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: 17th February 2023
A brave student, who has never climbed on a spin bike before, is taking part in our mammoth Spinathon event to raise money for Derwen…
Posted: 16th February 2023
We were very proud that Hospitality student George Weston was part of the staff team celebrating Shrewsbury’s Refresh Café’s second anniversary today. George enjoys a…
Posted: 2nd February 2023
Daring Derwen learning support assistant Tia Hughes is embarking on her first ever skydive to raise funds for Derwen Charity. Tia, who works in Derwen…
Posted: 1st February 2023
The idea of a therapy dog was one that had been discussed many times over a number of years. Paul Bradshaw, Head of Safeguarding, and…
Posted: 26th January 2023
Derwen College charity shop, The Vintage Advantage, is celebrating winning a top national award at the Charity Retail Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the charity…
Derwen College is extremely grateful to two Shropshire organisations who have made donations towards students’ Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards expeditions. Oswestry Lions Club have donated…
Posted: 19th January 2023
This week, we were honoured to welcome back a former student and client who has gone on to become a speaker and ambassador for people…
Posted: 12th January 2023
A fishy visitor arrived at college before Christmas to raise awareness of plastics entering our environment, especially our oceans. ‘Crispin’ the Clown Fish was delivered…
Posted: 10th January 2023
We are delighted to be welcoming back a former student who is a speaker and ambassador for people with learning difficulties, as well as a…
Posted: 6th January 2023
Staff and former students are among the many people paying tribute to pioneering Paralympic coach Anthony Hughes MBE who died suddenly on 30 December. Anthony…
Posted: 20th December 2022
We have planted a tree at College as a lasting legacy to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. Students taking part in our Duke of Edinburgh’s…
Derwen College has received Silver Makaton status. We are the first specialist college to be given this recognition, which means we are officially part of…
