you receive the grades you hope…

 With GCSE results day looming – on Thursday this week – it may turn out to be a week of much future planning. Watch this short video to see a snippet of grounds, classrooms and general life at #TottonCollege and also a few examples of our courses starting in September, including vocational, professional and…

The students within Totton’s Skills for Life programme recently celebrated their incredible achievements this year with an end-of-year graduation. The balloons, disco lights and music were much deserved after a year of hard work. The event was held at Hanger Farm Arts Centre where the students enjoyed dancing with friends and staff at a disco…

Hairdressing can be described as an international career. At Totton College not only will you learn the theory behind hairdressing but also the practical’s of the hair industry from our industry expert teachers. Equipping you with the skills to either seek further training or employment. With a hairdressing career, there are many pathways that can…

Totton College saves Totton Carnival for second year running The 100 year tradition of the annual Totton Carnival continued over the weekend, with a sponsorship deal from Totton College. Totton Carnival, which helps to raise money and awareness for local causes, was at risk of being cancelled in 2018 due to a lack of funding…

Totton College staff take part in Inflatable Fun Run to raise funds for a Magic Carpet Staff from Totton College’s Skills for Life Department are to run 5k and 10k Inflatable Fun Run this June in Bournemouth, to raise funds for specialist equipment to support the educational needs of Totton College’s Skills for Life students….

Totton College SEND students run successful enterprise project Totton College SEND Students have successfully run a Car Wash for staff as part of their Enterprise projects this year. Students from the Skills for Life Department at Totton College, are running a Car Wash in the staff car park for two-day duration throughout May and June….

Music students rock Solent University’s 2019 Battle of the bands Totton College level 3 Music students have taken part in the Solent Sound Battle of the Bands competition at Solent University and received a standing ovation for their song ‘Bulls on Parade by Rage Against The Machine’. Playing against four other local colleges, Totton College…

Education and skills provision at Totton College has been rated ‘Good’ across the board by Ofsted, following an inspection during March 2019. Totton College is run by social justice charity, Nacro, since a merger in 2015, to save the college from closure. As part of a wider inspection of all Nacro’s education and skills provision…

Students from Totton College ‘Skills for life’ department have kick-started World Book Day 2019 celebrations, proving that World Book Day isn’t only for primary school students.  Students with a range of special needs including autism, cerebral palsy and down syndrome are attending college dressed in pyjamas whilst serving hot chocolate and biscuits to staff and…

Following the success of Totton College photography workshops held for local students in February 2019, Art and Photography students from Applemore College will take part in various photography workshops during 2019. Schools throughout the country often find access to photographic darkrooms difficult due to a lack of availability. In response to this issue, Totton College…

Creative Media student, Harry Gomm, has been awarded the Creative Student Awards 2019 at Solent University for his documentary created at Totton College. The award-winning documentary, ‘Bronies: the inner workings’, examines what it means to be an adult fan of popular children’s cartoons designed for aimed at 4 year olds and over, and the strong…

Skills for Life students at Totton College have celebrated the festive season in style, with a Christmas Party at The Edge in Southampton. The buffet meal and disco provided a well-deserved celebration of the hard work from both students and staff. After receiving feedback from students, staff in the Skills for Life department decided to…

Totton College Level 2 and Level 3 Art and design students visited Hauser and Wirth Somerset, earlier this month.  A converted medieval farm just outside Bruton. Hauser & Wirth Somerset is a pioneering world-class gallery and multi-purpose arts centre which acts as a destination for experiencing art, architecture, and the remarkable Somerset landscape through new and…

Totton College football team, in association with Chelsea FC Foundation, won their first home game earlier this month with a 4-2 victory in a friendly match against Richard Taunton Sixth Form College. The game was the third match played by the newly formed football team this season. The team are hoping to expand upon this…

For Armistice Day, our students from the Cove both baked and hosted delicious cakes for armistice afternoon tea. Students serves squash, tea and cakes including chocolate cake, cupcakes and Victoria sponge cake. Students had also made a wide arrange of decorations including centre pieces to mark the occasions, with decorate displays around the cafe area…

Students and staff celebrate Children in Need in style. From dressing up, to cake sales and pie in the face. Lots of activities took place at Totton College to help raise money for Children in Need. Our students from the Cove, took part in many activities including making delicious cakes for the cake sale and…

The MP for New Forest East, Julian Lewis, visited Totton College to learn more about its industry standard facilities, and to find out more about the plan for the new academic year. Meeting with Totton College’s Principal, Dr. Maxine Room CBE, Dr Lewis was given a tour of the college and had the opportunity to meet with staff and…

Students from across the South returned to schools today to collect their GCSE results, with many hoping to have obtained grades high enough to secure a place at an Further Education college. But what does it mean for those who didn’t get the results they were expecting? What options are available? Maxine Room, Principal at…

This year, our talented travel and tourism students were involved in supporting both the website redesign and relaunch of the newly restored, unique tourist attraction, The Eling Tide Mill Experience. During the project, the Eling Experience worked with a number of local community groups, organisations and individuals. Totton College were approached to assist with the planning…

