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.
Do you have a particular passion you want to keep up while you are at College?
Derwen Charity supports Derwen College according to our students’ and clients’ needs.
Contact details to reach our directors, heads of department and other managers at Derwen.
Posted: 4th October 2021
Derwen is excited to announce that we’re opening a new site, at Ludlow’s Eco Business Park. Here, day students will learn work and independent living…
Derwen is delighted to have opened a purpose-designed Nurture Centre. This offers specialist equipment and facilities for students on our newly launched Nurture Programme. We…
Posted: 9th September 2021
Derwen is urging more Shropshire businesses to support us to transform our students’ future employment prospects by offering just an hour or two for a…
Posted: 19th August 2021
An intrepid 16 members of staff from Derwen College walked up Snowdon, yesterday, to raise funds and awareness for Derwen College Charity. Most of those…
Posted: 4th August 2021
It’s not too late for day students to enrol on a life-changing learning experience at our award-winning college for this September. Potential day students can…
Posted: 30th June 2021
Hollywood actress Caroline Goodall has worked with Robin Williams, Sylvester Stallone and Steven Spielberg. Now, she adds Derwen College students to the list of stars…
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: 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…
Posted: 3rd May 2021
Derwen College, near Oswestry, has opened a new on-site charity shop. The shop offers pre-loved bargains to shoppers, and work experience to students with special…
Derwen College has been shortlisted in the Specialist Provider of the Year category in a prestigious national awards competition. The specialist further education college, in…
Posted: 18th April 2021
Derwen College joins Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards providers across Great Britain and the Commonwealth in thinking of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, his family, and…
Posted: 14th March 2021
Derwen College is privileged to have worked on a project promoting a message that we feel very strongly about. Derwen College has worked with NHS…