helen, Author at Derwen College

Posted: 26th June 2024

Derwen College Wins Prestigious Award for its Careers Programme

Derwen College is thrilled to have been presented with the Career Development Institute’s award for the best ‘Careers Programme in Post-16 Education’. The UKCD Awards…

Posted: 5th June 2024

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Cheque Presentation

Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award receives generous sponsorship. On Tuesday, 4 June, Jenny and Graham Wynn visited Derwen College for a tour of our DofE…

Posted: 3rd June 2024

Derwen Fete Extravaganza

Our Gobowen campus erupted into life over the weekend of 25–26 May as visitors poured in to experience the annual fete and dog show. Visitors…

Posted: 10th May 2024

International Nurses Day

Today (10 May) is International Nurses Day. At Derwen College, we have a small team of nurses who, over the past couple of years, have…

Posted: 21st February 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE UNDER SECTION 121(2) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE UNDER SECTION 121(2) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011 The Trustees of Derwen College (registered charity number 1153280) hereby give notice that they propose…

Posted: 26th May 2022

Derwen Digital ROCKS!

Two of our students will be meeting their favourite rock star when they attend their first ever gig on Friday. Students Joe Osborne and Ethan…

Posted: 19th May 2022

Teaching the magic of Makaton

Derwen College tutors helped to spread the Makaton magic when they attended a national magician’s conference in Shropshire. Makaton tutors Julie Hawkins and Jessie Vaughan delivered…

Posted: 17th May 2022

All the right moves in street dance competition

A street dance crew from a specialist college in Shropshire, earned medals and trophies galore at a dance competition in Wolverhampton against 19 other dance…

Posted: 10th May 2022

Students take on running challenge for Derwen

Students taking part in their first ever 10-kilometre race will be among hundreds expected to challenge themselves on our Derwen College Charity Sponsored Walk and…

Posted: 9th May 2022

Hollyoaks stars at Derwen College

An actor and a scriptwriter from popular soap Hollyoaks delighted an audience of performing arts students, when they visited a Shropshire specialist college this week.…

Posted: 5th May 2022

Performing Arts students in the spotlight

Two of our Performing Arts students demonstrated their stage skills when they took to the stage in a sell-out production of Me and My Girl,…

Posted: 4th May 2022

Derwen College wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Derwen College has been honoured with a top business award endorsed by Her Majesty the Queen. We have been honoured with a Queen’s Award for…