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Kettering Campus

Tresham College

Study at our Kettering Campus

Our iconic campus on Windmill Avenue provides a vibrant and contemporary college environment to learn in. At the heart of the campus is the impressive atrium that includes student services, a refectory and coffee shop, computer suites and a multimedia library.

YOUR CAMPUS GUIDE

Kettering Campus Virtual Map
Access to Higher Education
Art & Design
Sport & Fitness
Early Years and Health & Social Care
Travel & Tourism
Music
Applied Science
Business
Foundation Learning
Uniformed Public Services
Performing Arts
Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy
Computing
Media
Teacher Education & Social Studies
English & maths
Access to Higher Education
Access to University students at Bedford College
Art & Design
Art and design Bedford College Group Students

The School of Creative Arts and Media has superb facilities to develop your creative ambitions. Facilities include: film editing suite, TV studio, photographic studios, darkroom, fashion and textile workshops, Apple Mac suites, radio production suite and dedicated art studios.

Sport & Fitness
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The variety of careers in the sports industry is vast and the opportunities are endless. By specialising in sports based study programmes at Tresham College you will give yourself a strong skills and knowledge base to progress either in employment or higher education courses in sport, coaching, health and fitness.

Our extensive sports facilities include fitness suites, synthetic pitches, sports fields and a four court sports hall.

Early Years and Health & Social Care
Care and Childcare tutor and students Bedford College

Many people are drawn towards a career in one of the caring professions. The variety of job roles is enormous and the personal involvement is immensely satisfying and rewarding.

Whether it is care of the young or elderly, teaching or nursing, each demands qualifications for entry. Topics covered include: health; safety; nutrition; child development; anatomy; physiology and the sociological and psychological aspects of caring and supporting children’s play.

Travel & Tourism
Tresham Travel and Tourism students inside plane cabin.

A career in travel and tourism can literally take you around the world. By studying one of our Travel & Tourism study programmes you will be able to gain the key skills and knowledge necessary to get a head start in this industry. Based at our Kettering campus, you will study a mixture of practical and theory units including cabin crew training in our own plane fuselage.

Music
Music students performing Bedford College

When you study music at our Kettering campus, you will be using state of the art sound proofed rehearsal rooms and music equipment. You’ll spend your time between the Mac suite with Logic Pro X, a recording studio and the rehearsal pods. This will culminate in performances in our performance hall and external venues. Our courses will prepare you for a life as a professional musician in the modern music industry.

Applied Science
Science students Bedford College Group

Our Applied Sciences programmes are ideal for students with a keen interest in science, who enjoy solving problems and investigating solutions to complex questions.

Our study programmes offer the opportunity to specialise in either Analytical Forensics or Biomedical Science.

Business
Business Management students Bedford College

A qualification in Business can be a great stepping stone towards a career across a wide range of industries.

Our experienced tutors will take you through each of the elements of your chosen programme, providing practical examples to ensure that the theories learnt can be applied to the working environment.

Foundation Learning
Foundation Education Tresham College Students

The Foundation Learning programme will enable you to develop your social, personal, employability and independent learning skills.

You will develop these skills through a variety of interesting and engaging activities, whilst working towards an Entry Level 3 qualification.

Activities will include English and math, Independent Living Skills, Work Preparation, Work Experience, Community & Travel and your choice from a range of vocational options.

Uniformed Public Services
The Bedford College Group Public Services Students

Studying for a qualification in Uniformed Public Services can lead to a job with clear career pathways and the potential to take you worldwide.

Our specialist Level 2 and Level 3 study programmes help you gain an understanding of the different roles of the public services and develop key skills through problem–solving activities, expeditions, orienteering and real world scenarios.

Performing Arts
Performing Arts Tresham College Students

Our wide range of study programmes in Music and Performing Arts are based at our Kettering campus.

Our superb facilities include a 165-seater performance theatre, dance studio, black box rehearsal studio, large rehearsal studio and specialist sound proof music rehearsal rooms; all equipped with modern, state-of-the-art equipment.

Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy
Hair & Beauty Barbering Banner Tresham College

Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy study programmes at Tresham College are consistently some of our most popular in the college.

Our experienced team of tutors will work to develop your professional skills, taking you from the core techniques through to the latest technological advancements in hairdressing and beauty therapy. Tresham Studios, our commercial hairdressing and beauty salons, operate at Corby and Kettering campuses. These well-equipped, industry standard environments give you the opportunity to gain practical, supervised experience working with fee‑paying clients.

Computing
Higher Education Computing students Bedford College

A qualification in IT can be a great stepping stone towards a career across a wide range of industries.

Our experienced tutors will take you through each of the elements of your chosen study programme, providing practical examples to ensure that the theories learnt can be applied to the working environment.

Media
Someone smiling behind a camera.

The School of Creative Arts and Media has superb facilities to develop your creative ambitions. Facilities include: film editing suite, TV studio, photographic studios, darkroom, fashion and textile workshops, Apple Mac suites, radio production suite and dedicated art studios.

Teacher Education & Social Studies
Teacher Education HE Part-time
English & maths
English and maths Bedford College students

Our Facilities

Astro-turf and Rugby Pitch

Our 4G AstroTurf is open to Sports students and is also available for hire by local organisations and teams.

Costa CoffeeTM

We are delighted to offer on-site Costa CoffeeTM at our Kettering campus. These are open throughout the year and offer seasonal favourites as well as cold drinks and snacks.

Creative Arts & Media facilities

Our impressive buildings include a graphic design Mac suite, photography suites, fashion and textile workshops, soundproofed music booths, dance studios, and theatre.

Free Parking

There is free parking available for our students and visitors.

Fitness Centre & Treatment Room

We have a great gym with top-class equipment and a treatment room for our Sports and Sports Academy students.

Library

The Library is a great place to study outside of classes. If you need to get a project finished or meet classmates for some group study, there are workspaces and computers available for you to use. You can also access computers including PCs, Macs and Netbooks, or make use of our free WiFi.

LIVE Lounge

The hub of the College community, this room is your dedicated space to relax between classes.

Plane Fuselage

Our Travel & Tourism students are able to gain cabin crew qualifications in our own plane fuselage, which provides real life cabin crew experiences.

Restaurant

You can purchase breakfast and lunch on-site in our restaurant. Cold and hot options are available and can be included as part of meal deals.

Tresham Studios

Our Hair & Beauty salon offers an extensive range of hair, beauty and complementary treatments in a commercial salon setting, providing great work experience for our students.

TV Studio

Our Kettering campus has a TV studio and control room for Media & Film Production students.

Finding us

Our location

Tresham College Kettering Campus
Windmill Avenue
Kettering
Northants
NN15 6ER

 

TEL: 01536 413123

Getting to Tresham College Campuses

It’s this easy to get to Kettering Campus…

By bus

Bus passes and financial support are available for eligible students. Stagecoach and Centrebus services frequently stop outside each of our campuses. Visit www.stagecoach.com and www.centrebus.info for more information.

By train

Kettering Campus is located on the Midland Mainline.

By car

Kettering campus is located opposite Wicksteed Park. Free student parking is available.

By foot or bike

We provide bike racks at all our main campus locations.

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Visit our campus

Our expert team of tutors will be available to discuss our courses, our Student Services team will be on hand to answer your questions about everything from support and finance through to welfare and transport.  You will also be able to visit our impressive facilities for yourself and see what life is like at College.

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