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.
Do you have a particular passion you want to keep up while you are at College?
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.
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 merchandise 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: 5th September 2025
Derwen College is deeply saddened to learn of the death of HRH Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who passed away at Kensington Palace on 4 September…
Posted: 27th June 2025
Runners from across the UK have found out the results of the TSC London Marathon ballot for 2026, and two lucky runners received a guaranteed…
Posted: 30th May 2025
Two dedicated support practitioners from Derwen College have successfully completed the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, raising over £1,000 for the College. Couple Danielle Thomas and…
Posted: 8th January 2025
Derwen College, a nationally-renowned specialist college in Shropshire, is offering professionals the opportunity to share their expertise as part of a board of governors that…
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: 21st February 2023
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
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
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
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…
