College News

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.

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,

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.

Positive 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.

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.

National success for students at the Urdd

There was exceptional success for our students in art, design and technology competitions at the recent Urdd Eisteddfod.

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.  

Students head for Hay Festival

Two A Level English students from Gower College Swansea have been selected to attend the Beacons Project residential writing course at the Hay Festival 2018.

Emma Rowley and Sophie Apps are among just 20 young people to win places on the prestigious course, which offers Welsh students the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills and explore careers in writing and journalism by working with professional writers, broadcasters and journalists.

Georgia pens prize-winning review

An A Level student from Gower College Swansea has taken first place at the Dylan Thomas Prize book review awards.

Applications – full time courses 2018

Applications are now open to study a full time course with us in September.

There’s no official deadline to apply but, when you have decided what you’d like to study, submit your application to ensure you secure a place on your first choice of course - just follow the links below:

If you are a pupil from a school within the City and County of Swansea, you need to apply via UCAS Progress