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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…

Local universities and employers kickstart Totton College 2019 careers conference Local and national organisations including Southampton, Winchester and Bournemouth Universities, Princes Trust, Asda and Solent NHS Trust have taken part in the Totton College 2019 careers conference this month. Designed to help students from Totton College and local feeder school Testwood school prepare for their…

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…

An apprenticeship is a real job that allows you to earn a wage whilst learning skills and experiencing the industry. Upon completing an apprenticeship, you will have gained an industry-recognised qualification and be prepared for work in your chosen area and be able to progress. Here are our top 5 reasons to become an apprentice…

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…

The College is open today for staff and students (Friday 1 February). We will continue to monitor the Met Office forecasts.

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 is proud to announce that we are the sole sponsor of the metal Christmas tree sculptures, which will be on display at the 2018 Totton Lantern Parade. For this year’s Totton Lantern Parade, Totton College has sponsored twelve metal Christmas tree sculptures, representing the 12 days of Christmas. The display will be placed…

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…

Students from the Totton College Creative Media Department, successfully pitched a new digital strategy for a personal training company based in Southampton. Resulting in the team securing a work experience agreement to develop and implement a new digital presence for the company, including new videos and social media strategy. After originally enquiring about filming promotional…

In association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation, Totton College runs a College Football Academy for 16-19 year olds. The Academy will offer enthusiastic learners the chance to not only be coached but also play in friendly matches across the region. Chelsea FC Foundation run a variety of projects for all learners at Totton College ensuring…

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…

Students raise £1,723 for Friends of PICU and Sport Relief! Pedalling for Pounds 2 Our Uniformed Public Services and Sport students took part in a spectacular 24-hour charity cycle challenge at a Pedalling for Pounds 2 event, and raised a spectacular total of £1,723 for two charities, Friends of PICU which supports Southampton Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Sport…

National Apprenticeship Week We are proud to have been a part of National Apprenticeship Week, earlier on this year. As part of the activities for National Apprenticeships Week, the week started with our beauty students having the opportunity to meet a former apprentice, who now runs her own successful business. Rebecca Barnes who is now…

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…

We are incredibly proud to announce that we will be the main sponsor for the Totton Carnival until 2020. The popular community carnival, which first ran over 100 years ago and helps to raise money for local causes, was previously under threat due to a lack of community support and funding to help pay for insurance,…

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…

National Apprenticeships Week – Monday 5 March 2018 – Friday 9 March 2018 It’s National Apprenticeships Week commencing Monday 5 March 2018 and we are proud to be part of it! With lots of activities taking place throughout the week for all out students and apprenticeships, from a exciting competition for students, Breakfast Morning Showcase and much…

Welcome Day – Wednesday 4 July 2018   Save the date! Our Year 11 Welcome Day will be on Wednesday 4 July 2018.   Check back soon for further details.

Are you in Year 11? Why not join us for one of our Taster Workshops, come along and get a feel for life at college and learn about a new subject. Book into one of our Workshop Sessions today.

We are proud to be supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week!

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…

Results Day : Thursday 24th August 2017 Results notifications will be available for collection from the Reception Foyer from 09:00am until 11:00am, and then from the Exams Office until 14:00pm. After this time the notifications will be sent out by post. Please remember that we shall need photo identification to release your results to you….

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 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…