Full time, part time, any time! Join one of Wales' Top Performing Colleges 🏆
#MakeIt
happen at Coleg Gwent ✨ T: 01495 333777. Yn Gymraeg:
@coleggwent_cym
We're proud to announce that Coleg Gwent Dragons
#Rugby
Academy are the Welsh Schools and Colleges League champions! 🏆🏉 Photos by Foundation Degree Photography student, Leighton Baker 📷 Read the full WRU write up here:
#MadeForGreatness
Freshly crowned WRU Welsh Schools & Colleges
#Rugby
League champions Coleg Gwent, met with Principal Guy Lacey for a team photo at
#Crosskeys
Campus yesterday. “I’m so proud of our amazing team - what an achievement this season.” said Guy 🏆🏉
"Massive shout out and thank you to the Coleg Gwent (student & staff) abseilers for rescuing my dog today when he fell down a hole on the Sirhowy Valley walk, you were amazing!" Lovely
#FridayFeeling
message from local resident, Colleen Probert. Well done everyone! 👏🏼🐶
Good luck to our Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy who depart on their whistle stop 9-day tour of
#SouthAfrica
on Sunday🏉🇿🇦
In between games students will experience Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula, a safari game drive, a visit to Soweto and the Apartheid Museum 🦁
@dragonsrugby
Thank you to our incredible
#Engineering
tutors who have been volunteering their time to contribute towards the national
#PPEshortage
🏥 Our state-of-the-art machines will provide 150 face shields per week to the
@NHSuk
#NHSThankYou
Throwback to a year ago today when Coleg Gwent Dragons
#Rugby
Academy won the WRU Welsh Schools & Colleges League Championship 🏆
Join the No.1️⃣ college rugby teams in Wales & play alongside your studies 🏉📚
Full story:
📷Leighton Baker
#FridayFeeling
🥳 Daniel not only won our prestigious ‘Learner of the Year’ award, but he’s now heading to
@SwanseaUni
to study
#Sport
& Exercise Science with fantastic
#ALevel
grades ABC 🏃♂️🏅
Explore our
#ALevels
and apply now to join our top performing colleges ⬇️
We've had a fantastic day at
#Torfaen
Learning Zone today, for an inspiring
@DofE
Award challenge day.
👑 Thank you to our VIP guest, HRH The Earl of Wessex, who attended as Trustee of the
#DofE
!
Read more about the fantastic event here ⬇️
✨Introducing Jonathan Westwood, Head of Commercial at
@dragonsrugby
& proud Coleg Gwent
#sports
#alumni
🏉
"My time at college gave me a solid start & transition into working life. I learnt much from my days at Crosskeys Campus"
Read Jonathan's story ⬇️
We're excited to meet young
#rugby
players tomorrow at our Rugby Academy event with former learner & current
@dragonsrugby
& Wales player, Ollie Griffiths 🏉
Contact rugbyacademy
@coleggwent
.ac.uk to find out more about joining the current WRU Wales Colleges & Schools Champions
Covid may have slowed things down but there’s no stopping us now!
#Torfaen
Learning Zone is looking incredible in the final stages of ‘fit out & testing' ✨ We can’t wait to open the doors & welcome everyone on 4th Jan 2021 🏫🎒
#MadeForYou
@torfaencouncil
Congratulations to Coleg Gwent
#sport
student, Lewis Webb, on collecting his
#Welsh
schools U18s cap & being selected for the
#Wales
FAW U19's
#football
camp 👏🏻⚽️🏴
Coronavirus Update - a local lockdown has been announced from 6pm tomorrow for the
#Caerphilly
borough.
#Crosskeys
campus will remain open tomorrow prior to this so please attend as planned whilst we await further clarity from the authorities on how to proceed beyond 6pm. (1/2)
Happy 75th birthday to inspirational Coleg Gwent lecturer, Christine Jenkins 🎉 Christine delivers our
#PersonalTraining
,
#Fitness
& Exercise to Music courses at Usk Campus 🏋️♀️ Join Christine this September and you could be doing the
#SplitsAt75
!
