NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The Blog is one year old this month and has, so far, not missed a deadline. At the start of the year the idea of the Blog was to provide contemporary information to staff which was both specific and general but informal at the same time. It was intended to create a greater understanding and awareness of the huge amount of work that goes on in the College, much of it unsung. It is for others to judge the success or otherwise of the Blog but it is an honest attempt to communicate with staff and provide a vehicle for all staff to share information and experiences with all personnel in the College. The hope is that the majority of staff appreciate and welcome the weekly Blog.
To all who have contributed to the Blog – many thanks, with a special mention to Heather Biddlecombe, in the Secretariat, for her help in producing the Blog. (Robert Paterson)
NEW YEAR: NEW ESTATE
The College plan to have a ground breaking ceremony later in January to mark the start of the three year build programme which will see the majority of the College progressively demolished and rebuilt. Full details will be available in the first Blog of 2008. As part of the ongoing communication element associated with the new build, an Estates Information Forum will be set up on the Langside College web site to coincide with the site start. This Forum will allow staff, students, local residents and the construction team to ask questions/ raise issues about the project. A guarantee will be given that all notes posted on the site will receive a response within 24 hrs OR SOONER.
60th ANNIVERSARY QUIZ
A reminder that all entries must be handed into the reception desk by 5 pm at the College by TODAY MONDAY 17th DECEMBER. Do not hesitate to hand your form in if it is not complete. The word on the street is that the quiz is tough and an all correct entry might be difficult. Therefore hand your entry in as there are a number of runner up prizes to be won. Please remember to indicate the charity of your choice who will receive the entry money if you or your team win the competition.
CHRISTMAS FUN (Answers below)
a) Why was Santa's little helper feeling depressed?
b) How do you know Santa has to be a man?
c) Good King Wenceslas phoned for a pizza and ?
d) What did the reindeer say before launching into his comedy routine?
Q. What is the purpose of reindeer?
A, It makes the grass grow, sweetie.
Christmas: The time everyone gets Santamental.
CALENDARS for Childline
I have some young students from Castlemilk High School in my ESOL Upper-Intermediate class. Two of them belong to a dance, drama and music group called Punjabi No 1 and it has created a calendar for 2008 in order to raise money for the charity ChildLine. The calendars are now available from Room 105 at £3 each. Please find the time and money to buy one - it is for a good cause and young people such as these are to be commended for their hard work and willingness to help others.
There was a photo and an article about this group and calendar in the Glaswegian of December 6th. Marilena Ireland, ESOL
HEAD OF CORPORATE STUDENT SERVICES
Warmest congratulations to Margaret Thomson in her recent appointment as Head of Corporate Student Services. Margaret’s previous position was Assistant Finance Manager but she is now looking forward to the challenges of her new post.
Christmas Fun Answers
a) He had low elf-esteem
b) No woman is going to wear the same outfit year after year.
c) The salesgirl asked him, ‘Do you want your usual? Deep pan, crisp and even?’
d) This will sleigh you.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY PEACEFUL NEW YEAR
Friday 21 December 2007
Tuesday 11 December 2007
ISSUE 37 - 10 DECEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
MORE ROUTES TO SUCCESS
David MacAllan, Robert Paterson, Jan Watson and Malcolm Wilson attended an exploratory meeting at the University Strathclyde on Thursday 7th December to discuss the possibility of further extending the College/University joint working on course delivery/articulation links. This meeting came after joint discussions between Brian Green, the Vice Dean (Academic) at the University and our Depute Principal, Robert Paterson. The main thrust of the meeting was the possible involvement by the College in offering, in 2008/9 academic year, the Diploma in Higher Education from the University to enable students to access directly the BA Education and Social Services Degree, with advanced standing. This would allow students from the College with an HNC in Child Care Studies or Social Care to move directly to the Diploma in Higher Education at Langside before moving to University. A working group will now be set up to take this matter forward. This is an exciting development for Langside students as it opens up, not only a dedicated pathway to the BAESS programme, but ultimately to other degree course and career opportunities.
Also discussed at the meeting was the brand new BA Degree for Lead Practitioners and Managers in Childhood Practice in Scotland (I hope that is a working title!) This degree is targeted at all professionals with supervisory responsibilities within the early years workforce and will ensure that, ultimately, all such professionals will be qualified to graduate level (Level 9). It is also intended to be targeted at those aspiring to be lead practitioners/managers and would, therefore, be seen as a preparatory qualification for those staff. The new qualification will be matched to the Standard for Childhood Practice programme in Scotland ( announced recently by the Scottish Government). As such this qualification is at the forefront of development in the vitally important early years sector and Langside College are delighted to have been asked to participate. This is another well deserved accolade for our Child Care lecturing staff. Well done to everyone involved in this new initiative.
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO THE LANGSIDE COLLEGE 60th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
As previously intimated in the Blog, the College will hold a farewell reception in recognition that the 60th Anniversary year is drawing to a close. All returns to intimate if staff are coming to the event are DUE THIS MONDAY 10th DECEMBER. Please return your reply slip on time so that proper catering arrangements can be made.
*** At the reception the animated architectural visualisation of the Langside College estates project will be premiered!
This film will show the external design and spatial relationship the new buildings will have to each other and the surrounding community. Also included in the film are internal views of ?????? all will be revealed on the day! ***
Finance Officer
The College would like to congratulate Leah McGrath in her new role as Finance Office Supervisor starting January 2008.
Leah's previous position was that of Finance Officer in charge of sales but she is now looking forward to the new and existing challenges which this role will bring.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
MORE ROUTES TO SUCCESS
David MacAllan, Robert Paterson, Jan Watson and Malcolm Wilson attended an exploratory meeting at the University Strathclyde on Thursday 7th December to discuss the possibility of further extending the College/University joint working on course delivery/articulation links. This meeting came after joint discussions between Brian Green, the Vice Dean (Academic) at the University and our Depute Principal, Robert Paterson. The main thrust of the meeting was the possible involvement by the College in offering, in 2008/9 academic year, the Diploma in Higher Education from the University to enable students to access directly the BA Education and Social Services Degree, with advanced standing. This would allow students from the College with an HNC in Child Care Studies or Social Care to move directly to the Diploma in Higher Education at Langside before moving to University. A working group will now be set up to take this matter forward. This is an exciting development for Langside students as it opens up, not only a dedicated pathway to the BAESS programme, but ultimately to other degree course and career opportunities.
Also discussed at the meeting was the brand new BA Degree for Lead Practitioners and Managers in Childhood Practice in Scotland (I hope that is a working title!) This degree is targeted at all professionals with supervisory responsibilities within the early years workforce and will ensure that, ultimately, all such professionals will be qualified to graduate level (Level 9). It is also intended to be targeted at those aspiring to be lead practitioners/managers and would, therefore, be seen as a preparatory qualification for those staff. The new qualification will be matched to the Standard for Childhood Practice programme in Scotland ( announced recently by the Scottish Government). As such this qualification is at the forefront of development in the vitally important early years sector and Langside College are delighted to have been asked to participate. This is another well deserved accolade for our Child Care lecturing staff. Well done to everyone involved in this new initiative.
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO THE LANGSIDE COLLEGE 60th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
As previously intimated in the Blog, the College will hold a farewell reception in recognition that the 60th Anniversary year is drawing to a close. All returns to intimate if staff are coming to the event are DUE THIS MONDAY 10th DECEMBER. Please return your reply slip on time so that proper catering arrangements can be made.
*** At the reception the animated architectural visualisation of the Langside College estates project will be premiered!
This film will show the external design and spatial relationship the new buildings will have to each other and the surrounding community. Also included in the film are internal views of ?????? all will be revealed on the day! ***
Finance Officer
The College would like to congratulate Leah McGrath in her new role as Finance Office Supervisor starting January 2008.
Leah's previous position was that of Finance Officer in charge of sales but she is now looking forward to the new and existing challenges which this role will bring.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 3 December 2007
ISSUE 36 - 3 DECEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
SIGNING ON !
On Friday 30th November the final legal contract for the Langside College new build project was signed by the Principal Graeme Hyslop and the Depute Principal/Project sponsor Robert Paterson. Also in attendance at the short signing event were Brian Keegan, Chair of the Board of Management, Steve Harris, Project Manager (Currie and Brown), Paul McAloon, Legal Manager (Balfour Beatty Construction Limited), Stephanie Wright, Legal Assistant (MacRoberts – the College legal advisors) and Fraser Dunlop, Quantity Surveyor (Doig and Smith). The proceedings were the completion of months of hard work and negotiation between the College and its professional advisors and Balfour Beatty personnel. The chosen procurement route by the College meant that Balfour Beatty have now agreed with the College a fixed price for the new build and only changes requested by the College should alter the final cost. (There will be no changes!!). This type of contract should remove the uncertainty of the final financial commitment for the College and let the College plan for the future safe in the knowledge that its future financial commitment in terms of capital and revenue funding is manageable.
The signing of the contract now means that the site start date of 28th January 2008 is now confirmed. Meetings are due to take place with the College and Balfour Beatty next week to review the programme, to oversee the site start up arrangements and to hear Balfour Beatty’s plans for communication with staff/students and the local community during the construction phase of the programme.
Many congratulations to all who were involved in steering the College to this present new estates position.
LANGSIDE COLLEGE 60th ANNIVERSARY QUIZ
*** NAME THAT TOWN ***
Come on accept the challenge and have some fun!
Have you got your entry form yet?
Forms are now available at the Reception Desk
*** Forms to be returned by Monday 16th DECEMBER ***
You can enter as an individual or as a Team
Prizes include bottles of Champagne, Langside College exclusive whisky and vodka plus other awards.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO A CHARITY OF CHOICE OF THE WINNER(S)
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
SIGNING ON !
On Friday 30th November the final legal contract for the Langside College new build project was signed by the Principal Graeme Hyslop and the Depute Principal/Project sponsor Robert Paterson. Also in attendance at the short signing event were Brian Keegan, Chair of the Board of Management, Steve Harris, Project Manager (Currie and Brown), Paul McAloon, Legal Manager (Balfour Beatty Construction Limited), Stephanie Wright, Legal Assistant (MacRoberts – the College legal advisors) and Fraser Dunlop, Quantity Surveyor (Doig and Smith). The proceedings were the completion of months of hard work and negotiation between the College and its professional advisors and Balfour Beatty personnel. The chosen procurement route by the College meant that Balfour Beatty have now agreed with the College a fixed price for the new build and only changes requested by the College should alter the final cost. (There will be no changes!!). This type of contract should remove the uncertainty of the final financial commitment for the College and let the College plan for the future safe in the knowledge that its future financial commitment in terms of capital and revenue funding is manageable.
The signing of the contract now means that the site start date of 28th January 2008 is now confirmed. Meetings are due to take place with the College and Balfour Beatty next week to review the programme, to oversee the site start up arrangements and to hear Balfour Beatty’s plans for communication with staff/students and the local community during the construction phase of the programme.
Many congratulations to all who were involved in steering the College to this present new estates position.
LANGSIDE COLLEGE 60th ANNIVERSARY QUIZ
*** NAME THAT TOWN ***
Come on accept the challenge and have some fun!
Have you got your entry form yet?
Forms are now available at the Reception Desk
*** Forms to be returned by Monday 16th DECEMBER ***
You can enter as an individual or as a Team
Prizes include bottles of Champagne, Langside College exclusive whisky and vodka plus other awards.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO A CHARITY OF CHOICE OF THE WINNER(S)
Another Fine Success
On Monday 26th November Catherine Taylor, Head of BDU attended the College Marketing Network FE First Awards in the Hilton Hotel, Coventry where Langside College was awarded Runner Up in the category ‘Part Time Prospectus’ for the Evening and Lifestyle Guide 2007 / 08. There were over 70 entries in this category from across the UK and competition was very fierce. This will add to the growing collection of Marketing Awards the College has received recently and recognises the hard work and creative input of all involved.
SVQ Hospitality Students
A big thank you to all staff and students who helped raise £60 on our inaugural soup/sandwiches day. It was a huge success and we were sold out in half an hour. The SVQ students and our new chef lecturer Morag Wilson enjoyed the day and we hope to make this a regular monthly event. Look out for the next day – Wednesday 30 January 2008.
All monies raised will go to the students’ choice of charity Yorkhill Hospital (Baby unit). Fiona Weir.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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On Monday 26th November Catherine Taylor, Head of BDU attended the College Marketing Network FE First Awards in the Hilton Hotel, Coventry where Langside College was awarded Runner Up in the category ‘Part Time Prospectus’ for the Evening and Lifestyle Guide 2007 / 08. There were over 70 entries in this category from across the UK and competition was very fierce. This will add to the growing collection of Marketing Awards the College has received recently and recognises the hard work and creative input of all involved.
SVQ Hospitality Students
A big thank you to all staff and students who helped raise £60 on our inaugural soup/sandwiches day. It was a huge success and we were sold out in half an hour. The SVQ students and our new chef lecturer Morag Wilson enjoyed the day and we hope to make this a regular monthly event. Look out for the next day – Wednesday 30 January 2008.
All monies raised will go to the students’ choice of charity Yorkhill Hospital (Baby unit). Fiona Weir.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 26 November 2007
ISSUE 35 - 26 NOVEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Knowledge Transfer
Willie Paterson and Elaine Proudfoot attended a recent Scottish Funding Council conference on Knowledge Transfer. This was the second KT Conference and was aimed at exploring further with College managers how the KT dimension could be developed in Scotland’s Colleges.
