Congratulations to the ILS football team!

Huge congratulations are in order to the Gower College Swansea Independent Living Skills football team who have won the 'Ability Counts' national championships at St George's Park, Burton on Trent.

After qualification from the regional competition, Gower College Swansea competed against 16 other colleges who had qualified from across England. Not only were students representing Gower College Swansea but also Wales!

The team played five matches, winning four and drawing one on their way to beating Henley College 4-2 in the final.

The tournament was held in association with AoC Sport (the lead organisation for Further Education and Sixth Form college sport and physical activity) and supported by the FA as part of the ‘Ability Counts’ competition.

ILS staff would like to thank the students for their commitment and sportsmanship throughout the two days. A special mention should go to Chris Wright (ESO) for giving up his time to train the students over the past few months.

The students were given a tour around the England team training facilities and also had an insider’s view of this incredible complex.

Well done ILS!

Photo: thanks to AoC