"2 years ago I dropped out of uni due to struggles with dyslexia & mental health.
1 year ago I sold 5 hampers at
#Christmas
when I launched my
#business
.
Today I’m dispatching 525 hampers & nearly 3000 units. Work hard & you will succeed"
Abi Chamberlain,
#ColegGwent
Alumna
Well done to
#BTEC
Sports learner Hywel on achieving a Distinction! You’ll hit the ground running studying
#SportsManagement
at
#CardiffMet
University this September! 🏃🏽
Find out what you could study at Coleg Gwent this September:
#BTECResults
Our
#Rugby
Academy players have been on fire recently with eight of them part of a 42-14
@dragonsrugby
U18s win over the Ospreys last week 🔥👏🏼
Fly half, Sam Berry picking up the man of the match award ✨
#MakeIt
Following the Palace’s announcement of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II today, Coleg Gwent extends condolences on the passing of the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Y chwiban olaf / Final whistle
Am ddiweddglo! Coleg Gwent yn cipio'r fuddugoliaeth ac yn cael eu henwi'n bencampwyr Cynghrair Ysgolion a Cholegau Cymru 2020.
@ColegyCymoedd
8
@coleggwent
14
#RygbiPawbS4C
We’re at Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence this morning as Coleg Gwent Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy take on Llandovery College in the
#WRU
National Schools & Colleges Bowl Final 🏆🏉
Pob lwc/Good luck!
#MakeIt
Principality stadium, here we come 🎊🏟 Huge congratulations to Coleg Gwent girls
#rugby
team who booked their place in the WRU Schools and Colleges final with a 34-5 win over Ysgol Godre'r Berwyn 👏🏼🏉
The girls will look to retain the trophy on Wed 6 December 🏆 Good luck 🤞🏼
Well done to Coleg Gwent Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy & Coleg Gwent Girls Rugby 7’s who took on a hard hitting Llandovery College yesterday 👏🏽
Great to see CG alumni, now
@dragonsrugby
players, supporting at the game 👊🏼
Full gallery over on our FB page:
💡 Did you know? Only 6% from Wales' poorest postcodes go on to become specialist doctors. Working alongside Agored Cymru and Professor Paul Edwards, we hope to change that✨
Read more here:
Good luck to Coleg Gwent Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy as they take on Llandovery College this afternoon 🏉
A win today equals a Principality Stadium final 🏆
Following a gold medal at WorldSkills, Coleg Gwent
#GamesDesign
student, Nathan Parfitt, further developed his final major project & the results are incredible! It’s no surprise to us that a number of AAA companies in the UK are interested in Nathan’s skills 🎮 Well done Nathan👏🏽
Coleg Gwent is helping the fight against Coronavirus in many ways, from virtual learning to donating PPE to the local health board. Read more
@southwalesargus
⬇
We are proud to celebrate
#LGBT
+ history month 🏳️🌈 Coleg Gwent has and will always embrace
#diversity
and is committed to standing and supporting our own LGBT+ community, both learners and staff 🙂
Coleg Gwent is an inclusive college
Everyone is welcome here 👋🏼
#LGBTHM2020
We’re excited to be at the ICC Wales for the Coleg Gwent Staff Celebrating Excellence
#Awards
this evening 🌟
The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of our
#staff
and this year over 200 nominations were received!
Good luck everyone 🤞🏼
#TopPerformingCollege
It was a pleasure to welcome
@dragonsrugby
Head Coach, Dai Flanagan, to Crosskeys Campus for celebration of Coleg Gwent
#Dragons
Junior
#Rugby
Academy earlier this month 🏉
Read more here:
Shipping Day 📮
60 x ICU/surgery grade face shields
29 x ward grade face shields
All heading for Neville Hall Hospital 🏥
Huge thanks to our amazing
#Engineering
staff at BGLZ ❤️
#NHSheroes
#NHSThankYou
Today marks the first day of
#PrideMonth
🏳️🌈
We’re committed to celebrating our diverse community and do all we can to encourage
#inclusivity
.
