Marvell Hair Academy, Swindon

Marvell Hair Academy in Swindon offers 5* training for hairdressers and Barbers in our own private academy.

We provide all our courses with what we consider those necessary extra skills to prepare you for your Hairdressing or Barbering career. Our extras include organised day trips to shows and exhibitions, Shadowing stylists in a real working environment, opportunity to rent a chair with us once L2 qualified to help grow your confidence and client base.

In our VTCT approved academy we run a variety of hairdressing and Barbering training courses, including the industry recognised NVQ level 2 & 3 hairdressing, NVQ level 2 Barbering, Apprenticeships in Hairdressing Professional Level 2 and Advanced & Creative Hair Professionals L3. L3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.

We also offer our own short, relaxed courses for non-hairdressers, Pips refresher courses and more. Please see our shop pages for all course details.

Now offering the Advanced Learner Loan for L3 courses and above. If you are 19+ and have already completed L2 in Hairdressing and would like to find out more regarding accessing the Advanced Learner Loan, please get in touch.

Our Expert Team

Yvonne Marvell

Owner Director & IQA

Amy Denton

Lead Hairdressing Assessor, L3 Hair & Apprentice Assessor

Charlotte Marvell

Lead Barbering Assessor & L2 Hairdressing Assessor

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After many years of wanting to become a hairdresser, I finally took the plunge at the age of 33. I was met by a warm and welcoming team at Marvell Academy, that put me at ease immediately. Amy is incredibly approachable, easy to talk to and a fountain of knowledge. Amy spends a lot of time getting to know her students and tailors her teaching to each person which makes it feel more personal. Amy has really helped me gain confidence in my work, encourageing me and helping me to work towards my goals. Amy always goes the extra mile to support you, weather that be a listening ear or a gentle push.

I came to Marvell straight from finishing my GCSE's. I was worried about changing environments massively and having to make new friends, but the day I started it all went away as I was welcomed in and introduced to everyone. Marvell is an educational yet chill place to learn and thats why I love it! Amy was my main support and she helped me through my apprenticeship, she gave me so much more support than I ever imagined and really made me feel at home. I am someone who tends to shy away from group conversations but Amy helped to involve me and encourage me to grow as a person. I have improved as a person so much through the academy and enjoyed every part of it.

I am writing to thank you for an extremely enjoyable PIP refresher course at Marvell Academy. I am extremely pleased with the progress I made and how much we were able to fit in. I feel your course offered excellent value for money and was delivered in a friendly and professional environment. You and your staff were so kind and friendly and offered knowledge and experience brilliantly. I learned so much. I would very much like to come to your academy for further training and look forward to speaking with you about it soon. Can't wait to receive my certificate!

Being one of the youngest students studying at Marvel Academy, wasn’t just a worry about the amount of learning support I would get, but it was also a worry about the one to one time I could have with the tutors. Throughout my current learning, Yvonne and Amy have been so kind and welcoming, in which they encourage myself through the course, especially when I begin to struggle on the work. They offer you one to one time, or just time when you can come in yourself and just get on with the work. They have help gained my confidence and never stop pushing me to the best of my ability. I am excited to what my future may hold with this amazing qualification.

What is VTCT?

VTCT is the UK’s market-leading specialist Vocational and Technical Awarding Organisation and End Point Assessment Organisation for hair and barbering as well as several other sectors. We use VTCT for all our regulated courses, which means that they prepare the curriculum for these courses, we as a provider must meet these requirements. Our teaching portfolios and learners work is Externally Verified before any course completion.