College News
Updated message to parents and guardians: May
Last week I wrote once again to all of our College students thanking them all for their continued engagement with their studies and their ongoing hard work.
I want to reassure you that the College continues to work with the range of examination bodies who validate the different courses we offer, to better understand how our students’ performance is to be assessed in these very different and challenging times.
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Redevelopment of Sketty Hall continues
Work to transform Sketty Hall into a fully-fledged Business School is progressing well.
While Gower College Swansea remains closed for face-to-face teaching and learning, its Estates department has been busy behind the scenes ensuring that the refurbishment of the Grade II listed building continues.
Most of the new electrics have now been installed, and painting and decorating work is taking place across the ground floor.
Updated message to our students - May
It’s been three weeks since I last updated you on the progress the College is making on the range of challenges we are currently facing.
I would again wish to thank all of you for your continued engagement with your studies. Whilst staff are continuing to both teach and provide tutorial and pastoral support online, the response from you has been excellent and clearly will help prepare you for your next step, whatever that may be.
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Art student chosen for BBC programme
Gower College Swansea student, Karen Woods, has been chosen to appear on BBC Four’s “Life Drawing Live” programme.
Karen has been studying on the Level 2 Award in Drawing course and is due to start the Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design in September.
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Oxbridge Online International Summer Programme: 6-17 July 2020
Gower College Swansea is the leading A Level College in Wales (UK) with a reputation for Oxbridge success. Our Oxbridge programme has been running for more than two decades, providing students with the best possible preparation for acceptance to Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities. Read more
College donates supplies to local food banks
Gower College Swansea has helped to boost food bank stocks by donating unused supplies from their canteens.
With the campuses currently closed due to Coronavirus, College staff have gifted supplies including crisps, confectionary and drinks to two food banks in Swansea, St Stephen’s Church and the Life Point Church in the Uplands.
“We are delighted to be able to help and support our local community as best we can during this time,” said Estates Manger Christian Harry.
Both food banks were extremely grateful for the donations.
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Remote technology helps Oxbridge hopefuls
A Level students from Gower College Swansea have been using technology to keep up with their studies during lockdown.
One group of approximately 30 students, who are following the Seren and HE+ programmes either at the College or in local secondary schools, recently took part in an online workshop organised by Swansea Seren and HE+ Coordinator Fiona Beresford and featuring guest speaker Lewis Devonald, a recent Modern History graduate from Lincoln College, Oxford.
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Virtual rowing raises money for Kenya
Gower College Swansea lecturer Cat Wilkes is spending some of her lockdown time raising much needed funds for the Kenya Community Education Project (KCEP).
The KCEP, which was set up at Gower College Swansea in 2003, aims to support the Madungu community by improving access to education, skills, income and employability.
Cat, who teaches A Level and vocational ICT, will undertake a ‘virtual row’ across the English Channel, starting at 10am on Friday 1 May.
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Updated messages to our students and parents/guardians
A message to students
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote to you and I thought it would be useful to update you not only on how the College is continuing to operate, but also to give you my best advice during these challenging times. But before I do that, I just wanted to begin by thanking you.
Only two weeks ago we moved across to a blended method of teaching and learning using a combination of digital tutorials with a variety of assessments, as well as providing additional pastoral support.
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COVID response: Gower College Swansea strengthens support across its community
With face to face teaching suspended due to coronavirus, Gower College Swansea is using its wide range of remote and online learning techniques and expertise to keep delivering its mission – helping students onto their next educational or employment step.
In the lead up to closure, teaching teams quickly started to prepare learners in their tutorial sessions and around 450 laptops and other devices were sourced and loaned to both students and staff.
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