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For School Leavers (16-18)

From the Roman Empire to current affairs and religion, these courses are ideal for students interested in past and present issues.

Study English and the world is your oyster! It is an excellent option for students who wish to study arts, humanities, languages or business at university.

A qualification in languages can lead to a diverse range of careers such as translation, marketing and PR or journalism.

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English students enjoy special poetry reading

In celebration of National Poetry Day, A Level English students at Gower College Swansea were delighted to welcome poet Guinevere Clark to the Gorseinon Campus.

 

Lively hustings event sparks debate

Around 50 A Level students at Gower College Swansea recently attended a special hustings event at the Gorseinon Campus which allowed them the opportunity to ask questions of their local constituency candidates.

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A group of our A Level Geography and Geology students have taken the trip of a lifetime to Iceland.

This trip allowed them to see key tectonic features in real life while further developing their knowledge on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (the division between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates), seeing evidence of tectonic processes such as an active geyser, and even experiencing the chance to bath in natural, warm geothermal hot-springs.

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Government and Politics students meet First Minister

Government and Politics students at Gower College Swansea welcomed a very special visitor recently – the former First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford.