Derwen College provides vocational education, personal & social development for young people with ASD, communication & learning difficulties & disabilities.
Oswestry, England
Joined January 2016
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Our first real-life Open Day for 2021 featured tours, advice, activities and a lunchtime performance by Performing Arts song and sign group Derwen on Tour (DOT). Thanks to everyone who joined us today. We hope to welcome you all back again soon. @dc_performing @CollegeDerwen
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We are super proud of #Pearson @TeachingAwards Award winner @SteveE_Derwen, who was invited to a celebratory tea at @NationalGallery last Friday. Steve's guest was our Bronze award winner, @dc_performing lead Jessie. More at derwen.ac.uk/.../top-awards-…
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Sports coordinator Steve and @dc_performing and #LearningforLife lead Jessie are taking a well-deserved trip to London for tea at @NationalGallery tomorrow courtesy of #Pearson @TeachingAwards. Find out why they're top teachers at derwen.ac.uk/latest-news/top… @SteveE_Derwen @DcStudies
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Enjoy tea for two in our Walled Garden Cafe, open 7 days a week (including bank holiday Monday). We've got a delicious new gardening-themed menu featuring home-baked cakes, hearty sandwiches, breakfasts, salads, jacket potatoes and more. #WellEarnedBreak #TeaandCake #CoffeeBreak
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Plans to brighten you garden this weekend? Derwen College Garden Centre is open 9am-4pm and 10am-4pm on Bank Holiday Monday. Support your local garden centre whilst supporting our learners with #SEND in developing work skills. #supportlocal #shoplocal #BloomingBankHoliday
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Thanks to @tes @tesfenews for the fabulous write-up on Derwen College's success at the #TesFEAwards. We won Specialist Provider of the Year, and can't wait to celebrate with our students when they return after the half term break.
tes.com/news/derwen-college-… @tesfenews
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Our students have been revisiting core skills since returning to college where they are recapping on tree identification #horticulture @derwencollege – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Luca has been busy creating a hanging basket this week #horticulture @derwencollege – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Make sure you're following dc_externalworkexperience on Instagram for exciting updates on our students external work placements! @derwencollege #workexperience – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Here are some pictures of students transplanting winter bedding plants and making up winter planters @derwencollege #horticulture – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Unfortunately the walled garden was closed during lockdown. Our students and staff have embraced the challenge to tidy up this area since returning to college! This area is beginning to look cared for again! Well done everyone!! @derwencollege #horticulture – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Adhele and Ethan have been helping this morning to brighten up the outdoors of the Charles Darwin Greenhouse by planting up these big containers. Plants include- Pyracantha 'Sparkler', Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' and Arabis procurrens 'Variegata'. With some Yellow Violas thrown in – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Ethan has been exploring watering in order to gather evidence for his city and guilds qualification #horticulture @derwencollege – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Another busy day in horticulture! Euan and Jonathan have been weeding and hedge cutting today @derwencollege #horticulture – at Wales, United Kingdom
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The newly installed dry bed propagation area is looking full already @derwencollege #horticulture – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Tool sharpening and then some apple pruning today in Horticulture @derwencollege #horticulture – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Meet our new Horticulture @dcstudentunionboard reps...Oliver, Shane and Madi! #studentcouncil – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Our first year students attend 'Safe use of tools' core skills sessions, here they are rose cutting and demonstrating they are able to handle tools safely! #horticulture @derwencollege – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Our students have been exploring team work as part of their qualification session. Here they are working together potting up and discussing requirements for effective team work! #horticulture @derwencollege – at Wales, United Kingdom