The term Knowledge Transfer has caused confusion since its initial introduction to College activity. There now appears to be a widespread acceptance that the term refers to the transformational impact that a College has on businesses following its input. In simpler terms this could be illustrated by the change a College could make to a business by providing a staff training course: increase business productivity, increase its product range, enhance staff effectiveness, efficiency and job security and also allow College staff to interact directly with the business community. There are many instances in Langside where we can clearly make a difference to business and ultimately to Scotland’s economy by the provision of staff training. Not only does this KT activity enhance the economy, it also makes an essential contribution to College revenue generation, without which the College would be unable to sustain current levels of activity including its investment in its communities. (Elaine Proudfoot)
Christmas Show
HND Acting and Performance students will be performing Dorothy’s Wonderful Visit to Oz in the Conference Theatre . NQ Acting and Performance students will be both the chorus and the stage crew of the show directed by David Lee Michael with Alan Craig as Musical Director and David Winter the Technical Director. Performances are on Fri 7 Dec 7.30pm; Sat 8 Dec 2.00 pm and 7.30pm;
Thurs 13 Dec 7.30pm & Fri 14 Dec 7.30pm.
Tickets can be booked through Linda Law Room 105 Extension 3771 or llaw@langside.ac.uk at Adult £8; Conc £5; Family £24; Family (Matinee) £22 . Every year the Christmas Show is a magical extravaganza where you can see the stars of tomorrow today!
ESOL Recipe Book
ESOL Students would like to thank staff and students who bought their ‘ESOL Recipe Book’ raising over £170 for Children in Need. The booklet resulted from project work in ESOL Pre-Intermediate Reading and Writing workshops. It contained 21 international recipes and to encourage buyers, students brought in samples of food to try. For those who tried these and were wondering about the strange combination of flavours, the plates contained both main courses and puddings. Robin Ashton
60th Anniversary Quiz
The 60th Anniversary Quiz entry forms will be available at Reception from Wednesday 28th November. The final date for return of completed entry forms to Reception is Monday 14th December. LATE ENTRIES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. The quiz is open to all staff who may wish to participate as a single entry or enter as a team of three (maximum). The single entry fee is £2.00 with a fee of £5.00 for team efforts. ALL the money raised will go to the ‘charity of choice’ of the winning entry. The quiz is a series of cryptic clues. The answers will be the names of Scottish towns. It should be fun but testing! Prizes of champagne, exclusive Langside College whisky and vodka and a specially designed Christmas flower decoration have also been provided. The winners will be announced and prizes will be presented at the ‘Farewell to the 60thAnniversay Year’ Reception on 20th December. Please enter and enjoy while knowing that you are supporting a worthwhile charity.
College AIDS Awareness Event:
As you may be aware the 1st of December is World AIDS Day which falls on a Saturday this year. In the past the College has held similar events to raise awareness of AIDS to staff and students here at Langside College. The event will this year be held in the concourse on Thursday the 29th of November with a variety of Information Stands and Health Professionals on hand to discuss matters surrounding AIDS as well as other related areas.
The Health Promotion Working Group have been working together on a variety of Health-Related Issues as well as AIDS and the group hope you can get down to the event at some point throughout the day. This event also ties in with work the College undertakes towards our Gold Award from SHAW and the newer Health Working Lives initiative. The Health professionals will be in attendance from approx. 12-2.30pm although information and staff from the Health Promotion Group will be available throughout the day. Please feel free to wear the Red Ribbon on the day. Thanks for your support! (Health Promotion Group)
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Knowledge Transfer
Willie Paterson and Elaine Proudfoot attended a recent Scottish Funding Council conference on Knowledge Transfer. This was the second KT Conference and was aimed at exploring further with College managers how the KT dimension could be developed in Scotland’s Colleges.
The term Knowledge Transfer has caused confusion since its initial introduction to College activity. There now appears to be a widespread acceptance that the term refers to the transformational impact that a College has on businesses following its input. In simpler terms this could be illustrated by the change a College could make to a business by providing a staff training course: increase business productivity, increase its product range, enhance staff effectiveness, efficiency and job security and also allow College staff to interact directly with the business community. There are many instances in Langside where we can clearly make a difference to business and ultimately to Scotland’s economy by the provision of staff training. Not only does this KT activity enhance the economy, it also makes an essential contribution to College revenue generation, without which the College would be unable to sustain current levels of activity including its investment in its communities. (Elaine Proudfoot)
Christmas Show
HND Acting and Performance students will be performing Dorothy’s Wonderful Visit to Oz in the Conference Theatre . NQ Acting and Performance students will be both the chorus and the stage crew of the show directed by David Lee Michael with Alan Craig as Musical Director and David Winter the Technical Director. Performances are on Fri 7 Dec 7.30pm; Sat 8 Dec 2.00 pm and 7.30pm;
Thurs 13 Dec 7.30pm & Fri 14 Dec 7.30pm.
Tickets can be booked through Linda Law Room 105 Extension 3771 or llaw@langside.ac.uk at Adult £8; Conc £5; Family £24; Family (Matinee) £22 . Every year the Christmas Show is a magical extravaganza where you can see the stars of tomorrow today!
ESOL Recipe Book
ESOL Students would like to thank staff and students who bought their ‘ESOL Recipe Book’ raising over £170 for Children in Need. The booklet resulted from project work in ESOL Pre-Intermediate Reading and Writing workshops. It contained 21 international recipes and to encourage buyers, students brought in samples of food to try. For those who tried these and were wondering about the strange combination of flavours, the plates contained both main courses and puddings. Robin Ashton
60th Anniversary Quiz
The 60th Anniversary Quiz entry forms will be available at Reception from Wednesday 28th November. The final date for return of completed entry forms to Reception is Monday 14th December. LATE ENTRIES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. The quiz is open to all staff who may wish to participate as a single entry or enter as a team of three (maximum). The single entry fee is £2.00 with a fee of £5.00 for team efforts. ALL the money raised will go to the ‘charity of choice’ of the winning entry. The quiz is a series of cryptic clues. The answers will be the names of Scottish towns. It should be fun but testing! Prizes of champagne, exclusive Langside College whisky and vodka and a specially designed Christmas flower decoration have also been provided. The winners will be announced and prizes will be presented at the ‘Farewell to the 60thAnniversay Year’ Reception on 20th December. Please enter and enjoy while knowing that you are supporting a worthwhile charity.
College AIDS Awareness Event:
As you may be aware the 1st of December is World AIDS Day which falls on a Saturday this year. In the past the College has held similar events to raise awareness of AIDS to staff and students here at Langside College. The event will this year be held in the concourse on Thursday the 29th of November with a variety of Information Stands and Health Professionals on hand to discuss matters surrounding AIDS as well as other related areas.
The Health Promotion Working Group have been working together on a variety of Health-Related Issues as well as AIDS and the group hope you can get down to the event at some point throughout the day. This event also ties in with work the College undertakes towards our Gold Award from SHAW and the newer Health Working Lives initiative. The Health professionals will be in attendance from approx. 12-2.30pm although information and staff from the Health Promotion Group will be available throughout the day. Please feel free to wear the Red Ribbon on the day. Thanks for your support! (Health Promotion Group)
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 19 November 2007
ISSUE 34 - 19 NOVEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Doctorate Success
Mr Abed Salem is now Dr Abed Salem, having been awarded the degree of Doctor of Education from the University of Strathclyde. His thesis on "Computer Mediated Communication and Learner Support" boldly argued for a better approach to e-learning and received much praise from the Director of the Department of Educational Studies.
Many years of hard work, often in difficult circumstances, have gone into securing this award and I am sure that everyone at Langside would like to wish him the warmest congratulations.
Langside ‘Up for the Challenge’
As part of the opening day celebrations for their new Waterfront Campus, Clydebank College held their College Challenge for F.E. colleges across Scotland, Langside College entered a combined staff/student team for this outdoor pursuits team format. The events consisted of a 500m open water swim on Loch Lomond, a Canadian canoe race over 2km, a 10km cycle race along the Forth & Clyde canal path, a 5km run and a seriously competitive last event – the pit stop challenge – the fastest team to change the tyres on a formula 1 car.
Langside fared well with Fiona Androns, Scottish International swimmer from the Advanced NQ Sports Studies Course, comfortably winning the open water swim. Well done Fiona!! The College also featured in the Canadian canoe event where Colin ‘Hiawatha’ MacGregor and Andy ‘Mohican’ Wilson from the HNC Sports Coaching course took a creditable 2nd place. The College came 2nd overall behind the eventual winners …… Clydebank College. Well done to all students who took part. (C MacGregor)
SVQ Hospitality Students
The SVQ Hospitality students would like to thank all staff and students that participated in their ‘Children in Need’ coffee morning. A magnificent £240 was raised. All the 3’s – 33 was the lucky number for John Forbes (Student Services). He won the Pudsey Gift Pack – I hope you will put that wooden spoon to good use John!! They hope their soup/sandwiches event on the concourse on Wednesday 28th November at lunchtime will be just as successful. (Fiona Weir).
Car Washing
Bill Brown and his New Opportunities Year 2 class and Auto Valeting students would like to thank staff for their generous donations in raising the sum of £40 for ‘Children in Need’.
RADIO CLYDE’S CASH FOR KIDS – ‘STRIP FOR SCOTLAND APPEAL’
Lynne Robertson would like to thank all staff and students for their fantastic support for Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids – Strip for Scotland Appeal. The sum of £213.70 was raised. Big thank you to Margaret McKenzie, Reception and Carol Small for helping out on the day with donation buckets.
Stork Arrives for ICT Technician
Mandy Henderson had a baby girl weighing in at 6½lbs on Sunday 11th November. Mother and daughter doing well. Many congratulations.
Santa Dash - 5k fun run - Breast cancer
I and my partner are taking part in a Santa Dash 5k fun run on Sunday 16th December for Breast Cancer. The run starts in George Square at
9am, and all participants will be dressed in Santa Suits.
I am AGAIN looking for sponsors from staff and students, but understand there are so many fundraising events taking place at the moment and it is so near Christmas; however, would appreciate if staff could consider making a small donation. This is a very good cause and any monies at all is greatly appreciated. (Michelle Thain).
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Doctorate Success
Mr Abed Salem is now Dr Abed Salem, having been awarded the degree of Doctor of Education from the University of Strathclyde. His thesis on "Computer Mediated Communication and Learner Support" boldly argued for a better approach to e-learning and received much praise from the Director of the Department of Educational Studies.
Many years of hard work, often in difficult circumstances, have gone into securing this award and I am sure that everyone at Langside would like to wish him the warmest congratulations.
Langside ‘Up for the Challenge’
As part of the opening day celebrations for their new Waterfront Campus, Clydebank College held their College Challenge for F.E. colleges across Scotland, Langside College entered a combined staff/student team for this outdoor pursuits team format. The events consisted of a 500m open water swim on Loch Lomond, a Canadian canoe race over 2km, a 10km cycle race along the Forth & Clyde canal path, a 5km run and a seriously competitive last event – the pit stop challenge – the fastest team to change the tyres on a formula 1 car.
Langside fared well with Fiona Androns, Scottish International swimmer from the Advanced NQ Sports Studies Course, comfortably winning the open water swim. Well done Fiona!! The College also featured in the Canadian canoe event where Colin ‘Hiawatha’ MacGregor and Andy ‘Mohican’ Wilson from the HNC Sports Coaching course took a creditable 2nd place. The College came 2nd overall behind the eventual winners …… Clydebank College. Well done to all students who took part. (C MacGregor)
SVQ Hospitality Students
The SVQ Hospitality students would like to thank all staff and students that participated in their ‘Children in Need’ coffee morning. A magnificent £240 was raised. All the 3’s – 33 was the lucky number for John Forbes (Student Services). He won the Pudsey Gift Pack – I hope you will put that wooden spoon to good use John!! They hope their soup/sandwiches event on the concourse on Wednesday 28th November at lunchtime will be just as successful. (Fiona Weir).
Car Washing
Bill Brown and his New Opportunities Year 2 class and Auto Valeting students would like to thank staff for their generous donations in raising the sum of £40 for ‘Children in Need’.
RADIO CLYDE’S CASH FOR KIDS – ‘STRIP FOR SCOTLAND APPEAL’
Lynne Robertson would like to thank all staff and students for their fantastic support for Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids – Strip for Scotland Appeal. The sum of £213.70 was raised. Big thank you to Margaret McKenzie, Reception and Carol Small for helping out on the day with donation buckets.
Stork Arrives for ICT Technician
Mandy Henderson had a baby girl weighing in at 6½lbs on Sunday 11th November. Mother and daughter doing well. Many congratulations.
Santa Dash - 5k fun run - Breast cancer
I and my partner are taking part in a Santa Dash 5k fun run on Sunday 16th December for Breast Cancer. The run starts in George Square at
9am, and all participants will be dressed in Santa Suits.
I am AGAIN looking for sponsors from staff and students, but understand there are so many fundraising events taking place at the moment and it is so near Christmas; however, would appreciate if staff could consider making a small donation. This is a very good cause and any monies at all is greatly appreciated. (Michelle Thain).
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 12 November 2007
ISSUE 32 - 12 NOVEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Commonwealth Games 2014
Langside College is delighted to congratulate Glasgow City Council and all those whose hard work paid off when Glasgow was announced as the host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
SVQ Hospitality Course
The SVQ Hospitality students are holding a Coffee/Cake stall on the Concourse on Thursday 15 November at 10.00-11.00 am. All proceeds are in aid of Children in Need. We will also be selling (by public demand) our world famous tablet. Warning to Depute Principal you are limited to two bars only!
