College News
Students talk politics with The Lord Aberdare
Students from Gower College Swansea recently had the opportunity to meet The Lord Aberdare – Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce – when he visited the Gorseinon Campus as part of the Learn with the Lords programme.
The learners, who are studying A Level Government and Politics and A Level Law, spent over an hour with The Lord Aberdare and had an opportunity to discuss many pressing political topics of the day with him.
Students inspired to aim for top universities
Hundreds of young learners were recently invited to attend the launch of the Swansea Seren Hub for 2022/23, where they were able to find out more about the skills needed to apply to the UK’s top universities.
The event, led by Gower College Swansea and Swansea University, was held at the Great Hall on the University’s Bay Campus. It was attended by around 350 students from the College and local sixth form schools, many of whom were joined by their parents and guardians.
Swansea-based employability programme enjoys a double celebration
An innovative programme of employability support run by Gower College Swansea is celebrating two significant milestones, having offered support to 10,000 clients just as it also celebrates its fifth successful year of delivery.
From the Bridge to HE!
It’s always great to hear stories of progression throughout the College and this one is truly amazing!
Back in 2017, Emma Hill was at risk of becoming NEET so she joined our Bridge programme while she thought about which career pathway she wanted to follow. After completing the Bridge course with a DM grade profile, she progressed firstly onto L2 Health and Social Care, and then L2 Engineering Technologies.
Novus Gower awarded Learning and Skills contract for HMP Parc
A partnership between Novus and Gower College Swansea has been awarded a contract by HMPPS Wales to deliver Learning and Skills at HMP&YOI Parc in Bridgend.
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Celebrating Shwmae Day
This week, each campus has celebrated Shwmae Day in style!
Biscuits, stickers, ‘selfies’ with our orange Welsh badge, resources for staff, and more important than anything - meeting and greeting in Welsh with people across the College. Over the last five days, we have greeted thousands of learners with a friendly ‘Shwmae’!
Opening up global opportunities
The International Office has received excellent news that its application to Welsh Government’s Taith Programme was successful.
The bid, which is worth just under £300,000, includes learning exchanges to Portugal, France, China, Canada, and - for the first time - funding for an exchange from our partners in Chongqing, China to bring their students to us. In addition to these, it includes staff preparatory visits to the United States, the Netherlands and Vietnam in order to develop new partnerships, whilst invigorating existing ones.
Music students perform at Mumbles festival
A Level Music students from Gower College Swansea took to the stage as part of the recent Mumbles Festival of Music and the Arts.
Their Rising Stars recital, which took place at the beautiful All Saint’s Church at Oystermouth, saw solo performances of a selection of pieces including Leonard Bernstein’s Maria, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Poor Wand’ring One, and Mozart’s Deh Vieni, non Tardar.
Important update: Monday 19 September
Following the sad death of our Queen and the announcement that there will be a public bank holiday for her funeral, we confirm that the College will be closed next Monday 19 September.
All campuses will remain closed and there will be no teaching.
EMA payments will not be affected for this day.
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Building a greener future for our campus communities
We’re always thinking about the future at Gower College Swansea, especially as the new term starts.
As students, each step you take with us brings you closer to your desired career, or the next stage of your education. Likewise, your tutors are focused on how best to ensure you achieve your goals. But that collective focus on the future also means we, staff and students alike, must also share in a commitment to act sustainably to safeguard our environment and the world we pass on to future generations.