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Gower College Swansea Annual Student Awards 2018
Our outstanding students have been honoured at the Gower College Swansea 2018 Annual Awards ceremony.
The ceremony took place at the Liberty Stadium, with recipients representing every aspect of college life from hospitality, business and art to languages and care.
Swansea Sound DJ Kevin Johns MBE hosted the evening, where students were honoured for their achievements both academic and personal, and he was joined by guest speaker – adventurer, author and TV presenter Tori James.
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China visit a success
Principal Mark Jones was invited by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) - the number one ranked foreign languages university in China - to deliver a keynote speech at their fifth Principal Round Table Summit on ‘challenges and solutions in International education’.
Mark also had the honour of being appointed to the BFSU International Advisory Board.
In recent years, BFSU has established a number of K-12 International schools, some of which offer IGCSE and A Level qualifications.
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Class of 2018
Our 2018 class of A2 international students attended a graduation lunch ceremony at Sketty Hall.
The event was an opportunity to recognise the fact that 100% of our International A2 students received offers to study at Russell Group universities.
College staff and Homestay hosts, who our students had lived with during their time in Swansea, were able to congratulate the group on their amazing success.
The International department wishes all of our A2 students a fond farewell and every success for their future.
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The next steps: College Principal’s advice for Swansea students on what educational route to take after GCSEs
With students across Swansea set to complete the biggest challenge of their educational journey thus far – GCSE examinations - there is no better time than now to look to the future. Those of you who will have completed your exams this May and June, don’t take your foot of the gas! The relief of having finished exams may overwhelm any desire to think about the next steps in your academic lives, but the lead up to results day provides the perfect opportunity to consider where to go next.
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New fashion and textiles centre for College
A new Fashion and Textiles Centre at Gower College Swansea will enable students to hone their skills on industry standard equipment that will set them in good stead when applying for jobs within the profession.
Thanks to a £150,000 funding boost from Welsh Government, the new facility at the Llwyn y Bryn (Uplands) campus will be used by students on a range of art and design related courses,
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Elite skilled youngsters head to Budapest battle
The finest young skilled students from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have been selected to represent the UK at Europe’s most important and prestigious skills competition, it has been announced.
Among them is Gower College Swansea Hospitality student Collette Gorvett.
Team UK – which heads to the EuroSkills Finals in Budapest from 26 to 28 September – will comprise of 22 elite competitors skilled in a broad spectrum of disciplines from engineering to construction, digital to creative.
Read morePositive Estyn inspection for Gower College Swansea
Gower College Swansea has recently received a very positive Estyn inspection which praises the College for its support for learners, strong partnerships with industry and schools, excellent exam results and successful student progression to top universities.
In January 2018, the College was visited by a team of 17 HMI and peer inspectors who spent two weeks working across all seven of the main campuses.
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Achievements celebrated at Sports Awards 2018
Students from Gower College Swansea have celebrated another successful sporting year with a special awards ceremony at the Liberty Stadium.
Read moreNational success for students at the Urdd
There was exceptional success for our students in art, design and technology competitions at the recent Urdd Eisteddfod.
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Litter pick initiative launched at Tycoch
It was all hands on deck at Gower College Swansea when Swans Ambassador Lee Trundle dropped by to lend his support to a brand new litter picking initiative at the Tycoch campus.
The initiative will see a different tutor group from Tycoch patrol the area around the campus every Thursday, covering four routes in Tycoch/Sketty using equipment kindly donated by City and Council of Swansea.
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