Covid update for the start of term (w/c 25 April)
As we begin what is the most important term of the year for many students, with crucial exams and assessments approaching, we will continue to follow both the guidance from Welsh Government (as of Friday 15 April) and our local Incident Management Team.
As such, upon our return after Easter, the College will continue with its current Covid safety measures, which include:
Update for students and parents – 30 December 2021
This morning College managers met to discuss the return to College plans for next week.
A number of options were considered in anticipation of the new Welsh Government guidelines, which are expected later today and tomorrow.
Until we receive the updated government advice our most recent plans remain in place and are as follows:
Teaching and learning
There will be no teaching taking place on either Tuesday 4 or Wednesday 5 January.
Guidance on face coverings
Following the recent statement by Welsh Government, the College has decided that all staff, students and visitors will now be required to wear face coverings.
This will apply in all communal areas where social distancing is difficult to maintain (e.g. hallways, stairways or common rooms). It will also apply when using College or public buses.
Face coverings will not be expected to be worn in the classroom as all full time students will be in individual contact groups (bubbles) and all part time students will be social distancing.
Update from Principal, Mark Jones (11 August)
We have now received the final part of the Welsh Government’s guidance that will allow the College to reopen at the beginning of September.
Even though this guidance has been delayed, we have been working with Welsh Government colleagues throughout the summer and I am now pleased to be able to share our plans for September.
However, I do need to remind everyone of the College’s two key priorities as our plans are based on what we believe are the best means of achieving both of these.
Priority one
An updated message from Principal, Mark Jones: July
It is now three weeks since I last updated students, parents and guardians about how the College is preparing – initially for our return from lockdown and then for September – and a lot has happened during that time.
Firstly I‘m delighted to report that the College has now reopened albeit initially for around just 300 vocational students. This is to allow them to undertake any outstanding vocational assessments and, in doing so, to complete their course and support their progression.
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.
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.