Keep up to date with all the latest news from Derwen College. Find out what is happening across our sites in Gobowen, Ludlow, Telford and Walford in Shropshire.
Posted: 12th November 2024
Our newly elected Student Council were given their official hoodies, ahead of the first meeting last week. There are still a few left to hand…
Posted: 1st November 2024
We are delighted to have received a £10,000 funding boost to support and grow our Nurture programme for young people with complex or profound and…
Posted: 28th October 2024
Congratulations to STAR garden winners We were delighted to team up with Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR) to recognise gardeners who have brought colour…
Posted: 16th October 2024
Congratulations to Aico and our Horticulture team for working together on a flower bed project which has won an Oswestry in Bloom Award. Aico, in…
It was a proud moment for students, families and staff celebrating achievements, work and independence skills, and friendships at our 2024 Graduation Ceremony. The day…
Posted: 26th June 2024
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 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
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
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: 3rd April 2024
Learning maths in a Minecraft world Derwen College Functional Skills Co-Ordinator Leah Bamford is making numeracy relevant and fun with the use of ‘gamification’ in…
Posted: 11th March 2024
What a day we had on Friday for World Book Day! World Book Day is such an important day to celebrate reading (and writing!) for…
Posted: 6th March 2024
Today was Caitlin’s 21st birthday, and the team in Nurture celebrated in style. The theme was sparkly, and Caitlin and friends enjoyed having glitzy hair…