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: 6th March 2025
Our Student Council had the opportunity to learn about local government when Selattyn and Gobowen Parish Councillor Craig Emery visited us this week. They invited…
Posted: 5th March 2024
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus (Happy St David’s Day) from all of us at College for 1 March. Our Gobowen campus is less than three…
Posted: 1st August 2023
Derwen College nursing team are finalists in the Royal College of Nursing Awards 2023, in recognition of a hearing project which has already made a…
Posted: 22nd May 2023
A phenomenal 19 Derwen College students and graduates were at Buckingham Palace on Friday, receiving their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards at a reception hosted…
Posted: 2nd May 2023
The Derwen planting team have been busy creating bee and butterfly-friendly flower displays in nearby Oswestry. Our Nursery Production Manager Paul Moss, client Anton Berry…
Posted: 15th August 2022
It’s been one year since we launched our ambitious new Nurture programme for young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). We’ve worked with…
Posted: 12th August 2022
As we look ahead to September, and the excitement and nerves of new starters, we asked Derwen graduate Mia, and her family about, that first…
Posted: 4th February 2022
A new sensory room in our Nurture Centre is up and running, and it looks (and feels and sounds) amazing! The Nurture Centre sensory room…
Posted: 19th November 2021
Derwen College students impressed judges, when they showcased work skills and reached the national finals of WorldSkillsUK. Four students from Hospitality & Food demonstrated their…
Posted: 29th June 2021
Derwen College welcomed VIPs and media, including BBC Midlands Today and Radio Shropshire to join us in honouring two of our top, most inspirational teachers.…
Posted: 17th June 2021
Posted: 2nd June 2021
Everyone at Derwen College is over the moon to have scooped a teaching award that is the further education equivalent of the Oscars. We have…
