Hair & Beauty
Our hair and beauty salons are open to the public and you learn on real paying customer
Hair & Beauty at Wakefield College
Study Hair and Beauty with us and show off your talents in our professional salon, Elements.
Show off your customer service skills by providing hair and beauty services to paying members of the public.
We’ve an exciting range of additional activities including visits to trade exhibitions and the opportunity to get specialist training from external companies such as Dermalogic, Studex, Sienna X and Wella to name a few!
Key Points
- Strong links with industry
- Excellent facilities
- In house salon with real clients
I study Level 3 hairdressing at Wakefield College. I enjoy making people look nice, changing their hair, giving them different colours and different types of cuts and just making them feel really good.
What’s New
Catch up with the latest news and events in Hair & Beauty at Wakefield College...
Award Winning Celebrity Hairdresser to Launch Programme at October Open Event
Friday, 08 October, 2021
Students supported The Prince of Wales Hospice Look Good Feel Better event
Wednesday, 06 November, 2019
The Prince of Wales Hospice this week held their first Look Good Feel Better event. Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is the only international cancer support charity that helps boost the physical well-being of women, men and young adults undergoing treatment. The event was supported by Beauty Therapy and Photography Students from Wakefield College as well as other professionals from the Hospice.
Wakefield College teams up with Room97 Creative Academy
Wednesday, 09 August, 2017
Wakefield College and Room97 have formed a partnership to deliver a brand new training programme called ‘Room97 Creative STARS’. The aim of the programme is to deliver a professional training opportunity for 16 – 19 year olds in Wakefield helping launch their careers in creative hairdressing.
Before this course I always dreamt of having my own salon but never knew how. Now I feel like I have confidence and ability to make this happen. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone that has the same dream.
Study Packs
Have you ever wondered what type of work students do on their course at college? Check out our sample study packs to find out.
They contain work you can complete at your own pace that will help develop your independent learning skills and prepare you for your next steps with Wakefield College.
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(Re)Watch our virtual online Open Event with staff interviews, Q&As, virtual campus tours, college updates and more.
Virtual Open Event
19 June, 2021
Join us for our Virtual Open Event with staff & student interviews, Q&As, virtual campus tours, college updates and more.
Case Studies
What our students say about us...
I study Level 3 hairdressing at Wakefield College. I enjoy making people look nice, changing their hair, giving them different colours and different types of cuts and just making them feel really good.
Before this course I always dreamt of having my own salon but never knew how. Now I feel like I have confidence and ability to make this happen. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone that has the same dream.
I gained the Level 2 Diploma and the Level 2 NVQ, then progressed to the Level 3 Diploma and I am now fully qualified. I’m planning to work in a salon to gain experience and eventually own my own business.
I gained the Level 2 Diploma and the Level 2 NVQ, then progressed to the Level 3 Diploma and I am now fully qualified. I’m planning to work in a salon to gain experience and eventually own my own business.
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The Feed
Halloween Makeup | Hair & Beauty @ Wakefield College
It's Halloween and our Hair & Beauty students have partned up with our acting students at Mechanics' Performing Arts to give you all a look at some of their spookiest makeup looks.
Hair & Beauty
31 October, 2021
End of Year Student Award Ceremony
The End of Year Hair & Beauty Student Awards was held virtually again this year. Congratulations to all our winners, you are all superstars.
Hair & Beauty
29 September, 2021
Virtual Training with Elemis
Our beauty tutors took part in a virtual training session with Elemis last week as we are introducing the Elemis beauty range for our Level 3 beauty students this academic year, a lovely luxury skincare brand which we're sure you'll all love!
Hair & Beauty
8 September, 2021
New Make-Up Bar at Castleford Campus
The new make up bar ready for the new academic year. It’s looking fantastic already!
Hair & Beauty
1 September, 2021
Wella visit Hair & Beauty Students
A huge thank you to Zoe from Wella for coming in today to give our students some product knowledge training. Throughout the academic year different suppliers come into college to give our students some extra training alongside their chosen course.
Hair & Beauty
15 June, 2021
Balmain Paris Hair Couture at Wakefield College
A huge thank you to Simon from Balmain for coming in today to give our students some training on ring & tape hair extensions. This is an extra 1-day training course we offer to our L2 or above students alongside their hairdressing course each year.