A significant milestone has been reached at Gower College Swansea’s Gorseinon Campus where a major redevelopment project has officially begun, marking a substantial investment in teaching and learning for all students.

Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education, attended a ground-breaking ceremony to show her support for this transformative initiative. The Minister was joined by the College’s Principal Kelly Fountain, Chief Executive Officer Mark Jones, and Chair of Governors Meirion Howells, in celebrating the start of this exciting project.

As a result of a £2m investment by Gower College Swansea, students at the Gorseinon Campus will soon be able to take a break between classes in a brand new social space – the Coffee Hut.

The Gorseinon Coffee Hut, which has been officially opened by Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns MP, is a first floor extension to the existing refectory block.

Featuring a Costa Coffee retail outlet, it is a light and airy space for students to relax together and have a bite to eat.

Staff and students at Gower College Swansea are rolling up their sleeves and donning gloves and high-vis jackets as they begin a new litter picking initiative around the Gorseinon campus.

This community project is being driven by Cllr Kelly Roberts, who is a former student of the College, and Assistant Learning Area Manager Jenny Hill.

“I’ve been very impressed with the enthusiasm of the staff and students at the College and the way they have really bought into this new initiative,” says Cllr Roberts.

It’s been a hectic few weeks for the college’s AS and A Level Government and Politics students.

Firstly, they were invited to take part in BBC Wales’ Ask The Leader live televised debates, held in advance of the forthcoming National Assembly for Wales elections on 5 May.

Students planning a career in medicine/psychiatry got the chance to meet one of the leading figures in the field recently, when the founding editor of The Lancet Psychiatry visited Gower College Swansea.

Niall Boyce met students at the Gorseinon campus to talk about emerging areas of mental health research.

"Mental health research is in a very exciting phase right now, including some world-class work going on in Wales,” says Niall. “I hope some of the students at Gower College Swansea will consider careers in this area."

A brand new £2.8 million teaching block at the Gorseinon campus of Gower College Swansea has been officially unveiled.

Accommodating 11 classrooms, seven IT suites, a gym with shower facilities and a bicycle shelter, it was formally opened on 6 February by Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

A group of A Level Dance students from Gower College Swansea are heading to New York this November.

They will spend a morning watching a rehearsal of the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) and enjoying a tour of the facilities. The groundbreaking work of the AAADT, which was formed in 1958 and has gone on to perform worldwide for an estimated 25 million people, is a specific area of study on their course.

Dance students at Gower College Swansea have an exciting opportunity to work with the National Dance Company Wales (NDCW) during the half term holidays.

A Day of Dance gives students a chance to work with professional contemporary dancers on developing technique and learning repertoire. The NDCW has toured nationally and internationally and has a long standing connection with both Gower College Swansea and the County Youth Dance Company (CYDC), which is hosted at the Gorseinon campus.

Swansea City footballer Ashley Williams recently surprised students at Gower College Swansea's Gorseinon campus when he dropped in to give a motivational talk.

During a Q&A session with the students, he and Sports lecturer Duane Saunders discussed his life and career, his motivations for reaching the level that he has and his role models. Ashley also spoke about his parents' influence and his desire to succeed to make their life better.