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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 a proud supporter of the Haynes Mechanix Project, encouraging young people in Southampton to pursue a career within the motor vehicle industry. The Haynes Group has launched its third Haynes Mechanix project in Dibden, Totton, which runs from January 2017 to July 2017, taking its popular Mechanix course outside of London for the first…

  Representatives from Totton College, and the Totton & Eling Carnival Committee, are coming together for a community cause. Derek Headrige, Campus Principal, and Mary Howard, Faculty Manager at Totton College, proudly presented a cheque for £2500, to Julie Motherwell, community champion and Councillor Neville Penman from the Carnival Committee this week. The technical college…

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…

With an estimated one in three businesses in Southampton still in the dark about the apprenticeship levy, Totton College Projects Team, is offering one-to-one business advice to local employers as part of National Apprenticeship Week from 6 March to 10 March. From April 2017, employers with wage bills of more than £3m will be required…

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…

Public Services students at Totton College recently received a visit from the Royal British Legion as they gear up for their ‘Pedalling for Pounds’ charity event on Thursday 16 February. The level two and three BTEC learners aim to raise £3000, which they will divide between the RBL and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight…

Local children’s author, Simon Chadwick, officially opened the new library during a lunchtime celebration at Totton College on Thursday 1 December. Students and staff gathered to mark the occasion where Derek Headrige, Campus Principal, said a few words about the new facility which has recently relocated. Simon, a former student of Totton College and New…

Students at Totton College were joined by Councillor Cathie McEwing, The Mayor of Southampton, for the launch of a new TV studio at an Open Evening event on Wednesday 23 November. The 4K ready, multi-camera facility, is set to transform film production at the College. Students from a variety of courses are set to benefit…