College News

College in the running for more accountancy awards

Gower College Swansea has been nominated in three categories at an upcoming awards ceremony organised by PQ Magazine, a publication specifically for part qualified accountants.

The college has been nominated in the categories of:

Upcoming temporary Sports Hall closure (Tycoch)

Due to the floor being resurfaced, the Sports Centre Hall at Tycoch will be closed from Friday 17 February to Sunday 26 February.

It will also be necessary to close the entire Sports Centre for some of this time - from Tuesday 21 February to Sunday 26 February - while this work is completed.

The Sports Centre will reopen as normal on Monday 27 February at 6.30am.

All our current members will be reimbursed. We apologise for this inconvenience they may cause.

College celebrates Santes Dwynwen

Gower College Swansea has celebrated Santes Dwynwen day in style this year.  The common room at Gorseinon was decorated with red heart shaped balloons, flyers with the story of Dwynwen were scattered everywhere and plenty of chocolates, sweets and heart shaped jellies were given to students to raise awareness of the day.

On the Llwyn y Bryn campus, Library Assistant Kath Oakwood created a lovely Santes Dwynwen display and Student Recreational Officer Marc Nurse distributed sweets and flyers across the Tycoch campus.

Royal Navy careers talk for Engineering Tech students

Representatives from the Royal Navy recently spent the day with Level 3 Pre-Apprenticeship / Engineering Technology students at Tycoch, helping to develop their communication skills in preparation for forthcoming interviews.

Following a prior visit the students made to HMS Richmond at Cardiff Bay, the Royal Navy's Careers team offered to visit the college and assist with the interview preparations which included providing feedback on CVs and practical interview skills.

Electrical / mechanical firm welcomes students to site

Students from Gower College Swansea were treated to a recent site visit to Swansea University Bay Campus’ residential development thanks to Swansea-based RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services, who are helping the students to plan their futures for a career in the electrical and mechanical services industry. 

The Level 2 Construction students were welcomed by RDM and viewed the works the company is completing for VINCI Construction UK, based around the mechanical and electrical works at the residential development phase 1C site.

Everything is ‘coming up roses’ for ILS students

The Independent Living Skills department at Gower College Swansea is working with the City & County of Swansea to provide placements for students and help ensure our local ‘Green Flag’ parks are well maintained and cared for.

Over the past two years, students from the SSTEP (Students Transition Towards Employment Progression) and AOW (Academy of Work) courses at the Tycoch campus have gained invaluable practical experience thanks to this ongoing partnership.

Success for college swimmers

Four Gower College Swansea students, who are all studying A Levels at the Gorseinon campus, took part in the recent Urdd National Swimming Gala.

Dylan Lambropolus, Kyle Job, Oliver Jones and Lewis Quirk came first in two relay races – the medley and the freestyle. They were competing against pupils and students from all over Wales in the ‘over year 11’ age category.

Important information re: possible inclement weather

As you will probably be aware, the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for snow across Wales. Most of the country, including the West, is covered by the warning which runs through Thursday and Friday. We are hopeful that we will be unaffected.

English GCSE re-sit results (November 2016)

Candidates may collect their results on Thursday 12 January from 9am until 3.30pm from the campus in which they sat their examinations:

Second TES nomination for the Bridge Programme

For the second year running, Gower College Swansea's Bridge Programme (which aims to help learners who are at a high risk of becoming NEET) has been shortlisted for a TES FE Award – this time in the ‘Best Teaching and Learning Initiative’ category.