College News

Global Enterprise Challenge finalists announced

Students from Gower College Swansea are heading to Cardiff next week to compete against all the other colleges in Wales for the Global Enterprise Challenge 2015.

Vocational Creative Media students Kieran Palfrey, Talisha Weston, Oliver Draper and A Level students Brad David, Rhys Cozens, Shazia Ali and Josh David-Reed were the winning team from the Gorseinon campus.

The Global Enterprise Challenge is a Welsh Government endorsed scheme designed to encourage entrepreneurial spirit and vision among young people.

LA here we come!

When the summer term comes to an end in July, Gower College Swansea student Matthew Allen will be packing his bags and heading to Los Angeles.

Matthew, an Independent Living Skills student at the Tycoch campus, is set to take part in the Special Olympics World Games, where he has been selected to represent Team GB in swimming.

The only male Welsh swimmer to be selected for this event, Matthew, who has autism, already has a strong track record in the Special Olympics with two Gold medals, one Silver medal and two Bronze medals under his belt.

Opportunities for careers in film and media

Creative Media students from Gower College Swansea have spent a day with industry professionals, finding out what it’s really like to work in the world of film and visual effects.

The students were attending a special Film and Media Careers Day at the University of Wales Trinity St David.

Following an introduction from Dr Paul Hazel, the head of the university’s Digital Media School, the students met the creative team behind the BAFTA winning Double Negative, who have worked on films such as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Transcendence, Godzilla and Interstellar.

College supports Fairtrade Fortnight

Staff and students at Gower College Swansea are keen to support this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight with a series of events and promotions.

The student-led Environment Group organised a Fayre at the Gorseinon campus on Monday 2 March, where everyone was encouraged to sample some delicious Fairtrade produce.

At the Tycoch campus, Level 3 Patisserie students used Fairtrade ingredients to make teisen lap, banana tarts filled with a crème patisserie, fruit tarts and treacle tart.

College hosts Skills Competition Wales regional heat for Hairdressing

Gower College Swansea recently hosted a regional final of the Skills Competition Wales in Advanced Cut and Colour (hairdressing).

Stylists from across South Wales gathered at the Broadway Hair, Beauty and Holistic Centre to demonstrate their talent with the scissors and spray.

The panel of judges included industry professionals Mike Morgan Swinhoe from M’s International, Lara Johnson, Vicky Jones from Unique Hair Design and salon director and ex-student Casey Coleman.

World renowned forensic dentist visits Gorseinon campus

His career has taken him around the world, working on cases as diverse and complex as the 2004 tsunami and the Fred West murder investigation.

However, forensic dentist Professor David Whittaker OBE took time out of his busy schedule this week to meet with A Level / BTEC STEM and medical tutorial students at Gower College Swansea.

Welsh Colleges Football record historic double over Australian Schools

Q: When did Wales last beat Australia in two sporting fixtures on the same day?

A: Friday 23rd January 2015 - the day both Men’s and Women’s Welsh Colleges Football teams defeated the junior Soceroos!

Representing Welsh Colleges at U19 level, both teams exceeded expectations, beating the strong Aussie Schools touring teams on their three-week tour of Britain and Ireland.

College appoints Artists in Residence

Over the next three months, students at Gower College Swansea will get to work alongside three newly appointed artists-in-residence.

In partnership with Mission Gallery, the college will host the artists at the Llwyn y Bryn campus from early March.

Welsh writers inspire students

A Level English students at Gower College Swansea have attended a special workshop with inspiring Welsh writers.

The event, held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, was part of the college’s wider Mis Cwl Cymru campaign and was intended to encourage students to use Wales and Welsh culture as inspiration for their writing.

Catering student success at the Urdd

A Professional Cookery student from Gower College Swansea scooped a top prize at the recent CogUrdd competition held at Ysgol Gyfun Bryn Tawe.

Jacqueline Morgan, who is a Level 3 student at the Tycoch campus, took first prize in the 19-25 category and will now go on to compete in the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Caerphilly in May.

The aim of the competition was to create a main course suitable for the Urdd Chief Executive that included at least two Welsh ingredients. Jacqui's recipe was Welsh lamb with honey and Penderyn sauce.