College News

Special graduation event for college's HE students

Around 80 Higher Education students from Gower College Swansea recently attended a graduation event at the National Waterfront Museum.

The students were celebrating achievement in subjects as diverse as accountancy, engineering, leadership and management, sports massage therapies, hair and beauty management, childcare, and health and social care services.

College selects sports scholarship students for 2014 / 15

Seventeen students at Gower College Swansea have been successful in their applications for sports scholarships, following in the footsteps of alumni such as Leigh Halfpenny, Justin Tipuric and Jazz Carlin.

The specialist scholarship programme is offered to promising young athletes who play representative sport at either county or national level. This year's successful students are:

Dance students head to NYC

A group of A Level Dance students from Gower College Swansea are heading to New York this November.

They will spend a morning watching a rehearsal of the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) and enjoying a tour of the facilities. The groundbreaking work of the AAADT, which was formed in 1958 and has gone on to perform worldwide for an estimated 25 million people, is a specific area of study on their course.

Maths students make the most of STEP session

Students taking Further Maths at Gower College Swansea enjoyed a stimulating morning recently when they attended a STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper) master-class, organised by the college in conjunction with the Further Maths Support Programme Wales, using facilities provided at Swansea University.

These STEP II and STEP III master-classes are open to all Year 13 pupils who are studying Maths and Further Maths and two people had travelled from North Wales to benefit from the programme!

Students prepare for a 'day of dance'

Dance students at Gower College Swansea have an exciting opportunity to work with the National Dance Company Wales (NDCW) during the half term holidays.

A Day of Dance gives students a chance to work with professional contemporary dancers on developing technique and learning repertoire. The NDCW has toured nationally and internationally and has a long standing connection with both Gower College Swansea and the County Youth Dance Company (CYDC), which is hosted at the Gorseinon campus.

Workshop to inspire writers

Aspiring writers at Gower College Swansea had a chance this week to meet with professionals already working in the industry.

The Write 2 Aspire workshop was organised by the college’s Enterprise team. Guests included South Wales Evening Post editor Jonathan Roberts, writer Paul Durden, playwright Ioan Hefin, novelist Cal Smyth and ex-student Mollie Kneath who is now studying English in London.

Science Academy goes with a bang!

Gower College Swansea's Science Academy continued with a bang as Matthew Tosh, award-winning science pyro-technician, gave a dynamic and highly inspirational presentation on the science behind fireworks.

Access students gain career guidance

Current students on Gower College Swansea’s Access to Higher Education programme met up with former students, who are now working in their dream jobs, for career advice at the Tycoch campus.

The Access programme is aimed at students aged 18 and above who wish to return to education after a break or are looking for qualifications for a change of career, preparing them for study at university.

Two students selected for WMC performance

Two students from Gower College Swansea have been selected to be part of the Wales Millennium Centre's exciting 'Lord of the Flies' production, following auditions across Wales. Brothers Anthony and Amukelani Matsena have a real flair and passion for dance. Alongside their academic studies – they are currently taking A Levels in maths, chemistry, physics and dance - they are rehearsing intensively with professional dancers from the production as well as continuing their work with the County Youth Dance Company (CYDC).

Music industry veteran inspires students

A Level Music Technology students at Gower College Swansea got to hear from a true industry veteran recently.

Gill Taylor has 38 years experience in the music world and has worked with artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Blondie and Meatloaf. For the last 23 years she has managed Elvis Costello.