College News

GCS student wins place on Hay Festival writing residency

Gower College Swansea A Level English Literature student Matilda Gregory is one of only 20 young people to win a place on the Beacons Project residential writing course at the Hay Festival 2017.

The Beacons Project 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 such as Stephen Fry, Tracey Chevalier and Owen Sheers.

Fingers crossed for Ryan!

Following the recent (and final) selection process, Gower College Swansea is eagerly awaiting news on whether Hospitality student Ryan Kenyon has been selected to represent the UK at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017*.

Ryan’s competition journey began in March 2014 when he represented the college in the WelshSkills Food Service competition – the following year he entered the same competition and secured a Bronze medal.

International students tour Cambridge University

A group of International students from Gower College Swansea recently visited Cambridge.

The students stayed at Churchill College and attended application seminars and subject masterclasses. In addition, they visited other Cambridge colleges and were given tours by former Gower College Swansea students who are currently studying at the University of Cambridge.

Pictured: International students from China and South Korea at Churchill College with Felicity Padley, Oxbridge Tutor and HE+ Co-ordinator, and Mark Jones, Principal.

Congratulations to our Oxbridge students 2017

Seven students from Gower College Swansea have been offered places to study at Cambridge and Oxford Universities this year. They are:

Maths GCSE revision classes over Easter break

We are holding Maths GCSE revision classes at the college over the Easter break.

Tycoch students: Room B18a on Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 18 April (2.30pm – 4.30pm)

Gorseinon students: Room F21 on Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 18 April (11am – 1pm)

Students can attend both sessions - please confirm your attendance by emailing karen.phillips@gcs.ac.uk 

There is also a session at our Llwyn y Bryn campus (Room L20) on Wednesday 19 April (10am – 2.30pm) - please confirm attendance by emailing sara.harry@gcs.ac.uk

Skills Competition success for electronics student

A 22 year-old from Gower College Swansea has won a Gold medal in the electronics final of a national skills competition.

Backed by the Welsh Government through the European Social Fund, Skills Competition Wales is a series of events held in colleges across the country, designed to celebrate vocational skills and create highly skilled, award winning employees for the Welsh workforce.

Park & Ride service to cease

Please be aware that the free Park & Ride service that has run from Fforestfach to the Tycoch campus since November will STOP on Friday 7 April.

Additional parking spaces will become available at Tycoch over the coming weeks as a number of our temporary portacabins are removed from site.

Please can you ensure that you park in designated parking bays. Disabled bays can only be used when displaying an official blue disabled badge or a College disabled parking permit.

Students head to UK's top performance colleges

Gower College Swansea students have secured places at some of the most in-demand acting and theatre schools in the country.

The students – from a range of BTEC Performing Arts, Production Arts and A Level Drama courses – are coming to the end of their time at the Gorseinon campus and are looking forward to the next stage in their careers.

Sporting students head to AoC National Championships

Over 30 students from Gower College Swansea have qualified to represent the region at the AoC Sport National Championships 2017.

The students – specialising in a range of different sports including football, netball, hockey, rugby, golf, cross country and ladies football - fought off stiff competition from colleges across the UK for the chance to participate in the national finals at the University of Nottingham and surrounding facilities on 21-23 April.

'Revolting Pirates' at the National Waterfront Museum - 1 April

After a hugely successful tour that has seen them visit 25 local schools and perform in front of an estimated 4000 children, our first year BTEC Performing / Production Arts students are taking their 'Revolting Pirates' show to The National Waterfront Museum on Saturday 1 April.

There are FREE PERFORMANCES at 1pm and 3pm.

The feedback from the schools on social media has been excellent - so don't miss your chance to see this show for yourselves!