Gower College Swansea Explained

Gower College Swansea
Type:Further Education College
Principal:Mark Jones
City:Swansea
Province:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Website:www.gcs.ac.uk

Gower College Swansea (Welsh: Coleg Gŵyr Abertawe) is a further education college in Swansea, Wales. It was formed in 2010 by the merger of Gorseinon College and Swansea College.[1] [2] [3] Mark Jones, previously Vice Principal of Swansea College and then principal of Bridgend College, became principal in July 2013[4]

Campuses

Gower College provides further education and other training courses from several campuses and venues in the area. The college has five campuses:

Exam results

In 2021, Gower College reported that the overall A-level pass rate was 99%, above the Welsh national average. Of these passes, 43% were at the higher grades of A* to A, 70% were at A*-B, and 88% were at A*-C.[5]

Governance

The college is overseen by twenty governors who form the Corporation Board.[6]

Sports academies

The college has a number of sports academies that enable full-time students to develop skills in football, rugby, netball, hockey and cricket. Sports scholarships are available.[7]

Higher education courses

The college offers the following higher education courses:[8]

Foundation Degrees

Higher National Certificates and Diplomas

Other

College charity

The Kenya Community Education Project[9] was set up in 2003 and is run by the college students. This project aims to raise money to maintain a feeding programme for over 120 of the poorest pupils at Madungu Primary School in Kenya. In addition, it aims to pay the salaries of two teachers and supply them with various educational materials. The college holds an annual Kenya Project Day but fundraising continues throughout the year.

Students participate in the annual Cannock Chase Walk[10] to raise funds as well as various events throughout the year including a "Walrus Dip".[11]

Members of the project have a chance to go to the Kenyan school every other year.

The college's Islamic Society has formed a charity for Islamic Relief, which fundraises for a week every November.

References

  1. http://www.gorseinon.ac.uk/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/219-a-new-name-for-a-new-college Gorseinon College – News – 5 February 2010
  2. Web site: Swansea College – News – 5 February 2010 . 8 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210091818/http://www.swancoll.ac.uk/node/852 . 10 February 2010 . dead .
  3. http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/southwalesnews/New-merged-Gorseinon-Swansea-colleges/article-1810313-detail/article.html New name for merged Gorseinon and Swansea colleges – News report 5 February 2010
  4. Web site: Bay | Gower College Swansea.
  5. Web site: Students celebrate fantastic exam results for 2021 Gower College Swansea . 2023-01-24 . gcs.ac.uk.
  6. Web site: Governance. Gower College Swansea. 21 June 2012. 24 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924104103/http://www.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk/AboutUs/Information/Governance. dead.
  7. Web site: College Sports Academies. Gower College Swansea. 18 September 2016. 18 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318053254/http://gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk/sports-academies. dead.
  8. Web site: Gower College Swansea, HE Options . 1 July 2014 . 24 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924090341/http://www.gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk/FT/HE/Options . dead .
  9. Web site: Kenya Community Education Project. 14 May 2015. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531130005/http://kcep.org.uk/. dead.
  10. Web site: Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower.
  11. Web site: Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower.

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