College News

Continued progression for Charlotte

We recently caught up with former Criminal Justice student, Charlotte, who graduated from the College with a foundation degree in July 2020.

Having always been passionate about criminology, Charlotte decided to study the course at Gower College Swansea because of the extra support the College provides.

Digital learning platform launched

Gower College Swansea is delighted to launch OpenClass, a bespoke learning platform for the city’s Year 11 school pupils.

In response to the ongoing and ever-evolving situation with Covid-19, the College has been keen to develop a bespoke platform to help keep applicants on track with their learning.

Updated statement on police presence at Tycoch Campus (14 April)

On the evening of 13 April, the College was made aware of a number of threats made on social media which were directed towards our Tycoch campus.

The College immediately contacted South Wales Police and we have been working closely with their officers since to ensure the ongoing health and safety of everyone at the campus.

An individual student has now been identified and the matter will be dealt with in line with the College's disciplinary procedure.

We thank everyone for their patience and we hope this brings an end to this unfortunate matter.

Update from Principal, Mark Jones (25 March)

We are delighted to report that, from Monday 12 April, all students will be invited to return to College for face-to-face learning in very much the same way that we were able to operate in the first term (from September to early December).

The focus during these weeks will be on catching up on any outstanding work, including skills development and in preparing our students for their end of year assessments in whatever form has been agreed by the examination bodies.

St. David's Day

This year, with the majority of our learning community and staff working from home, we decided to celebrate St. David’s Day a little differently.

We launched the day with a What is Wales/Welshness to me? competition, inviting a variety of statements, photos, videos and pieces of work that represented Wales to some of our staff and students.

We received nearly 50 entries, from a variety of areas across the whole College, with many ESOL students taking part.

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.