As part of the SVQ Hospitality course we are running a soup/sandwiches stall on Wednesday 28 November in the Concourse between 12 noon and 12.45 pm. If successful we hope to make this a monthly event. All proceeds will go towards the SVQ students’ chosen charity. Please come and support our students.
Fiona Weir
60th Anniversary celebrations
A further two events are planned to conclude the College 60th anniversary year. On 30th November the 60th anniversary quiz will be launched. The paper quiz is open to all staff and students and will be a testing but interesting challenge. Quiz papers will be available from reception. A charge of two pounds will be made for every quiz sheet issued. ALL monies raised will go to a charity chosen by the winner. Prizes on offer include exclusive Langside College whisky and vodka, Langside College diary/filofax and a specially designed Christmas flower display.
Farewell reception to the Langside College 60th Anniversary Year
On Thursday 20th December there will be a farewell reception held in the College to mark the end of the 60th Anniversary celebrations. The reception will be held at 3.30 pm and will allow staff to view the 60th Anniversary photographic exhibition. Light refreshments will be served. There will also be a long service presentation to two members of staff who were unable to attend the 60th Anniversary lunch held in June. There may also be one or two surprise items! Full details will be sent with the invitation notice in the next ten days.
‘Strip for Scotland’
On Friday 16 November the college is supporting the Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids Appeal – ‘STRIP FOR SCOTLAND DAY’. All you have to do is wear your Scotland Team top/Scotland T-shirt/polo shirt/tartan/kilts and show your national pride in your team. Not only will you be supporting your team for Saturday’s crucial match against Italy but you will be supporting a local charity.
Thank you for your support. Lynne Robertson
Graduation Ceremony Feedback
The Graduation Committee this year requested feedback from those 286 students who graduated at the Graduation Ceremony at the Barony Hall in September of this year. A prize of an I Pod Nano was offered as an incentive to return the Evaluation Form and 34% did. Some of their comments are included below:
“ My mum was so proud of me; she had waited 46 years to see me graduate and she came early to get a front row seat.”
“The Barony Hall is a marvellous venue and made the day even more special.”
“This was one of the most special days of my life. I will remember it forever.”
“It made all the hard work worth it”
“ I was one of only 2 people to get a hug from the Principal.”
“I was happy to see my classmates and all those lecturers who helped us to achieve our aim”
The winner of the I Pod is Kerstin Baillie who graduated from the HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs. Many thanks to all the graduates who took part in the evaluation.
Langside Fashion Showcase – success!
The Conference Theatre was the venue for the first ever Langside College Fashion Showcase at lunchtime on Friday 9 November. 8 brave students graced the catwalk wearing a selection of clothes from fashion leaders USC and All Saints. Students and staff alike filled the Conference Theatre and raised over £200.00 for Children In Need. Thanks to the Student Association and Lucy McLachlan for all their hard work in staging this event – surely the first of many to come.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
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( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Commonwealth Games 2014
Langside College is delighted to congratulate Glasgow City Council and all those whose hard work paid off when Glasgow was announced as the host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
SVQ Hospitality Course
The SVQ Hospitality students are holding a Coffee/Cake stall on the Concourse on Thursday 15 November at 10.00-11.00 am. All proceeds are in aid of Children in Need. We will also be selling (by public demand) our world famous tablet. Warning to Depute Principal you are limited to two bars only!
As part of the SVQ Hospitality course we are running a soup/sandwiches stall on Wednesday 28 November in the Concourse between 12 noon and 12.45 pm. If successful we hope to make this a monthly event. All proceeds will go towards the SVQ students’ chosen charity. Please come and support our students.
Fiona Weir
60th Anniversary celebrations
A further two events are planned to conclude the College 60th anniversary year. On 30th November the 60th anniversary quiz will be launched. The paper quiz is open to all staff and students and will be a testing but interesting challenge. Quiz papers will be available from reception. A charge of two pounds will be made for every quiz sheet issued. ALL monies raised will go to a charity chosen by the winner. Prizes on offer include exclusive Langside College whisky and vodka, Langside College diary/filofax and a specially designed Christmas flower display.
Farewell reception to the Langside College 60th Anniversary Year
On Thursday 20th December there will be a farewell reception held in the College to mark the end of the 60th Anniversary celebrations. The reception will be held at 3.30 pm and will allow staff to view the 60th Anniversary photographic exhibition. Light refreshments will be served. There will also be a long service presentation to two members of staff who were unable to attend the 60th Anniversary lunch held in June. There may also be one or two surprise items! Full details will be sent with the invitation notice in the next ten days.
‘Strip for Scotland’
On Friday 16 November the college is supporting the Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids Appeal – ‘STRIP FOR SCOTLAND DAY’. All you have to do is wear your Scotland Team top/Scotland T-shirt/polo shirt/tartan/kilts and show your national pride in your team. Not only will you be supporting your team for Saturday’s crucial match against Italy but you will be supporting a local charity.
Thank you for your support. Lynne Robertson
Graduation Ceremony Feedback
The Graduation Committee this year requested feedback from those 286 students who graduated at the Graduation Ceremony at the Barony Hall in September of this year. A prize of an I Pod Nano was offered as an incentive to return the Evaluation Form and 34% did. Some of their comments are included below:
“ My mum was so proud of me; she had waited 46 years to see me graduate and she came early to get a front row seat.”
“The Barony Hall is a marvellous venue and made the day even more special.”
“This was one of the most special days of my life. I will remember it forever.”
“It made all the hard work worth it”
“ I was one of only 2 people to get a hug from the Principal.”
“I was happy to see my classmates and all those lecturers who helped us to achieve our aim”
The winner of the I Pod is Kerstin Baillie who graduated from the HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs. Many thanks to all the graduates who took part in the evaluation.
Langside Fashion Showcase – success!
The Conference Theatre was the venue for the first ever Langside College Fashion Showcase at lunchtime on Friday 9 November. 8 brave students graced the catwalk wearing a selection of clothes from fashion leaders USC and All Saints. Students and staff alike filled the Conference Theatre and raised over £200.00 for Children In Need. Thanks to the Student Association and Lucy McLachlan for all their hard work in staging this event – surely the first of many to come.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 5 November 2007
ISSUE 32 - 5 NOVEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
New estates update
Further to last week’s email to all staff I can confirm that we are now moving to completion of the legal contract with the main contractor – Balfour Beatty, for the construction of the new estate. Now that confirmation of funding up to £35 million pounds has been received from the Scottish Funding Council and planning permission has been granted from Glasgow City Council the College are in a position to complete the legal contract with Balfour Beatty. The official signing is scheduled to take place week commencing 12th November. This is a significant and historic moment for Langside College and I believe there is an added poignancy due to the redevelopment being agreed in our 60th anniversary year. I am sure all staff will appreciate this and continue, as they have done in the past, to support the College new estate plans for redevelopment in the area where we have served the South Side community for 60 years. As promised I will be holding a series of meetings to further update all staff, including showing the first visuals of the new estate, in the next few weeks.
Staff may be aware of an article that appeared in the Evening Times on Thursday 1st November headlined ‘ Anger at £35m plan to rebuild city college’ This article was not shown to the College before publication therefore the factual inaccuracies and the disingenuous language could not be challenged. I would not, at this point, feel there was anything to be gained by disputing the points in the article line by line but I will, with the main contractor, address all staff prior the January site start date to lay out the well thought out plans we have to minimise disruption and allow the College to continue to produce high quality education in a positive environment. In previous meeting with staff I have emphasised the awareness of all who will manage the redevelopment of allowing the College to operate, day to day, in a calm and well organised atmosphere; indeed the Scottish Funding Council asked us, as part of the addendum to the Full Business Case, to design a business continuity strategy. We will now add to that strategy and implement it in January 2008.
(Robert Paterson)
Evening and Lifestyle Learning
We are currently highlighting the popular Evening and Lifestyle Programme to all past and present participants. John Forbes and Student Services have worked extremely hard getting out a mailshot of the Evening and Lifestyle Guide to everyone on our database. A new block of classes is starting in January 2007 which will include all the usual favourites and some exciting new classes so make sure you help spread the word! Remember, Gift Vouchers for Lifestyle Learning classes are available from Student Services, so give someone you love the gift of knowledge this Christmas!
New Start
We have a new member of staff in finance - Nadia Ishtiaq who started
29 October 2007. Nadia replaced Lindsay Kirkwood who now works within Student Services. Nadia is a former student of Langside College who completed the Intermediate II - Communications & Modern Studies,
HNC/D - Business Administration at Langside College graduating in September 2004. Welcome back!
A Big Thank You from ASDAN Group
The GAP PLUS Group (ASDAN/Hospitality classes) would like to thank staff and students for the support given to their coffee morning in the Langside College Concourse on 31st October. The group worked very hard to organise the event and it was a great success, your support was very much appreciated and you helped to raise £179.00. Congratulations to all those who won a prize at the raffle! The group would also like to thank the following local businesses for their support: Dominos, Joosta, Subway, Coffee Merchant, Drakemire Productions, Beanscene, Subway, Coffee Merchant, Bus Stop Shop, Body Shop, Beauty and Hair Salons at Langside College and Christine Davidson for her beautiful floral display.
Kath Macfarlane becomes Kath Mulvenny
Kath Macfarlane, Funding Manager in the Business Development Unit is tying the knot this weekend at the Ferry in Glasgow . We wish Kath all the best for her big day!
A Great Aunty- again!
Evelyn Gallagher, the College Examinations Officer has written to the Blog to share her pleasure that she is a ‘great’ Aunty again after her nephew and his wife celebrated the birth of their son (Liam James) a welcome brother for Niamh and Seamus. Just remember Evelyn that is another birthday and Christmas present to be added to the list!
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
New estates update
Further to last week’s email to all staff I can confirm that we are now moving to completion of the legal contract with the main contractor – Balfour Beatty, for the construction of the new estate. Now that confirmation of funding up to £35 million pounds has been received from the Scottish Funding Council and planning permission has been granted from Glasgow City Council the College are in a position to complete the legal contract with Balfour Beatty. The official signing is scheduled to take place week commencing 12th November. This is a significant and historic moment for Langside College and I believe there is an added poignancy due to the redevelopment being agreed in our 60th anniversary year. I am sure all staff will appreciate this and continue, as they have done in the past, to support the College new estate plans for redevelopment in the area where we have served the South Side community for 60 years. As promised I will be holding a series of meetings to further update all staff, including showing the first visuals of the new estate, in the next few weeks.
Staff may be aware of an article that appeared in the Evening Times on Thursday 1st November headlined ‘ Anger at £35m plan to rebuild city college’ This article was not shown to the College before publication therefore the factual inaccuracies and the disingenuous language could not be challenged. I would not, at this point, feel there was anything to be gained by disputing the points in the article line by line but I will, with the main contractor, address all staff prior the January site start date to lay out the well thought out plans we have to minimise disruption and allow the College to continue to produce high quality education in a positive environment. In previous meeting with staff I have emphasised the awareness of all who will manage the redevelopment of allowing the College to operate, day to day, in a calm and well organised atmosphere; indeed the Scottish Funding Council asked us, as part of the addendum to the Full Business Case, to design a business continuity strategy. We will now add to that strategy and implement it in January 2008.
(Robert Paterson)
Evening and Lifestyle Learning
We are currently highlighting the popular Evening and Lifestyle Programme to all past and present participants. John Forbes and Student Services have worked extremely hard getting out a mailshot of the Evening and Lifestyle Guide to everyone on our database. A new block of classes is starting in January 2007 which will include all the usual favourites and some exciting new classes so make sure you help spread the word! Remember, Gift Vouchers for Lifestyle Learning classes are available from Student Services, so give someone you love the gift of knowledge this Christmas!
New Start
We have a new member of staff in finance - Nadia Ishtiaq who started
29 October 2007. Nadia replaced Lindsay Kirkwood who now works within Student Services. Nadia is a former student of Langside College who completed the Intermediate II - Communications & Modern Studies,
HNC/D - Business Administration at Langside College graduating in September 2004. Welcome back!
A Big Thank You from ASDAN Group
The GAP PLUS Group (ASDAN/Hospitality classes) would like to thank staff and students for the support given to their coffee morning in the Langside College Concourse on 31st October. The group worked very hard to organise the event and it was a great success, your support was very much appreciated and you helped to raise £179.00. Congratulations to all those who won a prize at the raffle! The group would also like to thank the following local businesses for their support: Dominos, Joosta, Subway, Coffee Merchant, Drakemire Productions, Beanscene, Subway, Coffee Merchant, Bus Stop Shop, Body Shop, Beauty and Hair Salons at Langside College and Christine Davidson for her beautiful floral display.
Kath Macfarlane becomes Kath Mulvenny
Kath Macfarlane, Funding Manager in the Business Development Unit is tying the knot this weekend at the Ferry in Glasgow . We wish Kath all the best for her big day!
A Great Aunty- again!
Evelyn Gallagher, the College Examinations Officer has written to the Blog to share her pleasure that she is a ‘great’ Aunty again after her nephew and his wife celebrated the birth of their son (Liam James) a welcome brother for Niamh and Seamus. Just remember Evelyn that is another birthday and Christmas present to be added to the list!
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
Monday 29 October 2007
issue 31 - 29 OCTOBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Paper Free Assessment
On Thursday 4 October 20 SVQ assessors from the Faculty of ECS undertook training to facilitate their use of the PaperFree assessment system which has been updated to web basis. Health and Social Care, SIRCC and Playwork assessors have been using the original PC based PaperFree system for the past 3 years.
