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.
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: 9th December 2024
Thank you to the Bernard Sunley Foundation for a generous grant which is helping us to refurbish bungalows where students live and learn to be…
Posted: 30th November 2023
Our Christmas Fayre welcomed hundreds of visitors over the weekend, to see Santa, shop at more than 30 craft and food stalls, and absorb the…
Posted: 10th August 2023
Derwen College’s green-fingered horticulturists were among the team showcasing Oswestry’s gorgeous floral displays to Britain in Bloom judges last week. Paul Moss, the nursery production…
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: 9th June 2023
Derwen College Walford student, Harry, enjoyed a day as an assistant guard and ticket inspector, as a thank you for his work experience at Cambrian Heritage…
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: 27th October 2022
Derwen College students are part of an international tennis festival held in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, from 30 October to 6 November. Derwen Dance Crew (DDC) are…
Posted: 19th October 2022
Performing Arts graduate Amy Jude has been shortlisted in the Association of College’s Student of the Year Awards. Amy has been named in the Adult…
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: 21st January 2022
Derwen College is excited to be sharing our expertise in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sector with educators in the Middle East. We…
Posted: 14th October 2021
Derwen is working with branding specialists Design by COUNTRY. Together we are creating a brighter, more engaging online and on-campus presence. The aim of the…
