Derwen College’s history starts with Dame Agnes Hunt: a pioneering woman of the Victorian era, and founderof Derwen College.
Derwen College’s Governors and Trustees set the mission and strategic direction of the College.
View the latest job vacancies at Derwen College near Oswestry, Shropshire.
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.
We work with people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including, but not limited to; autism, physical disabilities and behaviours of concern.
Our policies support fairness and consistencyacross Derwen College.
We are currently welcoming applications for admission into Derwen College’s vocational pathways for September 2025.
Find out more about Derwen College via our open days, transition events we will be at, and our charity events.You can also find our term dates here.
Our pathways and programmes are tailored to suit you whether you are looking for a full-time vocational route, or are not quite ready for a customer-facing programme.
Highly Specialist Nurses and Therapists work together as an integrated team at Derwen College.
Derwen College has four sites across Shropshire: Gobowen, Ludlow, Telford and Walford.
All your questions answered in our Parent/Carer Handbooks
Take a virtual tour of Derwen College’s Gobowen campus.
During your time at Derwen College, you will be supported to explore your future options.
Young people can attend Derwen College as either a residential or a day student, and both offer amazing opportunities!
Students use information and communications technology (ICT) throughout their working day and in their leisure time
Whether you have an existing hobby, or want to try something new, we have an ever-evolving programme of sport and leisure activities.
Derwen College hosts a number of charity events each year. We would love to see you at one.
Derwen Charity supports Derwen College according to our students’ and clients’ needs.
By becoming a Derwen College volunteer you will help to provide work experience opportunities, and enable students to truly thrive.
Derwen Marketplace is an unique setting where Derwen College students undertake work placements.
The state-of-the-art Bradbury Hydrotherapy Pool provides students with an invaluable physiotherapy resource.
Welcome to Derwen College’s online shop. All sales from the shop support our students’ vocational learning.
When you stay at Hotel 751 you support Derwen College students from our hospitality and food pathway on their training journey.
Offers adults with learning disabilities, and associated needs, the opportunity to enjoy an individually tailored short break.
Contact residences 8.45am–5pm
Contact information for day students at Derwen College.
Whether you are a visitor or a new student coming to Derwen, reception is your first point of contact.
Contact details to reach our directors, heads of department and other managers at Derwen.
Posted: 28th November 2025
“There really was no alternative” “There were no other options! Without Derwen College, we would have had to provide education ourselves along with personal assistants…
Our Student Council members were delighted to welcome students from Cambian Pengwern College and other specialist colleges across the UK to our Gobowen campus for…
Posted: 27th November 2025
Since leaving Derwen College, graduate Freya’s newfound confidence has seen her move into her own home and progress towards her ambition of working in hospitality.…
Posted: 26th November 2025
“Derwen College has made me into an independent person and it helped me to be more confident. “Derwen College has helped me with some skills…
Posted: 25th November 2025
A huge congratulations to former Derwen College student Claire Brunt. She is celebrating an incredible 10 years working for Premier Inn, marking a decade of…
Posted: 21st November 2025
Derwen College is proud to join the national ‘Power of Specialist FE’ campaign – led by Natspec, the membership body for specialist FE colleges –…
This week, students have taken an active role in promoting road safety, participating in both national Road Safety Week and local initiatives. Representatives from West…
Posted: 14th November 2025
Generous donors visited our Nurture programme building. The saw first-hand the remarkable difference their support has made for students with profound and multiple learning disabilities…
Posted: 10th November 2025
Derwen College celebrated a double victory at the Cricket Shropshire Awards held at The Shropshire, Telford, on Friday 7 November. We were named SEND School…
Posted: 7th November 2025
This week we celebrated Purple Tuesday with a shopping trip to Gobowen Co-op. We teamed up with our local store to make shopping more accessible…
Posted: 31st October 2025
We are incredibly proud to share the story of student George, whose journey to independence has been remarkable. Not so long ago, George wouldn’t leave…
Posted: 29th October 2025
Student Jonathan has turned his Retail & Enterprise lessons into a thriving mini business, earning over £250 by selling clothes, games, and sportswear online –…