The system has been extremely motivational for candidates as they are not required to produce written evidence of their competence; they record their evidence with assessor support onto a digital Dictaphone and it is uploaded as a ‘wav file’. The assessors all strongly believe that this is the way to deliver SVQs in the 21st century.
The PaperFree assessment system has the facility to be used for any qualification that is performance criteria based – so the potential for use in the College is huge. If any member of staff would like to view the system in operation please speak to Fiona M Fraser (3753) – if enough people are interested Fiona is prepared to deliver a practical demonstration of the system. The duration of the demonstration would be approximately 1 hour.
Please visit http://www.langside.ac.uk/Press&Marketing/NewsPages/Paperfree.asp
for images from the day.
Visit to China
Elaine Proudfoot has recently returned from China. The purpose of her visit was to participate in our partner institution Dalian Medical University’s 60th anniversary celebration. Also to participate with colleagues from Stevenson, Edinburgh’s Telford and Glasgow Metropolitan Colleges, under the aegis of Scotland’s Colleges International and supported by the British Council, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Association of Vocational Education (CAVE).
The trip included visits to 4 CAVE Colleges in Shanghai where areas of mutual curriculum interest were explored. The facilities and resources in all
4 colleges were highly impressive and indicative of the enhanced status of vocational education in China. Each Scottish college will act as the main point of contact for ongoing dialogue with one Shanghai college. It seems likely that there is huge opportunity not just for student recruitment to the Scottish colleges but also for staff exchange and mutual curriculum development. The 5 yearly meeting of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing coincided with our trip to China. In his opening address to the 2000 delegates that attend the CPC, China’s president, Hu Juntao, spoke of the importance of vocational education to China’s burgeoning economy and of the importance of harmonised partnered approaches in the achievement of key strategic priorities. Elaine is hopeful that a harmonious vocational partnership will emerge between Langside and one of the CAVE colleges.
ASDAN Coffee Morning
The ASDAN class from the GAP Plus course are having a coffee morning/raffle on Wednesday 31st October 2007 @ 10.30am on the concourse of the Langside Campus. The support of College staff and students would be appreciated as the group, have worked extremely hard both in and out of class to collect donations for the raffle.
The group have organised the coffee morning to raise funds for an ASDAN challenge where they have to visit an event or show as a group, the money raised at this event will be equally divided between Cash for Kids and the Groups Challenge fund.
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Paper Free Assessment
On Thursday 4 October 20 SVQ assessors from the Faculty of ECS undertook training to facilitate their use of the PaperFree assessment system which has been updated to web basis. Health and Social Care, SIRCC and Playwork assessors have been using the original PC based PaperFree system for the past 3 years.
The system has been extremely motivational for candidates as they are not required to produce written evidence of their competence; they record their evidence with assessor support onto a digital Dictaphone and it is uploaded as a ‘wav file’. The assessors all strongly believe that this is the way to deliver SVQs in the 21st century.
The PaperFree assessment system has the facility to be used for any qualification that is performance criteria based – so the potential for use in the College is huge. If any member of staff would like to view the system in operation please speak to Fiona M Fraser (3753) – if enough people are interested Fiona is prepared to deliver a practical demonstration of the system. The duration of the demonstration would be approximately 1 hour.
Please visit http://www.langside.ac.uk/Press&Marketing/NewsPages/Paperfree.asp
for images from the day.
Visit to China
Elaine Proudfoot has recently returned from China. The purpose of her visit was to participate in our partner institution Dalian Medical University’s 60th anniversary celebration. Also to participate with colleagues from Stevenson, Edinburgh’s Telford and Glasgow Metropolitan Colleges, under the aegis of Scotland’s Colleges International and supported by the British Council, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Association of Vocational Education (CAVE).
The trip included visits to 4 CAVE Colleges in Shanghai where areas of mutual curriculum interest were explored. The facilities and resources in all
4 colleges were highly impressive and indicative of the enhanced status of vocational education in China. Each Scottish college will act as the main point of contact for ongoing dialogue with one Shanghai college. It seems likely that there is huge opportunity not just for student recruitment to the Scottish colleges but also for staff exchange and mutual curriculum development. The 5 yearly meeting of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing coincided with our trip to China. In his opening address to the 2000 delegates that attend the CPC, China’s president, Hu Juntao, spoke of the importance of vocational education to China’s burgeoning economy and of the importance of harmonised partnered approaches in the achievement of key strategic priorities. Elaine is hopeful that a harmonious vocational partnership will emerge between Langside and one of the CAVE colleges.
ASDAN Coffee Morning
The ASDAN class from the GAP Plus course are having a coffee morning/raffle on Wednesday 31st October 2007 @ 10.30am on the concourse of the Langside Campus. The support of College staff and students would be appreciated as the group, have worked extremely hard both in and out of class to collect donations for the raffle.
The group have organised the coffee morning to raise funds for an ASDAN challenge where they have to visit an event or show as a group, the money raised at this event will be equally divided between Cash for Kids and the Groups Challenge fund.
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert
Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 8 October 2007
ISSUE 30 - 8 OCTOBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
They train…… we gain!
All our Faculties have been working closely with the Business Development Unit to successfully provide training to a wide range of organisations. Catherine Taylor and Fiona Weir, Senior Lecturer Food Studies, have been travelling far and wide to deliver the REHIS Food Hygiene Programme to various groups including Childcare and After School Care providers in the South Lanarkshire Council area.
Teamwork between the BDU and Faculties/Development Units is evident throughout the College and without it we would not have been able to deliver the following successful programmes:
• British Sign Language course to Strathclyde Police and South Lanarkshire Council
• First Aid Courses in response to demand from clients
• SAGE Accounts for CEDA (Castlemilk Economic Development Agency)
• Assertiveness Training for Gartnavel Hospital and the Passport Office
• Diploma in Training and Development for the Department for International Development
• SVQs in Horticulture for North Lanarkshire Council
These programmes provide vital income for the college. Well done to all involved!
High flying!
In edition 26 of the Blog we highlighted the advent of wireless technology in the College and the difference this had made to the service we can supply to students and staff. Langside staff are to be commended for the way in which they have embraced the use of the new technology after its introduction led by Fraser Organ and Phil McGurk. We have come a long way from the time the technology was introduced including the many hair raising installations which found Phil, ably assisted by Tom Hosie, the College electrician, harnessing themselves to safety wires at the top of the residences and local high flats to relay the signal to all College areas!
The foresight shown by Phil, in not only recommending the technology to the College, but in then playing a significant leading role in its implementation is one for which we should be grateful. Well done Phil.
Estates Update
In last week’s edition of The Blog it was indicated that a number of pictorial views of the new College buildings had been commissioned. Robert Paterson will be holding a series of events to showcase the graphics and answer questions on the new estate week commencing 5th November. Full details will be announced in the Blog – edition 31 published on Monday 29th October.
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
SVQ Hospitality students would like to thank everyone who joined in the fun by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 28th September raising a fantastic £160 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The money raised will go towards providing practical, medical, emotional and financial support to people living with cancer. The College would like to acknowledge the superb work and tremendous effort put in by Fiona Weir and her team consisting of Katie Brown, Margaret Coom and Donna McLintock.
Welcome Aboard!
The Langside led Pollokshaws Adult Literacies Team is back up to its full strength of two members of staff, with the appointment of Seema Sood as Project assistant. Seema's position is a mixture of administration responsibilities for the project and assisting Clare Malloy, project leader, in supporting learners' literacies needs. Seema has generously given of her time as a volunteer with the project for quite a while, as well as working as a literacies tutor in a similar project the college leads on in Castlemilk. This, along with her previous experience in community education, will be a great asset to the project.
There will be no issues of The Blog on 15th & 22nd October but we will be back on Monday 29th.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
They train…… we gain!
All our Faculties have been working closely with the Business Development Unit to successfully provide training to a wide range of organisations. Catherine Taylor and Fiona Weir, Senior Lecturer Food Studies, have been travelling far and wide to deliver the REHIS Food Hygiene Programme to various groups including Childcare and After School Care providers in the South Lanarkshire Council area.
Teamwork between the BDU and Faculties/Development Units is evident throughout the College and without it we would not have been able to deliver the following successful programmes:
• British Sign Language course to Strathclyde Police and South Lanarkshire Council
• First Aid Courses in response to demand from clients
• SAGE Accounts for CEDA (Castlemilk Economic Development Agency)
• Assertiveness Training for Gartnavel Hospital and the Passport Office
• Diploma in Training and Development for the Department for International Development
• SVQs in Horticulture for North Lanarkshire Council
These programmes provide vital income for the college. Well done to all involved!
High flying!
In edition 26 of the Blog we highlighted the advent of wireless technology in the College and the difference this had made to the service we can supply to students and staff. Langside staff are to be commended for the way in which they have embraced the use of the new technology after its introduction led by Fraser Organ and Phil McGurk. We have come a long way from the time the technology was introduced including the many hair raising installations which found Phil, ably assisted by Tom Hosie, the College electrician, harnessing themselves to safety wires at the top of the residences and local high flats to relay the signal to all College areas!
The foresight shown by Phil, in not only recommending the technology to the College, but in then playing a significant leading role in its implementation is one for which we should be grateful. Well done Phil.
Estates Update
In last week’s edition of The Blog it was indicated that a number of pictorial views of the new College buildings had been commissioned. Robert Paterson will be holding a series of events to showcase the graphics and answer questions on the new estate week commencing 5th November. Full details will be announced in the Blog – edition 31 published on Monday 29th October.
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
SVQ Hospitality students would like to thank everyone who joined in the fun by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 28th September raising a fantastic £160 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The money raised will go towards providing practical, medical, emotional and financial support to people living with cancer. The College would like to acknowledge the superb work and tremendous effort put in by Fiona Weir and her team consisting of Katie Brown, Margaret Coom and Donna McLintock.
Welcome Aboard!
The Langside led Pollokshaws Adult Literacies Team is back up to its full strength of two members of staff, with the appointment of Seema Sood as Project assistant. Seema's position is a mixture of administration responsibilities for the project and assisting Clare Malloy, project leader, in supporting learners' literacies needs. Seema has generously given of her time as a volunteer with the project for quite a while, as well as working as a literacies tutor in a similar project the college leads on in Castlemilk. This, along with her previous experience in community education, will be a great asset to the project.
There will be no issues of The Blog on 15th & 22nd October but we will be back on Monday 29th.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 1 October 2007
ISSUE 29 - 01 OCTOBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
BLOG ESTATES SPECIAL - WHERE ARE WE?
On 12th July two tenders were submitted for the redevelopment of the College estate. The original short list of four had reduced due to contractors being awarded other work and so unable to tender for our estate. At this stage both tenders were deemed to be non compliant as they had not followed the specification/conditions in the tender documents issued by the College. This meant that the tender evaluation committee chaired by Jim Scott (Board member) were not in a position to complete the tender evaluation process to properly compare both tenders against a number of set criteria. At this point (during July and early August) tender interviews, as well as technical review meetings, were held with both tenderers with comprehensive lists of non-compliances issued to both companies for comment and clarification. After these meetings and final meetings with both contractors on 20th August, chaired by the Depute Principal and attended by both contractors and the professional team of consultants, it was concluded that both tenders were now compliant. At this stage both tenders were in excess of the funding package identified and agreed with the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). Immediately following the 20th August meetings, a strategy was agreed that involved discussions with the preferred contractor (lowest tender) that was specifically orientated around looking at instigating a realistic acceptable value engineering exercise whilst ensuring retention of the functionality and aesthetic outlook of the building. In other words we looked at where we might save money WITHOUT altering the space, specification or amenity of the building. This is not uncommon in the construction industry today and considerable savings were agreed. While this exercise was completed the full tender evaluation committee met and completed the scoring matrix. The recommendation of the appointment of the successful contractor was subsequently approved by the Board Property and Estates Committee.
At the SFC Capital Investment Committee (CIC) meeting on 13th September the Full Business Case was APPROVED by the Committee for full funding with the addition of added funding on the previously agreed figure. It should be noted that the original project start date was June 2007, this is now a January 2008 project. A considerable sum of money was therefore added to the project due to construction inflation. The exact final cost plan actually reflects a REDUCTION from the original cost analysis. The CIC decision was confirmed at a Scottish Funding Council meeting on 21st September. Formal notification of this decision is expected by Monday 1st October 2007. The Depute Principal/ Assistant Principal (Finance and HR) attended an implementation meeting in Edinburgh to discuss financial matters with the Director of Capital Projects
IMMEDIATE ISSUES
The main areas of work, at this point in time, to ensure a January site start are final planning approval, the final confirmation of the detailed specification for the new build and the completion of the legal contract with the successful contractor. We are confident that these issues can be resolved to allow us on site in January.
WHAT CAN I DO ?
In the early stages of design the College consulted widely on the exact new estate requirement and all Heads, in partnership with SLs/Lecturers, gave considerable and appreciated input to the design of the new build. This resulted in the production of individual room specifications which were agreed and signed off by Heads/Managers within the College. This level of exactitude is time consuming but it has allowed the College to be confident that it is about to embark on a project that delineates what staff want, not a space/specification factor that is/will be imposed on them. Although space and specification have been agreed there are still areas where staff can contribute. Do you have particular thoughts about the usage of the building which might mean some resource issues being faced at this time? Have you visited other Colleges or buildings where you saw something that you felt would be ideal for our new college? Do you have thoughts in terms of the interior design? Would you like to influence the hard/soft landscaping design? All thoughts, no matter how general or specific, would be welcome. Please contact Robert Paterson in person, by email or telephone/voicemail.
