Academy Transformation Trust Further Education College

07/09/2026

🎄 Get festive with our Christmas Cake & Retail Knowledge course! 🎂

Looking for a creative course this Christmas? Learn how to bake, decorate and sugarcraft your own festive Christmas cake, complete with handmade decorations to take home and enjoy.

Alongside developing practical cake decorating and sugarcraft skills, you’ll explore retail knowledge and workplace skills that can support future employment or volunteering opportunities.

🎓 Work towards a Level 1 Certificate in Retail Knowledge.

Learners must be aged 19+ and the course is FREE if you are eligible. Please contact us for more information about eligibility criteria.

📍 Places are limited and must be booked in advance.

📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

✨ Come along, get creative and make something special for Christmas!

04/09/2026

🍴 Connect, Cook & Eat

Join our Connect, Cook & Eat course starting this October at Willet’s Court Community Centre!

Develop your cooking skills, learn more about healthy eating and connect with your local community in this friendly and welcoming course.

With guidance from our experienced Catering and Hospitality tutor, you'll:
👩‍🍳 Prepare a different recipe each week
🥗 Explore the basics of healthy eating and nutrition
💪 Build your confidence and practical cooking skills
🤝 Meet and connect with others in your local community
🍽️ Sit down and enjoy your meal together at the end of each session

🎓 Work towards a Level 1 Award in Understanding Nutrition and Health.

Food and equipment provided. Young children are welcome to attend with a parent/carer. Please let us know about any allergies or dietary requirements in advance.

⭐ For learners aged 19+
💙 FREE for eligible learners – please contact us to check the eligibility criteria.

📍 Willet’s Court Community Centre
📅 Starting October 2026

Places are limited, so book in advance to secure your place!

📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

03/09/2026

🎨 Get Creative with Kaz Walsgrove at Our Collage Workshop! ✂️✨

📅 Tuesday 8 September
🕙 10:00am - 12:00pm
📍 ATTFE College Community Hub, Idlewells Shopping Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Looking for a relaxed and creative way to spend your morning?

Join artist Kaz Walsgrove for a welcoming collage workshop, where you'll explore the art of cutting, layering, and combining images to create your own unique visual story.

🍂 This session's theme is "Summer to September", celebrating the transition between seasons through creativity and self-expression.

🖼️ Create your own collaged postcard using magazine cuttings and a variety of papers. Keep it as a personal memento or send it to a friend or family member!

✅ No experience needed
✅ All materials provided
✅ Friendly, artist-led session

Just bring yourself and your imagination!

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03/09/2026

🧶 Get creative with our Rag Rug Making & Creative Crafts course! ✨

Join our friendly creative group and explore a variety of crafts while creating beautiful handmade pieces to treasure.

Learn rag rug and hooky rug making, air-dry clay, wet felting, hand sewing, embroidery, macramé and more!

No experience needed – just bring your creativity and enjoy learning new skills in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

🎓 Work towards a Level 1 Award in Creative Crafts
🆓 Free course with most materials provided

Places are limited, so book early to secure your place!

📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

02/09/2026

💙 Create & Connect: Supporting Nottinghamshire Foster Carers

Take some time for yourself, enjoy a cuppa and connect with fellow foster carers through relaxed arts, crafts and conversation.

No experience is needed – just come along, unwind, get creative and enjoy a well-earned break in a friendly and supportive environment.

👶 Pre-school children welcome, with support from our college childcare students.

✨ Taster sessions: Thursday 10 & 17 September 2026, 10am–1pm
🎨 Will continue with our Creative Crafts course: Thursdays, 10am–1pm, 24 September 2026–13 January 2027
📍 Dukeries Young People’s Centre, 84 Main Road, Newark-on-Trent

Free for eligible learners aged 19+. Please contact us for more information about eligibility.

Places are limited and must be booked in advance.

📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

Come along, get creative, meet others and take a little time for you. 💙

02/09/2026

Follow along Sally's Hard HIIT session for this week's 💙🦋

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

02/09/2026

Let's practice mindfulness for this week's ! 💙🦋

01/09/2026

31/08/2026

🍰 Get Into Volunteering with Butterfly Bakery

Looking to build your confidence, gain practical experience and develop your baking skills?

Join our Get Into Volunteering with Butterfly Bakery course starting this November!

Working with Butterfly Bakery, a not-for-profit programme supporting individuals to gain valuable practical experience, you'll:

🍰 Develop your baking, sugarcraft and cake decorating skills
🤝 Learn about volunteering and put your skills into practice
🎂 Help prepare cakes and baked goods for local community events
🌟 Build confidence and gain experience that could support your future career

You'll receive expert guidance from our tutor while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive environment.

🎓 Work towards a Level 2 Award in Volunteering.

⭐ For learners aged 19+
💙 FREE for eligible learners – please contact us to check the eligibility criteria.
📦 All resources provided.

Places are limited, so book early to secure your place!

📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

28/08/2026

💙 Fantastic First Aid feedback!

We’ve received some lovely feedback from Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure following their First Aid course with our fantastic tutor, Sarah!

It’s brilliant to hear that everyone enjoyed the session and left feeling more confident and prepared to respond in an emergency. Well done to everyone who took part! 👏

Interested in First Aid training for yourself or your organisation? We’d love to hear from you!

📧 Contact Dianne at [email protected] to find out more.