This year, we’re super excited to join the celebrations and vibrant atmosphere of the
@PrideCymru
Parade 🎉
We’ll also be visited by…
Amazing win from the Girls
#Rugby
Academy! 👏
The girls absolutely smashed it, a 39-0 victory over
@LlandoveryColl
to take the WRU WSC Rugby National Girls U18s Champions trophy!
@principalitysta
🏆 🏴
Find out more about our award-winning teams 🙌
Today’s the day 🚴🏽 Faculty Director, Ian Millward has already been on the road for 2 hours with James Andrews & Martyn Cooke now joining him, aiming to reach BGLZ
#EbbwVale
by 9am. Long-distance walks, cycling & on-campus challenges will also take place today - watch this space!
✨Tom is over the moon with grades A*AA today, securing his place at
@UniofOxford
to study
#History
!
"I found Coleg Gwent to be friendly and the tutors were great. It's not a rigid learning environment!"
Join Coleg Gwent and get into a top
#university
!
“My goal is to become a
#zoologist
, and the college has helped me improve my overall science skills and built up my confidence when doing practicals.”
Congratulations on achieving Distinctions*!
#CardiffUni
awaits
#BTEC
#AppliedScience
learner Hollie 🎓
#Refugee
&
#asylum
seekers studying English (ESOL) at Coleg Gwent produced these fantastic images of themselves at iconic
#Newport
locations in their traditional clothes - demonstrating their new life & identity in South
#Wales
🏴🙂
"I was worried about being the only boy but everyone on the course is great & friendly. I want to be a primary school
#teacher
in
#Wales
", Josh Wall,
#Childcare
Level 2 student. Start your success story like Josh this September! 👐
#MadeforGreatness
Congratulations to our Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy players who are through to the WRU Development League Cup semi-final with a convincing (and muddy) 26-3 win over Ysgol Glantaf 🏉👏🏼
Play sport alongside your studies 🏐 Find out more here:
#MakeIt
Well done to Coleg Gwent Girls
#Rugby
Academy on a fantastic performance in the British Colleges League, beating Loughborough College 41-7 👏🏼🏉
The young Crosskeys team scored 7 tries, maintaining the push for a play-off spot in the Elite Performance League 🏆
#FridayFeeling
Applications now open for
#Torfaen
Learning Zone! Check out this video to see where you could be studying in September 2020 📚 Find out more & apply today:
@torfaencouncil
Congratulations to Coleg Gwent Girls Dragons Junior Rugby Academy on winning the
@WelshRugbyUnion
@Urdd
Welsh Schools and Colleges 7's for the third year running 🏆🏉
The girls played 7 games, scoring 279 points and conceded only 10 👏🏽
#MakeIt
@dragonsrugby
@DragonsWomen
If anyone deserves a positive
#RoleModel
award, then it’s Coleg Gwent student, Ayesha Khan ✨
Ayesha's been supporting charities and helping those in need since 2001!
Now she needs our help to get to the National
#Diversity
Awards 🏅 Nominate her here:
We always knew our staff and learners at Coleg Gwent were made for greatness 💪 but we're so proud of the kindness and dedication shown as
#CollegeContinues
despite the
#lockdown
.
Here are just some some of the amazing things that have been going on…
🎉 Congratulations to Alice Townsend! With grades A,A,A*, you’re going to
@UniofOxford
to study Law; to become a Solicitor or Barrister 🎓
Get the grades for top Russell Group universities; join us this September! ✨
#ResultsDay
#UniversityofOxford
🏆 Scoring 249 league goals, Coleg Gwent Crosskeys
#netball
team have won every
@AoC_Sport
netball league fixture played since September, topping the league after phase one of the season 🎉
✨ Congratulations to the team!
Learn about sport at college:
🧪 With a passion for
#Science
, Cameron is thrilled to receive A*AA today in his Biology, Chemistry and Maths
#ALevels
🎉 Well done!
He’s now going to study Biomedical Science at
@cardiffuni
!