WHAT WILL THE NEW LANGSIDE COLLEGE LOOK LIKE?
I have commissioned a number of pictorial views of the new build so that all staff can gain a clear insight to the position, style and amenity of the new build. I plan to arrange a number of viewings week commencing 8th October. Watch the next Blog for details.
Robert W Paterson
Depute Principal/Project Sponsor
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
BLOG ESTATES SPECIAL - WHERE ARE WE?
On 12th July two tenders were submitted for the redevelopment of the College estate. The original short list of four had reduced due to contractors being awarded other work and so unable to tender for our estate. At this stage both tenders were deemed to be non compliant as they had not followed the specification/conditions in the tender documents issued by the College. This meant that the tender evaluation committee chaired by Jim Scott (Board member) were not in a position to complete the tender evaluation process to properly compare both tenders against a number of set criteria. At this point (during July and early August) tender interviews, as well as technical review meetings, were held with both tenderers with comprehensive lists of non-compliances issued to both companies for comment and clarification. After these meetings and final meetings with both contractors on 20th August, chaired by the Depute Principal and attended by both contractors and the professional team of consultants, it was concluded that both tenders were now compliant. At this stage both tenders were in excess of the funding package identified and agreed with the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). Immediately following the 20th August meetings, a strategy was agreed that involved discussions with the preferred contractor (lowest tender) that was specifically orientated around looking at instigating a realistic acceptable value engineering exercise whilst ensuring retention of the functionality and aesthetic outlook of the building. In other words we looked at where we might save money WITHOUT altering the space, specification or amenity of the building. This is not uncommon in the construction industry today and considerable savings were agreed. While this exercise was completed the full tender evaluation committee met and completed the scoring matrix. The recommendation of the appointment of the successful contractor was subsequently approved by the Board Property and Estates Committee.
At the SFC Capital Investment Committee (CIC) meeting on 13th September the Full Business Case was APPROVED by the Committee for full funding with the addition of added funding on the previously agreed figure. It should be noted that the original project start date was June 2007, this is now a January 2008 project. A considerable sum of money was therefore added to the project due to construction inflation. The exact final cost plan actually reflects a REDUCTION from the original cost analysis. The CIC decision was confirmed at a Scottish Funding Council meeting on 21st September. Formal notification of this decision is expected by Monday 1st October 2007. The Depute Principal/ Assistant Principal (Finance and HR) attended an implementation meeting in Edinburgh to discuss financial matters with the Director of Capital Projects
IMMEDIATE ISSUES
The main areas of work, at this point in time, to ensure a January site start are final planning approval, the final confirmation of the detailed specification for the new build and the completion of the legal contract with the successful contractor. We are confident that these issues can be resolved to allow us on site in January.
WHAT CAN I DO ?
In the early stages of design the College consulted widely on the exact new estate requirement and all Heads, in partnership with SLs/Lecturers, gave considerable and appreciated input to the design of the new build. This resulted in the production of individual room specifications which were agreed and signed off by Heads/Managers within the College. This level of exactitude is time consuming but it has allowed the College to be confident that it is about to embark on a project that delineates what staff want, not a space/specification factor that is/will be imposed on them. Although space and specification have been agreed there are still areas where staff can contribute. Do you have particular thoughts about the usage of the building which might mean some resource issues being faced at this time? Have you visited other Colleges or buildings where you saw something that you felt would be ideal for our new college? Do you have thoughts in terms of the interior design? Would you like to influence the hard/soft landscaping design? All thoughts, no matter how general or specific, would be welcome. Please contact Robert Paterson in person, by email or telephone/voicemail.
WHAT WILL THE NEW LANGSIDE COLLEGE LOOK LIKE?
I have commissioned a number of pictorial views of the new build so that all staff can gain a clear insight to the position, style and amenity of the new build. I plan to arrange a number of viewings week commencing 8th October. Watch the next Blog for details.
Robert W Paterson
Depute Principal/Project Sponsor
Friday 14 September 2007
ISSUE 28 - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Graduation 2007
Last Saturday over 280 graduands gathered with family and friends in the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde to celebrate their success in completing their academic courses. The number of graduands was the highest in the history of College ceremonies and reflects the large numbers of SVQ graduands who were taking part in the ceremony for the first time. Students from SVQ Health and Social Care, Children’s Care Learning and Development, Early Years Care and Education, Playwork and Promoting Independence were all delighted to be included in the ceremony and they turned out in large numbers to enjoy their achievement.
The response to the Principal’s charge to the graduands was delivered by Willie Haughey,OBE DTech, who was both humorous, sensitive and brief!
Langside College staff also turned out in large numbers to support the graduands, over 60 academic staff and 14 support staff were in attendance. The support staff should also be commended for the efficient and professional manner in which all students were dealt with including the graduand who turned up at 10.55am for the 11.00am ceremony!
The feedback from the graduates suggested that they experienced a
wonderful morning, enjoying the spotlight and celebrating their awards.
Graduates and staff photographs are available to view on the College web site
Wedding Bliss
Graeme Fraser, Administrator in Arts, Languages and Social Sciences was presented with a cash gift at a gathering of staff on Wednesday 12 September. Graeme (his mother Hannah Fraser was Student Services Manager at Langside College for many years) marries ex-Langsider Alison Fowler on the 15th September.
‘Jobs Fair’
The main concourse of the College was the venue for our annual ‘Jobs Fair’ on Wednesday 12th September. Among the exhibitors were the Hilton Hotel, Territorial Army, Staffinders Job Agency, Business Gateway and the Police. Myra Robertson from the College Guidance section was also available to answer questions and give advice. Many students have commented on the value of this day as it allows them the opportunity to consider part time work as a means of helping them fund their College course as well as considering the possibility of how they might use their qualification at a later date.
60th Anniversary Trivia
Wimbledon Winners in 1947: Women: Margaret Osborne d. D. Hart (6-2 6-4)
Men: Jack Kramer d. T. Brown (6-1 6-3 6-2)
Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski and Jessica Tandy as Blanche DuBois. The play won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize.
Movies premiered in 1947: Gentleman’s Agreement, Miracle on 34th Street, Great Expections, The Bishop’s Wife.
Books Published: Saul Bellow, The Victim
Gerald Warner Brace, The Garreston Chronicle
Martin Flavin, The Enchanted
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Thomas Mann, Dr. Faustus
Jean-Paul Srtre, Existentialism
Science: The carbon-14 method of radiocarbon dating was developed by Willard F. Libby (US);
The microwave oven was invented by Percy Spencer (US); and
John Bardeen, Walter H Brattain and William B. Shockley (US) developed the transistor.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Graduation 2007
Last Saturday over 280 graduands gathered with family and friends in the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde to celebrate their success in completing their academic courses. The number of graduands was the highest in the history of College ceremonies and reflects the large numbers of SVQ graduands who were taking part in the ceremony for the first time. Students from SVQ Health and Social Care, Children’s Care Learning and Development, Early Years Care and Education, Playwork and Promoting Independence were all delighted to be included in the ceremony and they turned out in large numbers to enjoy their achievement.
The response to the Principal’s charge to the graduands was delivered by Willie Haughey,OBE DTech, who was both humorous, sensitive and brief!
Langside College staff also turned out in large numbers to support the graduands, over 60 academic staff and 14 support staff were in attendance. The support staff should also be commended for the efficient and professional manner in which all students were dealt with including the graduand who turned up at 10.55am for the 11.00am ceremony!
The feedback from the graduates suggested that they experienced a
wonderful morning, enjoying the spotlight and celebrating their awards.
Graduates and staff photographs are available to view on the College web site
Wedding Bliss
Graeme Fraser, Administrator in Arts, Languages and Social Sciences was presented with a cash gift at a gathering of staff on Wednesday 12 September. Graeme (his mother Hannah Fraser was Student Services Manager at Langside College for many years) marries ex-Langsider Alison Fowler on the 15th September.
‘Jobs Fair’
The main concourse of the College was the venue for our annual ‘Jobs Fair’ on Wednesday 12th September. Among the exhibitors were the Hilton Hotel, Territorial Army, Staffinders Job Agency, Business Gateway and the Police. Myra Robertson from the College Guidance section was also available to answer questions and give advice. Many students have commented on the value of this day as it allows them the opportunity to consider part time work as a means of helping them fund their College course as well as considering the possibility of how they might use their qualification at a later date.
60th Anniversary Trivia
Wimbledon Winners in 1947: Women: Margaret Osborne d. D. Hart (6-2 6-4)
Men: Jack Kramer d. T. Brown (6-1 6-3 6-2)
Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski and Jessica Tandy as Blanche DuBois. The play won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize.
Movies premiered in 1947: Gentleman’s Agreement, Miracle on 34th Street, Great Expections, The Bishop’s Wife.
Books Published: Saul Bellow, The Victim
Gerald Warner Brace, The Garreston Chronicle
Martin Flavin, The Enchanted
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Thomas Mann, Dr. Faustus
Jean-Paul Srtre, Existentialism
Science: The carbon-14 method of radiocarbon dating was developed by Willard F. Libby (US);
The microwave oven was invented by Percy Spencer (US); and
John Bardeen, Walter H Brattain and William B. Shockley (US) developed the transistor.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
Monday 10 September 2007
ISSUE 27 - 10 SEPTEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Subject Networks
Janet Cole from Arts, Languages and Social Science, has recently taken up a secondment post with the SFEU as subject mentor for social sciences. This post will involve developing the social sciences subject network in Scotland. Other subject networks that are being developed and may be of interest to staff are business, care, computing and IT, construction, core skills: numeracy (plus employability, citizenship), creative arts and performing arts, engineering, English and communication, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, modern languages and ESOL, travel and tourism and sports and recreation. Some of the networks are just at the start of their development. They can be accessed through the SFEU website at http://www/sfeu.ac.uk. If you want any more information please contact Janet, ext 3875.
Langside Leavers
We say farewell and good luck to two members of staff. Melanie Fariss, International Recruitment Co-ordinator leaves to take up her new appointment as International Adviser for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Thomas Lorimer, Facilities Assistant leaves to join Glasgow City Council as a carer/driver. Good Luck to Alison and Thomas in their new appointments.
Wedding Congratulations
Our congratulations and best wishes to Graeme Fraser, Administrator for Arts, Languages and Social Science on his forthcoming wedding to an
ex-Langsider Alison Fowler (International Office). Although the romance began about five years ago it wasn’t love at first sight! However this soon changed when Alison bought Graeme a crème egg as an apology and romance blossomed into a proposal. The wedding takes place on Saturday 15 September at Tigh Mor, Trossachs (rumour has it that the wedding favours may be crème eggs). Wishing every future happiness to Graeme and Alison.
Ruby Wedding Congratulations
Warmest congratulations also to Jean Duffy from the Secretariat and her husband Pat, as they enjoy a break in Dublin to celebrate their
40th wedding anniversary on 16 September. (Jean most definitely must have been a child bride!)
Community Learning and Development Unit - International Literacies Day
The Graduation ceremony at Barony Hall wasn’t the only learner celebration going on at Langside College this week.
Due to it being International Literacies Day on 6 September, a number of celebrations were on the go across the city. On a much smaller scale than the Barony do, but just as enjoyable, was the Celebration event at Glenwood Campus Flexible Learning Unit, affectionately called the FLU.
Langside is a key partner in the Castlemilk Learning Together Partnership which seeks to maximise learning opportunities in the area, especially in literacies and basic computing skills. With funding from Learning Connections, Scotland, the event celebrated the achievement of local learners, including both literacies learners and local people, Glenwood staff and volunteers who had completed the PDA ITALL, a qualification.in teaching and supporting literacies. Certificates were awarded by Elaine Proudfoot and, despite a hiccup when lunch failed to arrive at its allotted time, a great time was had by all.
On a larger scale, East Renfrewshire had its learner event on Thursday evening and Langside was represented by Frances Thom, Christine Davidson and Linda Chambers who are all involved in the East Renfrewshire Adult Literacies Partnership. Over 130 learners attended, along with friends and family. The guest speaker, Ted Millburn, formerly in charge of Adult Learning and Youth work at Jordanhill College, gave an inspirational speech.
Frances presented certificates to ESOL learners and those who had completed certificated core skills.
Many thanks to Christine Davidson and her team for their input.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Subject Networks
Janet Cole from Arts, Languages and Social Science, has recently taken up a secondment post with the SFEU as subject mentor for social sciences. This post will involve developing the social sciences subject network in Scotland. Other subject networks that are being developed and may be of interest to staff are business, care, computing and IT, construction, core skills: numeracy (plus employability, citizenship), creative arts and performing arts, engineering, English and communication, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, modern languages and ESOL, travel and tourism and sports and recreation. Some of the networks are just at the start of their development. They can be accessed through the SFEU website at http://www/sfeu.ac.uk. If you want any more information please contact Janet, ext 3875.
Langside Leavers
We say farewell and good luck to two members of staff. Melanie Fariss, International Recruitment Co-ordinator leaves to take up her new appointment as International Adviser for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Thomas Lorimer, Facilities Assistant leaves to join Glasgow City Council as a carer/driver. Good Luck to Alison and Thomas in their new appointments.
Wedding Congratulations
Our congratulations and best wishes to Graeme Fraser, Administrator for Arts, Languages and Social Science on his forthcoming wedding to an
ex-Langsider Alison Fowler (International Office). Although the romance began about five years ago it wasn’t love at first sight! However this soon changed when Alison bought Graeme a crème egg as an apology and romance blossomed into a proposal. The wedding takes place on Saturday 15 September at Tigh Mor, Trossachs (rumour has it that the wedding favours may be crème eggs). Wishing every future happiness to Graeme and Alison.