A day in the life of a college principal. We were very fortunate to have the New Milton Advertiser come along to get insight into a day in the life of our principal, Dr. Maxine Room CBE. Maxine was observed during a busy day at Totton College, which took in staff catch-ups, a health and…

Due to the snow and safety of our students and staff, the college is closed on Monday 19 March 2018. We hope to open the college as usual on Tuesday 20 March 2018, but please check back soon, for further updates. In the event that you need to contact/have a welfare or safeguarding issue students…

The college will re-open and resume as normal on Monday 5 March 2018 for all students and staff. Although much of the snow has now melted, please be careful of the patched of snow and ice left over which could be dangerous. In the event that you need to contact/have a welfare or safeguarding issue…

Due to the snow the college is closed again on Friday 2 March 2018. We hope to open the college as usual on Monday 5 March 2018, but please check back soon, for further updates. In the event that you need to contact/have a welfare or safeguarding issue students can call 023 80874878 to speak to a Safeguarding…

Due to the snow the college is closed on Thursday 1 March 2018. In the event that you need to contact/have a welfare or safeguarding issue students can call 023 80874878 to speak to a Safeguarding Officer. Check back soon for further updates. Thank you

Please note the college will be closed from Friday 22 December 2017 at 17:00 and open in the new year on Thursday 4th January 2018 at 08:00 thank you.

Dr Maxine Room                                       Hannah Avoth Totton College has announced it has appointed Dr Maxine Room CBE as Campus Principal. Dr Room, who has a wealth of experience and has led innovative work in the sector, will…

We are proud to announce one of our art student, Ceri Garrett has won the ‘Turnip Prize’, after gaining the most votes with staff and visitors to the End of Year Art and Design show, here at Totton College. She produced a highly creative 3D painted diorama of polar bears in the arctic. Ceri has completed a…

Sports Leadership Taster Day – Wednesday 26 July & 23 August Kick start your career and join us for Sports Leadership Traineeship – football taster day held on the following dates: Wednesday 26 July Wednesday 23 August Both taster days will start from 9:30am-12.30pm. This traineeship programme includes, dedicated coaching, access to football club and…

Enrolling for September 2017! If you are still not sure about what course(s) to do for September, not to worry, we are still enrolling across our broad range of vocational courses for this September. Get in touch with one of our advisers today to find out more about what’s on offer by calling us on…

We are beginning a review of our course information and will have a new prospectus available in July, when the website will be updated with the latest details. If you have any queries about our course information in the meantime, please contact us on 023 8087 4874 or info@nacro.org.uk.

Totton College’s Football and Sports Coaching Traineeship students got a taste of the professional game, when they spent a day at Chelsea FC training ground. The Level 2 and Level 3 traineeship courses, which are run in partnership with Diamond Soccer School, provide students with access to 15 hours football training a week, as well…

Students from across Totton College gained fascinating insight into film production when they visited The Making of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros Studios in Hertfordshire. The trip, which was funded by Totton College and organised by Creative Media teacher, Debbie Avery, covered a range of creative industry elements that are utilised in film production….

Totton College student, Jack Parker, and five of his online teammates, have spent an all-expenses-paid weekend in Los Angeles, after qualifying for the finals of a video games tournament, with a prize pot of $300,000, on Sunday 19 March. The 18 year old BTEC Level 3, Video Games Development student and his co-players, ranked the…

Totton College is igniting a passion for science among young people in Southampton through the launch of an iPad competition marking British Science Week from 10 to 19 March. It’s part of the technical education providers’ new ‘Love Science’ campaign. The theme for British Science Week this year is ‘Change’ encouraging young people to consider…

Motor vehicle staff at Totton College proudly delivered cycle maintenance certificates to service users at The Society of St James homelessness charity in Southampton on Thursday 9 February. The City and Guild Level 1 qualification is a significant achievement for the three learners who showed perseverance and commitment as they trained in an outdoor workshop…

A Totton College apprentice has been awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’ by national mechanical and electrical engineering contractor, Dodd Group. Corin Atkinson, aged 19, was presented with a certificate by the Sheriff of Southampton, Councillor Les Harris on Thursday 29 September at Southampton Guildhall Square. Celebrating its long standing commitment to apprenticeships, Dodd Group launched…

It’s good news for Art & Design Level 3 students who have not only delivered a successful end of year showcase, but who have also secured a record number of places on higher education courses. The recent Art and Design exhibition was a success, attracting many news faces to the College throughout the week beginning…

Art and Design students at Totton College presented a colourful mural to the pupils at Calmore Infant School, during their assembly on Tuesday 21 June, as the school celebrated ‘art week’. The brightly painted board depicts all of the most important things to the school children who fed in to the creative process by choosing…

Swinging from the tree tops at Go Ape, wakeboarding on the lake and land navigation by map and compass; just some of the air, land and water adventures Totton College Public Services students experienced on their recent New Forest expedition. The last minute trip was booked in just 24 hours as an alternative option to a five…