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: 13th November 2024
Performing Arts students are dancing for joy after winning trophies and medals at a street dance competition. Derwen Dance Crew (DDC) took part at Audacity…
Posted: 12th November 2024
Our newly elected Student Council were given their official hoodies, ahead of the first meeting last week. There are still a few left to hand…
Posted: 1st November 2024
We are delighted to have received a £10,000 funding boost to support and grow our Nurture programme for young people with complex or profound and…
Posted: 28th October 2024
Congratulations to STAR garden winners We were delighted to team up with Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR) to recognise gardeners who have brought colour…
Posted: 16th October 2024
Congratulations to Aico and our Horticulture team for working together on a flower bed project which has won an Oswestry in Bloom Award. Aico, in…
It was a proud moment for students, families and staff celebrating achievements, work and independence skills, and friendships at our 2024 Graduation Ceremony. The day…
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: 3rd April 2024
Learning maths in a Minecraft world Derwen College Functional Skills Co-Ordinator Leah Bamford is making numeracy relevant and fun with the use of ‘gamification’ in…
Posted: 11th March 2024
What a day we had on Friday for World Book Day! World Book Day is such an important day to celebrate reading (and writing!) for…