Ruby Wedding Congratulations
Warmest congratulations also to Jean Duffy from the Secretariat and her husband Pat, as they enjoy a break in Dublin to celebrate their
40th wedding anniversary on 16 September. (Jean most definitely must have been a child bride!)
Community Learning and Development Unit - International Literacies Day
The Graduation ceremony at Barony Hall wasn’t the only learner celebration going on at Langside College this week.
Due to it being International Literacies Day on 6 September, a number of celebrations were on the go across the city. On a much smaller scale than the Barony do, but just as enjoyable, was the Celebration event at Glenwood Campus Flexible Learning Unit, affectionately called the FLU.
Langside is a key partner in the Castlemilk Learning Together Partnership which seeks to maximise learning opportunities in the area, especially in literacies and basic computing skills. With funding from Learning Connections, Scotland, the event celebrated the achievement of local learners, including both literacies learners and local people, Glenwood staff and volunteers who had completed the PDA ITALL, a qualification.in teaching and supporting literacies. Certificates were awarded by Elaine Proudfoot and, despite a hiccup when lunch failed to arrive at its allotted time, a great time was had by all.
On a larger scale, East Renfrewshire had its learner event on Thursday evening and Langside was represented by Frances Thom, Christine Davidson and Linda Chambers who are all involved in the East Renfrewshire Adult Literacies Partnership. Over 130 learners attended, along with friends and family. The guest speaker, Ted Millburn, formerly in charge of Adult Learning and Youth work at Jordanhill College, gave an inspirational speech.
Frances presented certificates to ESOL learners and those who had completed certificated core skills.
Many thanks to Christine Davidson and her team for their input.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
Friday 31 August 2007
ISSUE 26 - 3 SEPTEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Farewell to Fraser
Fraser Organ, Assistant Principal, Information Systems and Services retires on Tuesday the 4th September after 32 years of distinguished service to Langside College. Fraser started his teaching career at Langside on the 1st Febuary 1975 in the old Prospect Building and with the exception of a short time at Woodburn House made the Langside campus his professional ‘home’. Fraser, with or without a pint in his hand, can relate many tales of the teaching regime within the Prospect Building that are both funny and hark back to an era distinctly different to today. Fraser has ‘come through the ranks’ and his experience of College life is extensive and wide ranging.
In his present role Fraser was instrumental in the introduction of wireless technology to the College, in doing so he was, in many ways ahead of his time. This has allowed the College to benefit from the flexibility of wireless technology and the important future proofing benefits it brings to the College. Fraser met with friends and colleagues on Friday the 31st August in the Qua Italian restaurant in Glasgow to receive a number of gifts from Langside staff. Fraser will now have more time to spend on his beloved allotment, on the golf course and with his wife Fiona who retired last year. Fiona received a bouquet of flowers on Friday with a card which said ‘ we have had him for 32 years – over to you!’ All staff wish Fraser a long and happy retirement and Happy 60th Birthday for Tuesday.
GHA
Langside College was recently awarded the contract to deliver SVQ Health and Social Care courses to 95 members of Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) housing support teams. These teams are responsible for GHA’s older and vulnerable tenants living in sheltered housing across the city.
Legislation within the care industry has recently changed. This has lead GHA to make a commitment to register all staff with the Scottish Social Services Council by autumn 2009. The Scottish Social Services Council registers and regulates the delivery of sheltered housing, publishes codes of practice and provides education and training.
As part of this commitment GHA has joined forces with Langside College and we will be responsible for the training over the next three years.
Currently, we are delivering SVQ Level 2 training throughout Glasgow to 30 members of staff, who were inducted in June 2007. The next cohort is commencing in February 2008 and the final group in July 2008. Additionally, we are delivering SVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care to 5 managers within the housing support team.
Grad’ 2007
The College Graduation Ceremony takes place on Saturday the 8th September at the usual venue, the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. This year 281 graduates will attend the ceremony – this is a record number since the College graduation event was first held in 1992. In addition, the highest number of staff will attend and the College are very grateful that so many staff will attend to share with graduates and colleagues the success of our students.
Let Them Eat Cake?
On Thursday 30th August the College arranged for the distribution of a 60th anniversary cake to all students in the main concourse. Elaine Proudfoot, well supported by Caroline Matheson and Craig McCormack from Student Services, handed out the cut cake as a means of highlighting the 60th Anniversary year for our new students and welcoming them to the College as part of Freshers week. The SMT had originally been scheduled to hand out the cake but unfortunately a Property and Estates Committee prevented the attendance of other members of the SMT but Elaine stepped up to the mark and, with Caroline and Craig, did a splendid job.
60th Anniversary Trivia
February 1947 – In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first
‘instant camera’ the Polaroid Land camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 1947 – Following decades of non-violent resistance the periodic civil unrest from 1919, India gains independence from the British Empire.
Following this Pakistan splits from India.
Also in 1947 David Letterman, American entertainer and Salman Rushdie, Indian born author were born.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
__________________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Farewell to Fraser
Fraser Organ, Assistant Principal, Information Systems and Services retires on Tuesday the 4th September after 32 years of distinguished service to Langside College. Fraser started his teaching career at Langside on the 1st Febuary 1975 in the old Prospect Building and with the exception of a short time at Woodburn House made the Langside campus his professional ‘home’. Fraser, with or without a pint in his hand, can relate many tales of the teaching regime within the Prospect Building that are both funny and hark back to an era distinctly different to today. Fraser has ‘come through the ranks’ and his experience of College life is extensive and wide ranging.
In his present role Fraser was instrumental in the introduction of wireless technology to the College, in doing so he was, in many ways ahead of his time. This has allowed the College to benefit from the flexibility of wireless technology and the important future proofing benefits it brings to the College. Fraser met with friends and colleagues on Friday the 31st August in the Qua Italian restaurant in Glasgow to receive a number of gifts from Langside staff. Fraser will now have more time to spend on his beloved allotment, on the golf course and with his wife Fiona who retired last year. Fiona received a bouquet of flowers on Friday with a card which said ‘ we have had him for 32 years – over to you!’ All staff wish Fraser a long and happy retirement and Happy 60th Birthday for Tuesday.
GHA
Langside College was recently awarded the contract to deliver SVQ Health and Social Care courses to 95 members of Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) housing support teams. These teams are responsible for GHA’s older and vulnerable tenants living in sheltered housing across the city.
Legislation within the care industry has recently changed. This has lead GHA to make a commitment to register all staff with the Scottish Social Services Council by autumn 2009. The Scottish Social Services Council registers and regulates the delivery of sheltered housing, publishes codes of practice and provides education and training.
As part of this commitment GHA has joined forces with Langside College and we will be responsible for the training over the next three years.
Currently, we are delivering SVQ Level 2 training throughout Glasgow to 30 members of staff, who were inducted in June 2007. The next cohort is commencing in February 2008 and the final group in July 2008. Additionally, we are delivering SVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care to 5 managers within the housing support team.
Grad’ 2007
The College Graduation Ceremony takes place on Saturday the 8th September at the usual venue, the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. This year 281 graduates will attend the ceremony – this is a record number since the College graduation event was first held in 1992. In addition, the highest number of staff will attend and the College are very grateful that so many staff will attend to share with graduates and colleagues the success of our students.
Let Them Eat Cake?
On Thursday 30th August the College arranged for the distribution of a 60th anniversary cake to all students in the main concourse. Elaine Proudfoot, well supported by Caroline Matheson and Craig McCormack from Student Services, handed out the cut cake as a means of highlighting the 60th Anniversary year for our new students and welcoming them to the College as part of Freshers week. The SMT had originally been scheduled to hand out the cake but unfortunately a Property and Estates Committee prevented the attendance of other members of the SMT but Elaine stepped up to the mark and, with Caroline and Craig, did a splendid job.
60th Anniversary Trivia
February 1947 – In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first
‘instant camera’ the Polaroid Land camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 1947 – Following decades of non-violent resistance the periodic civil unrest from 1919, India gains independence from the British Empire.
Following this Pakistan splits from India.
Also in 1947 David Letterman, American entertainer and Salman Rushdie, Indian born author were born.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
__________________________________________________________________________
Monday 27 August 2007
ISSUE 25 - 27 AUGUST 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Langside College Aims Higher
2007 has seen many Langside College students produce excellent results with a high percentage of students accredited with ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade passes. Most notably, all fourteen students studying Intermediate 2 Spanish gained an ‘A’ grade pass and 90% of students studying Italian at the various levels (Int2, Higher and Advanced Higher) offered by the college achieved an ‘A’ grade pass. Each year the results highlight an outstanding student and this year, a ‘Highers’ student who had additional support needs, gained 5 ‘A’ grade passes in Chemistry, Human Biology, French, Mathematics and Physics. This was another successful year for asylum seeker Andrei Rubashkin. In 2006, Andrei achieved 3 ‘A’ Band 1 passes in Human Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. This was an outstanding result for any student but especially for Andrei as English is not his first language. Andrei was entitled to additional time in the exam and use of a dictionary but he refused this offer. This year Andrei gained an ‘A’ grade pass in A Level Chemistry and successfully completed the ‘Access to Nursing’ course here at Langside College. He hopes to continue his studies by undertaking a B.A. in Nursing at Glasgow University once he has received indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
College Enrolments
We are well underway with the new Enrolment procedures for this year and are happy to report that they are proving to be a success!. To date, we have fully enrolled in excess of 1,900 students and have taken payment from those who are due to pay course tuition fees. Please note that no student can attend their class until they have been through enrolment and have received their student ID card. Student ID cards should be checked by the class lecturer in order to ensure that all students have completed the enrolment process. If students are not in possession of a student ID card, they are not enrolled students. Your Faculty Administrator or Student Database will be able to provide you with up-to-date class lists if required. These class lists (from Unit-e) show all the currently enrolled students, thus enabling you to use these lists as a double check for enrolled students. The Enrolment Team will be present in the Conference Theatre from 8.45am on Monday 27 August 2007 and again from 8.45am on Tuesday 28 August 2007. We do envisage that it will be extremely busy and we will deal with non-enrolled students on a first-come-first-served basis. From Wednesday 29 August onwards, the enrolment process will take place in Student Services in the Main Campus. On these additional enrolment days, we hope to continue to provide an excellent student experience. To do this, the non-enrolled students (in the absence of a staff member) must be fully equipped with the details of their course (Course Code and Class Code). We would ask you to ensure that this is clearly indicated to the non-enrolled students when they are sent to the Conference Theatre. We will not be able to carry out enrolment unless the team are furnished with the correct Course Code and Class code for each student. Thanks for your co-operation!
Freshers Fair
This year, the annual Freshers Fair is planned for Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 August. There will be loads of fun, freebies and discounts available to students as well as careers and welfare information. Please encourage all your students to attend these events as it a great introduction to student life.
60th Birthday celebrations – ‘Let them eat cake!’
After the success of the staff event at Hampden Park, we are extending our celebrations to include our students. On Thursday 30 August, free cake will be available on the Main Concourse at morning break time. Please inform all your students to ensure no-one misses out!
Changes at CLDU
Evie Whiting , admin assistant and tutor for the Pollokshaws ALN project since it started in 2005, has left to travel in India with her partner. We look forward to hearing about her travels. Another event within the project was the wedding of project coordinator Clare Whiteford. Clare's new name is Malloy. Congratulations to Clare and also to Pauline Moore on her secondment as Govanhill Support worker. Hazel Ruth will replace Pauline at Glenwood for the duration of the secondment.
Langside College at the Fringe
Soon to be a graduate of Langside College HND Acting and Performance student Lee Johnston is appearing in ‘Waiting for Groucho’ at the Zoo Venue in Edinburgh as part of this year’s Fringe Festival. This new play is produced by ‘Rhymes with Purple’ Productions and covers an imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from two-bit vaudeville performers to Hollywood legends. It is great to see Langside College represented at the Fringe and we wish Lee every success in the future!
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Langside College Aims Higher
2007 has seen many Langside College students produce excellent results with a high percentage of students accredited with ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade passes. Most notably, all fourteen students studying Intermediate 2 Spanish gained an ‘A’ grade pass and 90% of students studying Italian at the various levels (Int2, Higher and Advanced Higher) offered by the college achieved an ‘A’ grade pass. Each year the results highlight an outstanding student and this year, a ‘Highers’ student who had additional support needs, gained 5 ‘A’ grade passes in Chemistry, Human Biology, French, Mathematics and Physics. This was another successful year for asylum seeker Andrei Rubashkin. In 2006, Andrei achieved 3 ‘A’ Band 1 passes in Human Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. This was an outstanding result for any student but especially for Andrei as English is not his first language. Andrei was entitled to additional time in the exam and use of a dictionary but he refused this offer. This year Andrei gained an ‘A’ grade pass in A Level Chemistry and successfully completed the ‘Access to Nursing’ course here at Langside College. He hopes to continue his studies by undertaking a B.A. in Nursing at Glasgow University once he has received indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
College Enrolments
We are well underway with the new Enrolment procedures for this year and are happy to report that they are proving to be a success!. To date, we have fully enrolled in excess of 1,900 students and have taken payment from those who are due to pay course tuition fees. Please note that no student can attend their class until they have been through enrolment and have received their student ID card. Student ID cards should be checked by the class lecturer in order to ensure that all students have completed the enrolment process. If students are not in possession of a student ID card, they are not enrolled students. Your Faculty Administrator or Student Database will be able to provide you with up-to-date class lists if required. These class lists (from Unit-e) show all the currently enrolled students, thus enabling you to use these lists as a double check for enrolled students. The Enrolment Team will be present in the Conference Theatre from 8.45am on Monday 27 August 2007 and again from 8.45am on Tuesday 28 August 2007. We do envisage that it will be extremely busy and we will deal with non-enrolled students on a first-come-first-served basis. From Wednesday 29 August onwards, the enrolment process will take place in Student Services in the Main Campus. On these additional enrolment days, we hope to continue to provide an excellent student experience. To do this, the non-enrolled students (in the absence of a staff member) must be fully equipped with the details of their course (Course Code and Class Code). We would ask you to ensure that this is clearly indicated to the non-enrolled students when they are sent to the Conference Theatre. We will not be able to carry out enrolment unless the team are furnished with the correct Course Code and Class code for each student. Thanks for your co-operation!
