College News

Gower College Swansea brightens up community in partnership with local company and councillors

Gower College Swansea has recently funded the painting of three telecom boxes near their campuses, two at Sketty Green and one at Tycoch.

The project, in partnership with local Councillors Mike Day and Cheryl Philpott, aims to improve the community feeling around the campuses. The work was carried out by Ffion Nolwenn, a past student of the College from local company, Fresh Creative Co.

College gains premier partner in China

CZIE is a top ranking vocational college in China, initially established in 1958. The introduction to the institution was made by Welsh Government, Shanghai, who also helped to organise the event.

The virtual signing ceremony, hosted on Tuesday 19 October, was attended by around 100 students and staff in China, including the President and Vice President of CZIE, colleagues from Welsh Government in China and Cardiff, and WorldSkills UK.

Gower College Swansea welcomes four new rugby scholars

A very warm welcome to our rugby scholars this year: 

Kian Hire (Gold Scholar) – studying Electrical Installation, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School 
Finley Evans (Gold Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School 
Ben Hibberd (Bronze Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School 
Alex Jones (Gold Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr 

Important information about our January 2022 open evenings

Gower College Swansea is delighted to offer a series of virtual open evenings in January.

If you are thinking of attending, please register your interest in advance on our dedicated webpage.

The dates are:

All open evenings start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30pm.

Information about exams and assessments 2022 

We hope you are enjoying the start of the new academic year with us.

As the first half term is coming to a close, we felt this was an opportunity to let you know about the assessment plans in place for the qualifications you are studying. 

Celebration of Creativity competition for Broadway’s Hairdressing students.

Second year students had one hour to plan and produce commercial hairstyle, combining a multitude of technical skills learned during their course.

The competition was designed for the students to demonstrate their skills and creativity within ladies hairdressing and for them to gain experience in competition activity.

WorldSkills national finals here we come!

Nine current and former students from Gower College Swansea have been named as national finalists at WorldSkills UK, clearing the way for them to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in November. They are:

Updates to Covid-19 testing for students 

In line with recent Welsh Government guidelines to further reduce the transmission of Covid-19, the following changes will now be in place from Monday 11 October:

College receives Global Excellence Award

The award was presented in recognition of continuing to help students achieve excellent A Level results and progress to some of the UK’s most esteemed universities. 

EF is a renowned global brand in education, therefore this is a great recognition for both the International Office and A Level teaching staff for all their commitment to support students’ success during such challenging times.

The award-winning Welsh college which is helping more women become scientists

Throughout history, the science and maths industries have largely been dominated by men.

Young women have historically tended to stay away from STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects during their school years. This can be down to many things, but one of them is the outdated stereotype that STEM careers are better suited to men.

And as a result, women can often be outnumbered in these industries.