College News

Sri Lanka Developments

British Cosmetics recently approached Gower College Swansea’s agent in Sri Lanka with an interest in developing a partnership in delivering UK standard L3 qualifications to their students.

The college will now work with British Cosmetics to provide quality assurance, staff and curriculum training support. In addition, staff from the Broadway Hair, Beauty and Holistics Centre will deliver masterclasses and workshops for hairdressing professionals in Sri Lanka.

European visits

Around 50 STEM students had the opportunity to travel to Europe for three-week work placements during 2013/14.

Digital Technology students headed to Germany, IT students to Denmark, Motor Vehicle students to Netherlands and Engineering students to Malta. In addition, Plumbing and Electrical apprentices travelled to Finland and Malta.

Hairdressing students raise funds for Maggie’s

Gower College Swansea students at the Broadway Hair, Beauty and Holistics Centre have been busy raising money for charity. The full time Level 3 Hairdressing students presented a cheque for over £300 to Lucia Smith from Maggie’s.

Innovative School / College project scoops Enterprising Britain Award

An innovative Swansea project which helps kick-start the careers of budding entrepreneurs from primary schools, secondary schools, Further and Higher Education has scooped a national prize.

The Primary to Professional project, led by Gower College Swansea in collaboration with Swansea Council, the Welsh Government, primary and secondary schools, higher education providers, Tech Hub and other business partners, seeks to build the enterprise skills of young people.

Sean wins Institution of Engineering and Technology award

Gower College Swansea student, Sean Sarsfield, has won the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Further Education award for south west Wales. The presentation was made by the Chairman for the 2013/2014 session of the IET Local Network for Wales South West.

Dragon Multi-skills and Sport Festival

Gower College Swansea recently held two days of activities for primary school pupils at the Elba sports complex in Gowerton. The college linked with the City and County of Swansea Active Young People team to deliver the Dragon Multi-skills and Sport Festival. This annual event attracted over 566 pupils from eight local schools. Each pupil sampled up to six activities, choosing from a range which included football, hockey, golf and rounders. Staff and sport students from the college had visited schools over the preceding weeks to provide coaching and raise awareness of the event.

Student drama transfers to Chapter Arts Centre

The Gower College Swansea One Year Acting Company staged the gritty play “13” at the Swansea Grand Theatre in March. This was followed by an invitation to transfer to the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff and the production will open there on 22 July and run until 26 July.

Guest director Catherine Paskell is an Associate Director for the National Theatre of Wales.

Curriculum Leader Bob Barton commented: “Working on the play has been a joy and discovering the world in which ‘13’ is set has really opened all our eyes to the sensation that our world is spinning out of control.”

International Student of the Year - Prabhdeep Singh Sra

“Prabhdeep was nominated by his personal tutor for the way he has grown not just academically but as a person over the past two years. He showed great focus right from the beginning and, although English is his second language, he made every effort to improve his written English and, through hard work, obtained his HND in Business

Creative writing competition is a winner

Gower College Swansea has held a creative writing competition to which all AS English students were invited to submit entries consisting of short stories, dramatic monologues or opening chapters. The entries were judged by Jeanne-Marie Williams, English lecturer, who had organised the competition, who was delighted with the standard of work submitted.

Fun in the sun for students

Over 50 ESOL students from Gower College Swansea were recently treated to an end-of-term sports day at the 360 Centre where they enjoyed beach volleyball, rounders and an egg and spoon race in the glorious sunshine.

The day was organised by Level 3 Sports students from the Tycoch campus and the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teaching team.