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: 20th June 2022
Derwen welcomed Oswestry poet and author Jan Hedger to College to judge student and staff competitions, which were held earlier in the year for World…
Performing Arts students earnt a standing ovation and rave reviews for a Summer Show attended by a packed out audience of families, friends and VIPs…
Posted: 17th June 2022
Derwen College is proud to be part of the Natspec Conference 2022, which returns after a Covid-imposed break from face-to-face events. The conference, on 21 and…
Posted: 7th June 2022
Hundreds of visitors came to support Derwen College Charity Sponsored Walk, Fun Run and Summer Fete, after a break of more than two years. The…
There’s a buzz in the air since we received an exciting new delivery – three colonies of bees. The bees will be starring in their…
Two of our music fan students met their favourite rock star when they attended their first ever gig. Students Joe Osborne and Ethan Palmer-Barber went…
Posted: 6th June 2022
Derwen Garden Centre has received a glorious delivery of roses from world-renowned growers David Austin Roses, just in time for summer. We were delighted to…
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…
Posted: 10th May 2022
Students taking part in their first ever 10-kilometre race will be among hundreds expected to challenge themselves on our Derwen College Charity Sponsored Walk and…
Posted: 9th May 2022
An actor and a scriptwriter from popular soap Hollyoaks delighted an audience of performing arts students, when they visited a Shropshire specialist college this week.…