Apply now to start your journey ⬇️
If you’re a learner with us and struggling with your thoughts and feelings, we will support you – details can be found on CG connect, or have a chat with your tutor and take things from there.
Please reach out for help. You’re not alone. You matter.
#MentalHealthMatters
Support Teaching and Learning student, Lisa Jones, has created 20 amazing scrubs for
#NHS
staff at the Royal Gwent Hospital,
#Newport
🧵👕 We love the Dennis the Menace scrubs, which are your favourite?
#NHSheroes
The Coleg Gwent Creative Arts Department has been selected from thousands of nominations to win a Pearson National Teaching Silver Award 🎉
The team were honoured with the Silver Award for Further Education Team of the Year
@TeachingAwards
Congratulations!
#TeachingAwards
📢 Following yesterday's announcement of a local lockdown in
#Caerphilly
, Welsh Government have now confirmed that learners will still be able to continue travelling in & out of the county to attend college.
Find out what this means for our learners:
A BIG welcome to all new and returning learners 👋🏼 Please remember to follow all guidance when on campus. Let’s all keep
#college
COVID secure! 👾🚫
#CollegeContinues
📢 It’s been another incredible year of
#ALevel
and
#BTEC
results at Coleg Gwent today! We've seen outstanding performance in the higher A*-E grades at 97.4% while 88% of BTEC students achieved a pass grade or higher across 48 different vocational subject areas 🎓✨
Join us LIVE on Tuesday 19 May 5.30pm to find out about starting your
#cyber
#career
at Coleg Gwent this September 💻 Meet our employers Admiral, Fujitsu and Thales to discover how this course can take you into
#digital
-related industries! Register now:
Dan recently won
@Tafflab
funding for his
#business
idea & he said 💬 'The legal side of owning a business can be difficult, however Coleg Gwent has given me the opportunity to learn the legalities.'
Discover more about being an
#entrepreneur
at college:
With opportunities open to our
#Health
and
#Care
learners to volunteer with the Person-Centred Care Team at
@AneurinBevanUHB
, our students have been able to gain valuable experience in care settings during the pandemic 🏥
Coleg Gwent is celebrating an increase in
#ALevel
passes with an excellent 98.5% pass rate! Overall passes as well as grade A*-C are up on last year at one of
#Wales
’ top performing colleges ✨ Read more here:
#CGAlevels
#GwentAlevels
We are proud to be in the top 10 performing
#colleges
across the UK at
@WSUKLIVE
this year, scoring two golds & a highly commended!🥇🥇 Well done Lauren, Charlotte, Stacey & the rest of the
#ColegGwent
team ✨ More info coming soon 📰
#MadeForGreatness
Our
#CollegeContinues
to make a difference during the ongoing pandemic, with our resourceful
#Engineering
department making and donating a custom protective screen for Tredegar Health Centre, to keep their reception staff safe.
Read more about it ⬇️
We’re proud to announce that two of our Coleg Gwent & Worldskills UK Sport Alumni will be leading live
#fitness
and
#yoga
sessions for all colleges across the UK 🏋️♀️ Tune into
@AoC_Sport
LIVE on Facebook for weekly sessions, more details below 👇
📢
#TorfaenLearningZone
update!
The new building is progressing well and we're excited to share some of the latest pictures with you. Find out more about your new campus here 👇
Nell is stepping into the exciting world of
@Cambridge_Uni
this September after achieving grades A*AA and being accepted to study
#Geography
Well done and good luck!
#MakeIt
to your goals - join Coleg Gwent this September to begin your journey
With a love of working with children and wanting a better career, Ntombizodwa studied Childcare as well as GCSE English and Mathematics 📚 👶
With this, she graduated from the
@UniSouthWales
, and began working as a teaching assistant at
@Malpas_Park
. She is now studying for an…
Big win for Coleg Gwent Dragons Junior
#Rugby
Academy who beat Coleg y Cymoedd 31-28 yesterday 🏉🎊
Collision dominance and minimal tackle errors were the foundations of the season's best performance 💪🏼 Well done all 🌟
@DRA_Community