College News

Statement re: incident at College on Thursday 2 May

Late yesterday afternoon (Thursday 2 May) Gower College Swansea received anonymous information.

Due to the nature of this information and our priority of ensuring that we do everything possible to safeguard the health and safety of all our students and staff, we immediately contacted South Wales Police for advice.

On arrival, the Police asked us to evacuate the Tycoch Campus (including Hill House, Sports Centre and Broadway) as a precaution before undertaking a full search of the site.

Nothing suspicious was found and the College has now reopened.

College in the running for Paperless award

Gower College Swansea has been shortlisted in the 2019 Public Sector Paperless Awards.

The Information Learning Technology team, which supports the use of digital technologies and innovations throughout the College, has been named as a finalist in the Best Small Scale Digital Application / Project category for their development of e-signatures for student funding and bus pass agreements.

Top art and design colleges beckon for Llwyn y Bryn students

Four students from Llwyn y Bryn Campus have been accepted to study at UAL (University of the Arts London), an institution ranked second in the world for art and design. They are:

Tracker for pesky pets a hit for IT students

Students on the Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in IT at Gower College Swansea have presented their latest project at the Big Bang Fair at MOD St Athan.

Cambridge visit

Our International students were among a group of over 80 learners who attended this year’s Swansea HE+ Consortium visit to Cambridge.

The event included subject specific masterclasses, college visits and a relaxing punting session on the River Cam.

Pictured here are Jasmine and Molly, both from China, who are studying maths and sciences at Gower College Swansea.

Saadia makes the sporting shortlist

Gower College Swansea student Saadia Abubaker has been revealed as a runner up in the prestigious AoC Sports Awards 2019

Not only is Saadia studying four A Levels at the Gorseinon Campus, she is also – on her own initiative -  working hard to break down cultural barriers in sport and to encourage more participation from young people from ethnic minorities.

Students urge a rethink of ‘fast fashion’

Students from Gower College Swansea’s Llwyn y Bryn Campus have taken over the window of a local charity shop to help raise awareness of ethical fashion.

The Foundation Degree Fashion and Textiles students, alongside lecturer Elinor Franklin, are working in partnership with the Samaritans shop in the Uplands to style and customise a selection of pre-loved outfits.

College scoops two AAC Apprenticeship Awards

Gower College Swansea scooped two awards at the recent AAC Apprenticeship Awards in Birmingham.

This is an incredible achievement, as more than 350 entries were submitted in total from UK colleges, training providers and employers for this prestigious event, which was organised by FE Week and the Association of Education and Learning Providers.

Gower College Swansea - the only Welsh finalist – was shortlisted in two categories, and took home both titles.

Sister School partnership agreed

Gower College Swansea has signed a ‘Sister School’ partnership with Wuhan No. 49 High School, China, with both parties agreeing to participate in student and staff exchanges and share best practice.

Wuhan is an official sister city of Swansea. Their ties date back to the 1800s when Griffith John, a pioneering missionary from Swansea, lived in the area and founded one of the largest hospitals in China, The Wuhan Union Hospital.

It is hoped that a group of Wuhan students and teachers will visit the College this year for a study tour.

Gower College Swansea scoop three HR Awards

Gower College Swansea scooped three awards in the Wales HR Awards 2018 in a glittering black-tie ceremony in Cardiff’s Exchange Hotel on Friday 22 March.

The awards ceremony – which recognises and celebrates the achievements of HR professionals and employers across Wales – is the flagship event of the Wales HR Network, a leading professional thought sharing and networking group created and run by Cardiff-based commercial law firm Darwin Gray and Acorn, Wales’ leading recruitment specialist.