College News

Three students in the running for VQ Awards 2019

Gower College Swansea is absolutely delighted to have not one, not two, but three students named as VQ Award finalists for 2019.

First up is Reagan Locke, who is in the running for the title of VQ Higher Learner of the Year.

For the past three years, Reagan has worked within the technical laboratories of Tata Steel. He has also successfully completed a Higher National Certificate in Applied Chemistry (Distinction) at Gower College Swansea, which allowed him to progress straight into a second year part time degree course in chemistry at Swansea University.

College in the running for Responsible Business Award

Gower College Swansea has been shortlisted for a Wales Responsible Business Award by Business in the Community (BITC) Cymru.

The College is in the running for the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Wellbeing at Work Award in recognition of its delivery of a ‘menopause in the workplace’ seminar that took place at the Tycoch Campus in November 2018.

Art students aim high for University places

Students at Gower College Swansea’s Llwyn y Bryn Campus are aiming high for university places, with some even following in the footsteps of Stella McCartney. They are all currently studying the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, while offers are coming in from specialist art colleges and top universities across the UK.

Statement re: incident at College on Thursday 2 May

Late yesterday afternoon (Thursday 2 May) Gower College Swansea received anonymous information.

Due to the nature of this information and our priority of ensuring that we do everything possible to safeguard the health and safety of all our students and staff, we immediately contacted South Wales Police for advice.

On arrival, the Police asked us to evacuate the Tycoch Campus (including Hill House, Sports Centre and Broadway) as a precaution before undertaking a full search of the site.

Nothing suspicious was found and the College has now reopened.

College in the running for Paperless award

Gower College Swansea has been shortlisted in the 2019 Public Sector Paperless Awards.

The Information Learning Technology team, which supports the use of digital technologies and innovations throughout the College, has been named as a finalist in the Best Small Scale Digital Application / Project category for their development of e-signatures for student funding and bus pass agreements.

Top art and design colleges beckon for Llwyn y Bryn students

Four students from Llwyn y Bryn Campus have been accepted to study at UAL (University of the Arts London), an institution ranked second in the world for art and design. They are:

Tracker for pesky pets a hit for IT students

Students on the Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in IT at Gower College Swansea have presented their latest project at the Big Bang Fair at MOD St Athan.

Cambridge visit

Our International students were among a group of over 80 learners who attended this year’s Swansea HE+ Consortium visit to Cambridge.

The event included subject specific masterclasses, college visits and a relaxing punting session on the River Cam.

Pictured here are Jasmine and Molly, both from China, who are studying maths and sciences at Gower College Swansea.

Saadia makes the sporting shortlist

Gower College Swansea student Saadia Abubaker has been revealed as a runner up in the prestigious AoC Sports Awards 2019

Not only is Saadia studying four A Levels at the Gorseinon Campus, she is also – on her own initiative -  working hard to break down cultural barriers in sport and to encourage more participation from young people from ethnic minorities.

Students urge a rethink of ‘fast fashion’

Students from Gower College Swansea’s Llwyn y Bryn Campus have taken over the window of a local charity shop to help raise awareness of ethical fashion.

The Foundation Degree Fashion and Textiles students, alongside lecturer Elinor Franklin, are working in partnership with the Samaritans shop in the Uplands to style and customise a selection of pre-loved outfits.