Gower College Swansea is delighted to announce two new appointments within its Engineering department. Rhys Thomas is the new Learning Area Manager for the department, which includes mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, motor vehicle, motor sport, and welding. He is joined by Maria Francis-Emanuel as the new Assistant Learning Area Manager. Both took up their new…
A group of Sound Engineering learners from Coleg Cambria Deeside spent two weeks in Barcelona as part of an education and research programme. In partnership with international careers organisation NexGen, based in the Catalan capital, the trip gave them access to experts in the sector and guidance on how to “take the next steps after…
The report by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Estyn deemed Toybox Children’s Nursery, based at Coleg Cambria Deeside, to be Excellent in three categories – Wellbeing, Care and Development, and Leadership and Management. The news comes after the much-loved facility was a finalist in the Setting of the Year category at last year’s Early Years Wales…
Gower College Swansea has held a special Welsh-themed welcome event for students. Croeso Day 2024 saw staff and learners, who are fluent speakers, enjoy a range of activities designed to get everyone using their Welsh as they get to know one another. Entertainment was provided by pioneering beat-boxer and live looping artist, Mr Phormula, while…
The cutting-edge facility has been built at Coleg Cambria Deeside and is one of only a handful of further education gaming complexes in the country. Lisa Radcliffe, Assistant Principal for Technical Studies, said state-of-the-art equipment and technology – including 36 YOYOTECH high-spec stations featuring the latest I7 Intel processors and RTX4070 graphics cards – secure…
Neil Marshall, whose credits include Hellboy, Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Dog Soldiers, paid a visit to the college’s Creative Media department for a Q&A with learners in Deeside. A Best Director winner at the Saturn Awards and British Independent Awards for The Descent, he spoke about his career in the industry and provided the cohort with advice and…
A learner with ambitions of a career in mental health nursing, has praised the ‘vibrant atmosphere’ and lecturers at Stoke on Trent College for providing the tools to achieve future goals. Alhagie Darboe, who attended school previously in Gambia, has undertaken the college’s Access to Higher Education (HE) course in Level 3 Health and Professional…
GCSE re-sit students from Stoke on Trent College are taking the next steps in their career paths, after collecting their English and mathematics results. Every year students who have not managed to achieve a high-grade pass (4 or above) in their English or mathematics at school are given a chance to re-take their exams, giving…
Matthew Shackleton, a Chester-based veterinary physio, zoo consultant and animal care practitioner at Coleg Cambria Northop, discussed and demonstrated lameness and enrichment devices at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Branton, near Doncaster. Joined by Cambria’s Animal Care Coordinator Richard Morrilly, they conducted a morning of theory on physiology and how to spot locomotive illnesses – which…
Naomi Spaven, lead baker and patisserie chef at Coleg Cambria’s Iâl Restaurant in Wrexham, and baker and pastry chef Ella Muddiman, who also works at the Hafod venue, have been nominated for the Rising Star accolade at this year’s BIA (Baking Industry Awards) ceremony. The news comes after Naomi, from Mold – whose popular LittleWelshFoodie…