Freshers Fair
This year, the annual Freshers Fair is planned for Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 August. There will be loads of fun, freebies and discounts available to students as well as careers and welfare information. Please encourage all your students to attend these events as it a great introduction to student life.
60th Birthday celebrations – ‘Let them eat cake!’
After the success of the staff event at Hampden Park, we are extending our celebrations to include our students. On Thursday 30 August, free cake will be available on the Main Concourse at morning break time. Please inform all your students to ensure no-one misses out!
Changes at CLDU
Evie Whiting , admin assistant and tutor for the Pollokshaws ALN project since it started in 2005, has left to travel in India with her partner. We look forward to hearing about her travels. Another event within the project was the wedding of project coordinator Clare Whiteford. Clare's new name is Malloy. Congratulations to Clare and also to Pauline Moore on her secondment as Govanhill Support worker. Hazel Ruth will replace Pauline at Glenwood for the duration of the secondment.
Langside College at the Fringe
Soon to be a graduate of Langside College HND Acting and Performance student Lee Johnston is appearing in ‘Waiting for Groucho’ at the Zoo Venue in Edinburgh as part of this year’s Fringe Festival. This new play is produced by ‘Rhymes with Purple’ Productions and covers an imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from two-bit vaudeville performers to Hollywood legends. It is great to see Langside College represented at the Fringe and we wish Lee every success in the future!
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 20 August 2007
ISSUE 24 - 20 August 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
Summer is over. What summer you may ask? Whatever the weather, the hope is staff had a restful break and return to the rigours of delivering our curriculum refreshed and ready for what will be a very important academic year for the College. In 2007/08 the new build should commence and that will present a challenge to all staff and students as we progressively demolish and rebuild the new Langside College (see update below) This is also the year that we have a HMIe Review in February 2008. The College have always taken the view that the review process is to be welcomed and we look forward to the element of ‘free consultancy’ that comes from a close scrutiny of our work and processes.
As ever annual events such as our Awards Evening and Graduation Ceremony are headline events and we look forward to both as an opportunity to celebrate the success of our students.
This is also the year in which the radical changes to the College Strategic Plan will be enacted in terms of protocol and process. It is intended that, as promised, regular updates will be given (including attendance by SMT members at Faculty/Unit/Section meetings) so that all staff may monitor the process and influence the operational delivery of the strategy.
During August to December the 60th Anniversary Committee will again organise events to mark the Diamond Anniversary. The 60th Anniversary Celebration Lunch held at Hampden Park in June was very well attended by staff and Board members. This event was intended as a headline event for the anniversary year and was the culmination of a great deal of work by the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash Committee. The comments received from all areas of staff would suggest their efforts were appreciated and the time, place and general organisation of the event was enjoyed by all who attended. A special word of thanks to the Committee.
New Estate
The summer has been extremely busy as both tenders for the new build were received and they had to be checked and validated by the project sponsor and the College professional team. Part of this scrutiny involved interviews and meetings with both contractors to ensure they were compliant with the specification issued within the College tender documents. This process (still ongoing) has been intricate and exhausting! Our target is to have the final cost plan ready for the Funding Council to present to the September meeting of the Capital Investment Committee of the Council (CIC). It is still ‘in the balance’ if we can meet this deadline but we are giving it our best shot. If we can make the September meeting and get final approval we should be able to appoint the contractor and start on site in January 2008, with completion of the first phase of the new build in March/April 2009. If we have to delay until the December CIC meeting the schedule would have a site start in March 2008 with completion June 2009.
It’s All change in MST
August sees a number of staffing changes in Maths, Science and Technology. In the Beauty Therapy section Dawn Paterson has moved north to take up a full-time teaching position at Moray College, and Julie Wales returns to her Senior Lecturer post after the birth of her daughter Xanthe. Jane Buet also moves north from Wigan and Leigh College to join the floristry section at the Rutherglen Campus.
Congratulations to….
Paul Ferguson and his wife Jackie on the birth of their daughter Rebecca, a welcome little sister for Alastair and Jennifer.
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This is edition 24 of the Blog which was first published in December 2006. Comments from staff have suggested that the Blog has been a welcome addition to the communication process within the College. I know you appreciate the lifeblood of the Blog is the information, ideas etc that staff contribute therefore if you have any ideas, thoughts, scribbles for the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
Summer is over. What summer you may ask? Whatever the weather, the hope is staff had a restful break and return to the rigours of delivering our curriculum refreshed and ready for what will be a very important academic year for the College. In 2007/08 the new build should commence and that will present a challenge to all staff and students as we progressively demolish and rebuild the new Langside College (see update below) This is also the year that we have a HMIe Review in February 2008. The College have always taken the view that the review process is to be welcomed and we look forward to the element of ‘free consultancy’ that comes from a close scrutiny of our work and processes.
As ever annual events such as our Awards Evening and Graduation Ceremony are headline events and we look forward to both as an opportunity to celebrate the success of our students.
This is also the year in which the radical changes to the College Strategic Plan will be enacted in terms of protocol and process. It is intended that, as promised, regular updates will be given (including attendance by SMT members at Faculty/Unit/Section meetings) so that all staff may monitor the process and influence the operational delivery of the strategy.
During August to December the 60th Anniversary Committee will again organise events to mark the Diamond Anniversary. The 60th Anniversary Celebration Lunch held at Hampden Park in June was very well attended by staff and Board members. This event was intended as a headline event for the anniversary year and was the culmination of a great deal of work by the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash Committee. The comments received from all areas of staff would suggest their efforts were appreciated and the time, place and general organisation of the event was enjoyed by all who attended. A special word of thanks to the Committee.
New Estate
The summer has been extremely busy as both tenders for the new build were received and they had to be checked and validated by the project sponsor and the College professional team. Part of this scrutiny involved interviews and meetings with both contractors to ensure they were compliant with the specification issued within the College tender documents. This process (still ongoing) has been intricate and exhausting! Our target is to have the final cost plan ready for the Funding Council to present to the September meeting of the Capital Investment Committee of the Council (CIC). It is still ‘in the balance’ if we can meet this deadline but we are giving it our best shot. If we can make the September meeting and get final approval we should be able to appoint the contractor and start on site in January 2008, with completion of the first phase of the new build in March/April 2009. If we have to delay until the December CIC meeting the schedule would have a site start in March 2008 with completion June 2009.
It’s All change in MST
August sees a number of staffing changes in Maths, Science and Technology. In the Beauty Therapy section Dawn Paterson has moved north to take up a full-time teaching position at Moray College, and Julie Wales returns to her Senior Lecturer post after the birth of her daughter Xanthe. Jane Buet also moves north from Wigan and Leigh College to join the floristry section at the Rutherglen Campus.
Congratulations to….
Paul Ferguson and his wife Jackie on the birth of their daughter Rebecca, a welcome little sister for Alastair and Jennifer.
_____________________________________________________________________
This is edition 24 of the Blog which was first published in December 2006. Comments from staff have suggested that the Blog has been a welcome addition to the communication process within the College. I know you appreciate the lifeblood of the Blog is the information, ideas etc that staff contribute therefore if you have any ideas, thoughts, scribbles for the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 25 June 2007
ISSUE 23 - 25 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Six months and going strong!
The Blog is six months old in June, having published 23 issues. The original purpose behind the Blog was to disseminate to all staff items of information and general College interest. I hope that staff feels it has been worthwhile. Each edition requires input and support from staff and I would wish to record my appreciation to all staff who have contributed. I hope that the Blog can go from strength to strength and even more staff will make use of this important communication channel in session 2007/2008. (R Paterson)
Access to Success
As the year draws to a close it is clear that this year has been another incredibly successful year for the Access to Humanities Course. This year a remarkable 22 students have won university places: some of them in the most competitive degrees in Scotland. 10 Access students will be taking up places on the B.Ed. Primary Teaching Degree (a Langside record); 5 will be doing Social Work and 2 Social Science degrees. These are the 3 conventional routes of the Access course. However, this has also been an astonishing year of firsts for the Access programme with one student securing a place in the Journalism and Creative Writing degree at Strathclyde; 3 progressing to Theology at Glasgow University( ! ); 3 taking on Maths degrees (!!); and 1 more, Pamela Beshaj, landing a place on Strathclyde University’s Law degree (!!!). Given that all Access students must have few or no qualifications and many are returning from a 20 year gap in formal education, this is really all the more commendable. Well done to all students and the course team. (J Rafferty)
College Estate
An updated position on the College estate will be sent to all staff next week highlighting the crucial aspects of the new build which will need to be addressed in the next few months.
New Roadway
The new roadway into the College is almost complete. This week will see the road lined, traffic signs erected and the street lighting connected and tested. All staff and students are to be congratulated on their patience and understanding during the construction of the road. Some staff have been asking about the two roads leading towards the present Valeview buildings. The first road on the right (as you enter the College) is the road into the new car park which will sit it front of the new 3/4 storey main teaching building. The second road on the right is the road into the new service courtyard for deliveries to the stores/refectory etc. It is not, as some wag suggested, the road to nowhere.
Bon Voyage!
Clare Grant, who currently works in Student Services as a Student Advisor, leaves for pastures new on 10 August. Clare has successfully gained a place on the Post Graduate Diploma Secondary Teacher (PgDip Ed) course at the University of Glasgow. Clare was a Learning Information Specialist at Scottish University for Industry (SUfI) before joining the team in Student Services as an Advisor in January 2005. Clare also previously worked for the Marketing Department and the Schools & College Liaison Service at the University of Strathclyde prior to this.
Declan and Allison have tried, on numerous occasions, to talk her out of leaving but Clare is not having any of it!
I am sure you will join Declan, Allison and team in wishing Clare all the very best in her new undertaking and we are sure she will excel in her new career! Who knows, perhaps one day she will rejoin Langside College in a different capacity. (D Fallon)
Have a Great Summer!
This will be the last edition of the Blog prior to the summer holidays and it is an ideal opportunity to express the wish that all staff have a restful and peaceful break before returning the educational maelstrom in August. The Blog will be back with edition number 24 on Monday 20th August 2007.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Six months and going strong!
The Blog is six months old in June, having published 23 issues. The original purpose behind the Blog was to disseminate to all staff items of information and general College interest. I hope that staff feels it has been worthwhile. Each edition requires input and support from staff and I would wish to record my appreciation to all staff who have contributed. I hope that the Blog can go from strength to strength and even more staff will make use of this important communication channel in session 2007/2008. (R Paterson)
Access to Success
As the year draws to a close it is clear that this year has been another incredibly successful year for the Access to Humanities Course. This year a remarkable 22 students have won university places: some of them in the most competitive degrees in Scotland. 10 Access students will be taking up places on the B.Ed. Primary Teaching Degree (a Langside record); 5 will be doing Social Work and 2 Social Science degrees. These are the 3 conventional routes of the Access course. However, this has also been an astonishing year of firsts for the Access programme with one student securing a place in the Journalism and Creative Writing degree at Strathclyde; 3 progressing to Theology at Glasgow University( ! ); 3 taking on Maths degrees (!!); and 1 more, Pamela Beshaj, landing a place on Strathclyde University’s Law degree (!!!). Given that all Access students must have few or no qualifications and many are returning from a 20 year gap in formal education, this is really all the more commendable. Well done to all students and the course team. (J Rafferty)
College Estate
An updated position on the College estate will be sent to all staff next week highlighting the crucial aspects of the new build which will need to be addressed in the next few months.
New Roadway
The new roadway into the College is almost complete. This week will see the road lined, traffic signs erected and the street lighting connected and tested. All staff and students are to be congratulated on their patience and understanding during the construction of the road. Some staff have been asking about the two roads leading towards the present Valeview buildings. The first road on the right (as you enter the College) is the road into the new car park which will sit it front of the new 3/4 storey main teaching building. The second road on the right is the road into the new service courtyard for deliveries to the stores/refectory etc. It is not, as some wag suggested, the road to nowhere.
Bon Voyage!
Clare Grant, who currently works in Student Services as a Student Advisor, leaves for pastures new on 10 August. Clare has successfully gained a place on the Post Graduate Diploma Secondary Teacher (PgDip Ed) course at the University of Glasgow. Clare was a Learning Information Specialist at Scottish University for Industry (SUfI) before joining the team in Student Services as an Advisor in January 2005. Clare also previously worked for the Marketing Department and the Schools & College Liaison Service at the University of Strathclyde prior to this.
Declan and Allison have tried, on numerous occasions, to talk her out of leaving but Clare is not having any of it!
