College News

Visual Arts Exhibitions - Right Here, Right Now

Welcome to our Visual Arts Right Here, Right Now Exhibitions

In the first term of their courses, our Art and Design Level 3 and Foundation Diploma students were busy creating some excellent pieces for their first exhibition of the academic year, based on the theme Right Here, Right Now.

Students celebrate offers to top universities

L-R: Libby O'Sullivan, Ellen Jones, Edan Reid

Six A Level students from Gower College Swansea have been offered places to study at Oxford or Cambridge University in 2021.

Update from Principal, Mark Jones (10 March)

The most recent announcement by the Education Minister gives us the opportunity to build on the good work of the past couple of weeks and to bring more students back for face-to-face teaching from Monday 15 March.

We are now able to bring in more vocational students in learning areas where there are outstanding practical assessments, and it also means we can bring back A Level students where preparation for assessments will need to take place.

I will explain the arrangements that we need to put in place for students below.

Message for year 11 pupils by Principal, Mark Jones

I really hope you and your family are coping as well as possible during these incredibly strange and difficult times.

Whatever your circumstances, we all need to offer support and encouragement to one another to get through it. I know that your school is doing a great job in providing you with support, and is dedicated to the future aspirations of each and every one of its pupils.

For yourselves it is of course an even more important time with decisions needed about where to go next in your education and what path to take.

Recognition for College’s flagship employability programme

Gower College Swansea has been named as an example of good practice in a prominent report on the future of colleges in Wales.

The College of the Future for Wales calls for a radical shift in the role of colleges in the future vision of education and training in Wales. Produced by the Independent Commission on the College of the Future, the report is one in a series that provides recommendations for Further Education in each of the four UK nations.

An update for all students – 18 February

We are looking forward to welcoming some of our students back soon! 

This video will give you an idea of what to expect when you return to College.

Some key points to remember:

An update for all students – 12 February

From Monday 22 February, our campuses will be open for a small number of vocational students only.

In this first phase, these students are likely to be those studying engineering, construction, catering and accountancy (AAT) courses who have qualifications that require a license to practice element.

There will also be a small number of students who will be notified to come in to College to undertake essential assessments that cannot be undertaken online or remotely, which may include lab technician apprenticeships and some applied vocational science.

Gower College Swansea becomes first educational partner of The UK Fashion & Textile Association in Wales

The first fashion and textile apprentices in Wales successfully qualified at Gower College Swansea last year, with more set to follow this year. The College is the only pan-Wales, Welsh Government approved provider for Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeships levels 2-4, and has recently become the first educational partner of the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) in Wales.

Apprentices and employers celebrated at Virtual Awards

To celebrate Apprenticeship Week Wales 2021, Gower College Swansea has organised a week-long programme of virtual events and activities from live chat rooms and information sessions to free webinars and YouTube tutorials.

One very important element of the College’s celebrations is the Virtual Apprenticeship Awards, held across Twitter and LinkedIn this week, and designed to highlight the very best of the best apprentices, employers and assessors.

A blended learning approach to accountancy

Gower College Swansea has teamed up with Mindful Education to offer a range of flexible accountancy courses that are delivered through a combination of online lessons and on campus classes – perfect for these unusual times.

Working in partnership, the College and the London based education technology form will deliver AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualifications from levels 2 to 4, courses that cover a range of disciplines including bookkeeping, costing, and management accounting.