College News

Gower College Swansea named finalist in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2024

Gower College Swansea has been named a finalist for School/College of the Year at the eighth annual UK Social Mobility Awards.

The awards were established to recognise and celebrate forward-thinking organisations that are actively creating positive social change for their employees and in their communities, by embedding social mobility initiatives into their core business strategy.

College introduces new Legal Services apprenticeship

Gower College Swansea is thrilled to announce the availability of a brand new Legal Services apprenticeship, further expanding our award-winning apprenticeship provision.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX), this highly practical and career-focused programme will enable candidates to pursue a variety of roles within the legal sector, including Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Legal Administrator and Legal Secretary.

Stonewall Top 100 spot for Gower College Swansea

College secures a spot on Stonewall’s Top 100 list for leading LGBTQ+ inclusive employers.

•    Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2024 list recognises exceptional employers who are committed to supporting their LGBTQ+ staff and customers 
•    Gower College Swansea was praised for its work creating a welcoming workplace where LGBTQ+ employees can bring their full selves to work 
•    The College joins a number of top construction, legal, health, finance and education organisations who made the annual Top 100 list of LGBTQ+ inclusive employers

International Mobilities

This year, staff and students have had amazing opportunities to take part in international activity - funded by the TAITH Programme - to countries such as Canada, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, with planned activities to Sweden and Kenya.

With Internationalism at the heart of our mission, the International Office has been very busy organising these visits and ensuring that GCS is a truly global College with international activities at the forefront for staff and learners.

Childcare lecturer wins national ‘best teacher’ award

A Childcare lecturer from Gower College Swansea has won the Learners’ Award for Best Teacher/Lecturer at the prestigious Professional Teaching Awards Cymru.

Rhian Evans received the accolade at a special awards ceremony at Soughton Hall, Flintshire, where the winners were announced by Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle MS.

It is the first time that the teaching awards have been opened up to include further education colleges as well as schools.

Llwyn y Bryn student’s work selected for London show

A student from Gower College Swansea has been selected by UAL Awarding Body to exhibit her work at Origins Creatives 2024.

Level 3 Photography student Evangeline Roberts, who studies at the Llwyn y Bryn Campus, has been selected to exhibit her work at Origins Creatives, taking place at the Mall Galleries, London, in July.

Evangeline’s submission, titled Say It With Flowers, caught the attention of UAL Awarding Body’s curator, Charlie Levine, amongst over 500 submissions.

How to get your exam / qualification results August 2024

Those with fixed results days should look out for an invitation from us w/c Monday 5 August. This will detail the arrangements for collecting your results. The fixed results days are:

A Level, Vocational Level 3 (such as BTEC, OCR, UAL, NCFE) and Welsh Baccalaureate
Thursday 15 August 2024 (from 9.15am)

GCSE and Vocational Level 2
Thursday 22 August 2024 (from 9.15am)

Results will also be available via eILP on both days.

Staff Wellbeing Day 2024

At the end of another very busy academic year, Gower College Swansea held its annual summer Staff Wellbeing Day on 4 July.

Teaching and support staff were able to relax and take part in a wide variety of activities this year including golf, shamanic healing, gardening, cold water therapy, yoga and printmaking.

They were also able to gain free advice on a range of issues such as legal matters, HRT, general health and fitness, and the College’s Cycle to Work scheme.

Exciting opportunity for employers: attend our apprenticeship drop in event

Are you an employer interested in hiring an apprentice or looking to learn more about how apprenticeships can benefit your business? Join us at our employer apprenticeship drop in event.

This event has been specifically designed to provide employers like you with the opportunity to engage directly with our experts and learn more about the extensive apprenticeship support available at the College. 

Lively hustings event sparks debate

Around 50 A Level students at Gower College Swansea recently attended a special hustings event at the Gorseinon campus which allowed them the opportunity to ask questions of their local constituency candidates.

In the run up to the General Election, this was a chance for these young people to engage with the political process and ask questions about the issues most pressing to them.

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