College News

Enterprising ice cream launch at Dylan Thomas

Pupils from Dylan Thomas have taken part in an enterprising after-school business club, selling Joe’s ice cream to their friends and teachers.

The initiative was delivered in partnership with Gower College Swansea lecturer Lucy Turtle and former pupil Curtis Cana as part of the Kick Start Programme.
 

2016 awards recognise outstanding student achievement

Outstanding students from Gower College Swansea were honored at the 2016 Annual Awards ceremony at the Liberty Stadium, with winners representing every aspect of college life from art, sport and engineering to enterprise, theatre and hospitality.

BBC Wales Today weather presenter – and former student - Behnaz Akhgar hosted the evening where students were honored for their achievements both academic and personal.

She was joined by guest speaker, the legendary Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards, Great Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper and subject of a recent inspirational movie.

Primary Partners inspires a love of theatre

Pupils from 12 schools across Swansea will have the chance to learn about working in the theatre and performing live on stage thanks to a special partnership between Swansea Council and Gower College Swansea.

The annual Primary Partners 2016 event comes to Swansea Grand Theatre on June 16 and 17 to give hundreds of youngsters the ultimate arts work experience.

And, after a day behind the scenes and treading the boards, they will perform in front of an audience including proud family and friends in a show hosted by local radio presenter and entertainer Kevin Johns.

College establishes links with Alcanta Education

Gower College Swansea's International Manager Kieran Keogh has recently returned from a very successful business trip to China.

In Guangzhou, Kieran signed an A Level partnership agreement with Alcanta Education - after an introduction via The British Council - which will result in Gower College Swansea helping Alcanta to set up a Pre–A Level programme. Students who successfully complete this programme will then progress to the Gorseinon campus for their A Level studies.

Landlord Training Wales partners with college

Landlord Training Wales, a division of welfare services company A19 Secure Solutions, has partnered with Gower College Swansea to provide an in-class training course designed to help landlords secure the qualifications they will need by law to manage properties in Wales.

The classroom based training will be held at regular intervals and will complement online training courses offered by Landlord Training Wales, which is enjoying a surge in demand as the deadline for compliance creeps closer.

University and college unite to celebrate Townhill

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Gower College Swansea joined forces to support the Phoenix Fun Day on Sunday 22 May.

This annual family-friendly event, which regularly attracts over 1,000 people, is managed by Creative Bubble at UWTSD and funded by the Widening Access Forum.

UWTSD organised marquees offering music, entertainment and free craft workshops. Students from the college’s Bridge Programme collaborated with UWTSD students on stewarding duties and also helped out with some workshops.

Students enjoy a Frosty Friday

Gowerton pupils taking part in the Kick Start Programme at Gower College Swansea held a Frosty Friday at the Gorseinon campus - selling Joe's ice cream as part of their Enterprise qualification.

“This was an opportunity for the pupils to put their theory into action," says lecturer Lucy Turtle, who organised the event alongside Kick Start Ambassador Curtis Cana. "They had put an awful lot of planning into this - creating a business plan, carrying out market research and working out the amount of profit they can make for Gowerton School.”

ILS students take Eisteddfod prize

Independent Living students from Gower College Swansea have taken third prize at this year's National Eisteddfod

The students - Nyle Bowen, Laura Evans, Kerri Green, Stephanie Harris, Joshua Jones, Amy Lewis, Abigail Maguire, Elle Wilkins and Jessica Williams - devised their piece of work around the theme of 'belonging'.

College wins public vote for share of NatWest’s Skills and Opportunities Fund

The Cardiff City FC Foundation and Gower College Swansea have each won a £35,000 share of NatWest’s £2.5million Skills and Opportunities Fund.

Both were chosen by public vote to benefit from the fund, which supports organisations in disadvantaged communities that help people develop, create or access the skills and opportunities they need to get into work or start a business.

College hosts Worldskills Industrial Electronics regional heat

A group of Digital Technology students from Gower College Swansea have competed in a WorldSkills competition, held at the Tycoch campus in association with Semta and Premier EDA Solutions.

It was an intensive day with four main parts to the competition: a soldering/construction exercise; a theory paper; a prototype challenge using a breadboard and a software programming test.

The winners were named as Kieran Belton (Gold), Cody Wilks (Silver) and Ryan Thomas (Bronze).