marketing@gcs.ac.uk | (01792) 284000 / 890700 Contacts Exams FAQs Pastoral Care Key Dates Inspections Parent Feedback Transport Report Absence Progression Progress Evening Booking EILP access Welcome to the Parents' Zone This section of the website has been developed to provide parents and guardians with relevant, up-to-date information relating to college life. Welcome to our Parents’ Zone which has been designed to introduce you and your family to this exciting new chapter in your child’s education and to help you in supporting them in achieving excellent results and outcomes whilst at the College. Our experience tells us that a strong three-way partnership between the student, the College and the student’s parents or guardians helps in achieving the very best outcomes and therefore we are keen to involve you in this educational journey as much as possible. At Gower College Swansea we are expert in supporting young people as they move through this phase of education into the working world or onto higher education, with our success based on providing first class experiences for your son or daughter and which includes excellent teaching, good facilities and great care and support. The range of College programmes available allow young people to improve their qualifications and progress to good jobs or to higher education and also to meet new people and do new things. There is serious hard work to be done but also fun and friendship to be enjoyed. We hope that you find this new Parents’ Zone stimulating and useful – and if you have any questions or comments as to how we can further improve it, please do not hesitate to let us know. For all updates regarding the College’s response to Covid-19, please visit our dedicated Coronavirus information page. Kind Regards Mark Jones Principal Important update on self-isolation guidance – 1 November We hope you have had a good half term. As we return, we need to share with you a recent change to the self-isolation guidance from Welsh Government, due to the continued high level of positive Covid-19 cases. The following guidance change now comes into force even if you are fully vaccinated or under 18: If someone in your household has tested positive or has symptoms of Covid-19, you will have to self-isolate and book a Covid-19 PCR test, until you receive a negative result from the Covid-19 PCR test will allow you to return to college (and resume other daily activities outside your home). If you need further advice or would like to report a positive case, please email Glesni Loveridge on covid@gcs.ac.uk or phone 01792 284227. We are also encouraging all learners to take Lateral Flow Tests twice a week in line with the current guidance. You can collect tests from the libraries on all campuses. We look forward to seeing you back in College over the next week. Diolch Nick Brazil Deputy Principal *** Don’t forget you can follow all the latest news from Gower College Swansea on social media. We are on Facebook and Twitter. Following us on social media would be especially useful in the event that normal college procedures be interrupted (i.e. in adverse weather conditions.) If you cannot find what you are looking for please email marketing@gcs.ac.uk and we will do our best to assist you asap. Latest News Read the latest news 11/12/20 Cymraeg Recent Posts Examinations Survey Tycoch campus Community Litter Picking Initiative © Gower College Swansea / Coleg Gŵyr Abertawe 2016 All Rights Reserved / Cedwir Pob Hawl