I am sure you will join Declan, Allison and team in wishing Clare all the very best in her new undertaking and we are sure she will excel in her new career! Who knows, perhaps one day she will rejoin Langside College in a different capacity. (D Fallon)
Have a Great Summer!
This will be the last edition of the Blog prior to the summer holidays and it is an ideal opportunity to express the wish that all staff have a restful and peaceful break before returning the educational maelstrom in August. The Blog will be back with edition number 24 on Monday 20th August 2007.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
Monday 18 June 2007
ISSUE 22 - 18 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
National Success!
Over the last 14 years students from the HNC Occupational Therapy Support course have successfully gained both 1st and 2nd year places at the three Scottish universities offering OT, Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. This year 5 students have been offered places for 1st year and 4 for 2nd year. Also, this month will see the first cohort of Distance Learning students completing the HNC. They come from as far afield as Lincoln to Dunfermline. Well done the HNC Occupational Therapy Support distance learning team.
10,000th Enrolment for Evening and Lifestyle Programme
August 2005 marked the introduction of a database system for the enrolment of participants onto the Evening and Lifestyle Programme. 13 June 2007 marked the 10,000th enrolment onto the Programme since the introduction of the database system. This would not have been possible without the assistance of the IT Support Section in general and David Cooper, IT Support Manager, in particular. The system has proved to be a resounding success and its smooth running is a reflection of the hard work and dedication provided by John Forbes and the entire team in Student Services. Congratulations and well done to all involved!
Web Developer Appointment
IT Support Section is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Crosbie to the post of Web Developer (full-time). Alex will take up her post with immediate effect. Many of you will already know Alex in her capacity as IT Technician and more recently in her seconded role of Web Developer (part-time). Alex will work very closely with the BDU which still retains editorial control of the website and welcomes this appointment wholeheartedly. We wish Alex every success in her new post and are confident she will bring the same commitment and enthusiasm which she has demonstrated in her previous posts.
Alex will be in contact with all Faculties and Units in the near future to discuss website content. Please think about your present Faculty/Unit website pages and discuss fully with Alex a way forward to utilise the full potential of the website as a marketing tool. Remember, Alex is there to assist you and to develop your pages; she will even input and format the content but she cannot devise the content that still remains the responsibility of the Faculties and Units. The website requires to be constantly updated to maintain a fresh and vibrant image, please assist Alex with this very important facet of the College’s marketing strategy.
J.K. Rowling Look Out!
Budding philosophers might be interested to know that staff member John Rafferty’s book “Critical Thinking for SQA Higher” goes to the publishers next week and will be available from all good bookshops and Amazon.co.uk over the summer. It is published by Kynoch and Blaney/Unity Publications. This has been a busy 18 months in the Social Science section in publishing terms with many members of the section hitting the presses. Last year Jon McDermott published his Higher Psychology textbook and both Craig Ross and John Rafferty published articles in the international journals Philosophy Now and Dialogue Magazine respectively. On top of this the department will also be publishing no less than 5 Coleg packs this week covering Economics, Psychology and Philosophy courses for the new HNC framework (earning up to 50 packs back for the college.) Many congratulations to all staff involved.
5k Race for Life
Well, they did it! The Ladies from Langside College successfully completed the 5k run in aid of cancer research on Sunday 10th June. It was a beautiful day and the atmosphere was terrific. Some of them walked, some ran, mostly it was a mixture of the two. It was a very uplifting experience and also very emotional for all staff involved. All staff involved want to thank everyone for their generous sponsorship and encouragement. If anyone still has money to give please see staff who ran as soon as possible. Here's to next year's race!
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” – HNC Acting & Performance Students
Performances on Wed 20,Thurs 21, & Fri 22 June in the Emanuel Studio. Tickets costing £7 or £5 (concessions) available from Linda Law extn 3771.
60th BIRTHDAY BASH - ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO INDICATE TO THE SECRETARIAT IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE ABOVE EVENT TO BE HELD AT HAMPDEN ON THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2007.
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
National Success!
Over the last 14 years students from the HNC Occupational Therapy Support course have successfully gained both 1st and 2nd year places at the three Scottish universities offering OT, Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. This year 5 students have been offered places for 1st year and 4 for 2nd year. Also, this month will see the first cohort of Distance Learning students completing the HNC. They come from as far afield as Lincoln to Dunfermline. Well done the HNC Occupational Therapy Support distance learning team.
10,000th Enrolment for Evening and Lifestyle Programme
August 2005 marked the introduction of a database system for the enrolment of participants onto the Evening and Lifestyle Programme. 13 June 2007 marked the 10,000th enrolment onto the Programme since the introduction of the database system. This would not have been possible without the assistance of the IT Support Section in general and David Cooper, IT Support Manager, in particular. The system has proved to be a resounding success and its smooth running is a reflection of the hard work and dedication provided by John Forbes and the entire team in Student Services. Congratulations and well done to all involved!
Web Developer Appointment
IT Support Section is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Crosbie to the post of Web Developer (full-time). Alex will take up her post with immediate effect. Many of you will already know Alex in her capacity as IT Technician and more recently in her seconded role of Web Developer (part-time). Alex will work very closely with the BDU which still retains editorial control of the website and welcomes this appointment wholeheartedly. We wish Alex every success in her new post and are confident she will bring the same commitment and enthusiasm which she has demonstrated in her previous posts.
Alex will be in contact with all Faculties and Units in the near future to discuss website content. Please think about your present Faculty/Unit website pages and discuss fully with Alex a way forward to utilise the full potential of the website as a marketing tool. Remember, Alex is there to assist you and to develop your pages; she will even input and format the content but she cannot devise the content that still remains the responsibility of the Faculties and Units. The website requires to be constantly updated to maintain a fresh and vibrant image, please assist Alex with this very important facet of the College’s marketing strategy.
J.K. Rowling Look Out!
Budding philosophers might be interested to know that staff member John Rafferty’s book “Critical Thinking for SQA Higher” goes to the publishers next week and will be available from all good bookshops and Amazon.co.uk over the summer. It is published by Kynoch and Blaney/Unity Publications. This has been a busy 18 months in the Social Science section in publishing terms with many members of the section hitting the presses. Last year Jon McDermott published his Higher Psychology textbook and both Craig Ross and John Rafferty published articles in the international journals Philosophy Now and Dialogue Magazine respectively. On top of this the department will also be publishing no less than 5 Coleg packs this week covering Economics, Psychology and Philosophy courses for the new HNC framework (earning up to 50 packs back for the college.) Many congratulations to all staff involved.
5k Race for Life
Well, they did it! The Ladies from Langside College successfully completed the 5k run in aid of cancer research on Sunday 10th June. It was a beautiful day and the atmosphere was terrific. Some of them walked, some ran, mostly it was a mixture of the two. It was a very uplifting experience and also very emotional for all staff involved. All staff involved want to thank everyone for their generous sponsorship and encouragement. If anyone still has money to give please see staff who ran as soon as possible. Here's to next year's race!
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” – HNC Acting & Performance Students
Performances on Wed 20,Thurs 21, & Fri 22 June in the Emanuel Studio. Tickets costing £7 or £5 (concessions) available from Linda Law extn 3771.
60th BIRTHDAY BASH - ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO INDICATE TO THE SECRETARIAT IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE ABOVE EVENT TO BE HELD AT HAMPDEN ON THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2007.
Monday 11 June 2007
ISSUE21 - 11 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Building on success
A few weeks ago the Blog reported the success of the Faculty of Education, Care and Sport in securing an articulation agreement with Strathclyde University for students successful in achieving their HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs. The value and credibility of the HND SMLN was further demonstrated when, after interviews by Abertay University staff here at Langside, 14 students were offered places in the final year of the BA in Learning Difficulties/Disabilities degree course. A number of students from this course usually go on to complete a post graduate teaching qualification. This is an excellent example of Further and Higher Education working together to provide alternative routes to certification for students.
Well done to George Ennis and David Steadman who have pioneered this excellent articulation route.
New Appointment
The Business Development and New Funding Initiatives Unit is pleased to announce the appointment of Kath MacFarlane as Funding Manager with effect from 5 July 2007. This is a challenging post and one which is pivotal to the financial viability of the college. We wish Kath every success in her new post and are confident she will meet the challenges with the skills and enthusiasm she has demonstrated in her previous posts within the college.
Partnership Event and Open Day 30 May 2007
As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations, the College held a Partnership Event on Wednesday 30 May at the Main Campus. This event reinforced the many successful relationships the College has with various outside governing bodies, agencies, local authorities and suppliers. The format of the morning was as follows:
• Welcome by the Principal, Graeme Hyslop
• Looking Forward to a Bright Future, Depute Principal, Robert Paterson
• Quizdom, Business Development Manager, Paul Lafferty
• Excerpts from the Three-penny Opera, HND Acting and Performance Students
• Guided tour of Art Exhibition, Student Showcase and Flexible Learning Unit
• Lunch
The event received a very positive response from all who attended and acted as the perfect precursor to the Open Day. Approximately 400 people attended the Open Day: this generated 75 applications and 12 enrolments for the Evening and Lifestyle Programme commencing September 2007.
Many thanks to all staff who helped to make the Partnership Event and the Open Day a huge success.
New Evening and Lifestyle Guide Sept 2007 – Aug 08
The new Evening and Lifestyle Guide is now available and can be obtained from Student Services. There are a number of new classes as well as the usual favourites in the Guide for the forthcoming session. Additionally, 2007 sees the introduction of a Gift Voucher scheme for Evening and Lifestyle classes. So the present for someone who has everything need be a problem no longer!
Please take every opportunity to advertise these classes as word of mouth reinforced by the Guide is a powerful marketing tool.
Ski Holiday
Last Easter, Roger McKillop, Sports Studies, took a group of mostly Langside students and staff to Valmorel in France for a week long trip of skiing and partying! To keep the costs low, the group travelled from
Glasgow by bus and stayed in self-catering chalets keeping the cost of the trip to £415 which also included ski hire and lift pass.
Says Roger, who was acting as party leader along with former student Nicola Craig, “All the students had a great time and I am glad to say that I was proud of their conduct. Whether they can say the same about me after I snowboarded in my kilt, is a question you must put to them! We did receive one complaint though, from a German family, about the noise. Was this due to excessive rowdy behaviour? No! Was it due to a booze up? No! It was due to the girls playing SNAP!”
If you would like to join the skiing party next year then Roger is organising another trip for the first week of the Easter 2008 break. The trip is being organised by Ski Supreme, travel will be by plane, and the cost is £435 including the flight. If enough people are interested Roger will try to arrange a family week as well as a ‘student holiday’ week. So if you feel like sliding down hills then let Roger know.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_________________________________________________________________________________
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( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Building on success
A few weeks ago the Blog reported the success of the Faculty of Education, Care and Sport in securing an articulation agreement with Strathclyde University for students successful in achieving their HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs. The value and credibility of the HND SMLN was further demonstrated when, after interviews by Abertay University staff here at Langside, 14 students were offered places in the final year of the BA in Learning Difficulties/Disabilities degree course. A number of students from this course usually go on to complete a post graduate teaching qualification. This is an excellent example of Further and Higher Education working together to provide alternative routes to certification for students.
Well done to George Ennis and David Steadman who have pioneered this excellent articulation route.
New Appointment
The Business Development and New Funding Initiatives Unit is pleased to announce the appointment of Kath MacFarlane as Funding Manager with effect from 5 July 2007. This is a challenging post and one which is pivotal to the financial viability of the college. We wish Kath every success in her new post and are confident she will meet the challenges with the skills and enthusiasm she has demonstrated in her previous posts within the college.
Partnership Event and Open Day 30 May 2007
As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations, the College held a Partnership Event on Wednesday 30 May at the Main Campus. This event reinforced the many successful relationships the College has with various outside governing bodies, agencies, local authorities and suppliers. The format of the morning was as follows:
• Welcome by the Principal, Graeme Hyslop
• Looking Forward to a Bright Future, Depute Principal, Robert Paterson
• Quizdom, Business Development Manager, Paul Lafferty
• Excerpts from the Three-penny Opera, HND Acting and Performance Students
• Guided tour of Art Exhibition, Student Showcase and Flexible Learning Unit
• Lunch
The event received a very positive response from all who attended and acted as the perfect precursor to the Open Day. Approximately 400 people attended the Open Day: this generated 75 applications and 12 enrolments for the Evening and Lifestyle Programme commencing September 2007.
Many thanks to all staff who helped to make the Partnership Event and the Open Day a huge success.
New Evening and Lifestyle Guide Sept 2007 – Aug 08
The new Evening and Lifestyle Guide is now available and can be obtained from Student Services. There are a number of new classes as well as the usual favourites in the Guide for the forthcoming session. Additionally, 2007 sees the introduction of a Gift Voucher scheme for Evening and Lifestyle classes. So the present for someone who has everything need be a problem no longer!
Please take every opportunity to advertise these classes as word of mouth reinforced by the Guide is a powerful marketing tool.
Ski Holiday
Last Easter, Roger McKillop, Sports Studies, took a group of mostly Langside students and staff to Valmorel in France for a week long trip of skiing and partying! To keep the costs low, the group travelled from
Glasgow by bus and stayed in self-catering chalets keeping the cost of the trip to £415 which also included ski hire and lift pass.
Says Roger, who was acting as party leader along with former student Nicola Craig, “All the students had a great time and I am glad to say that I was proud of their conduct. Whether they can say the same about me after I snowboarded in my kilt, is a question you must put to them! We did receive one complaint though, from a German family, about the noise. Was this due to excessive rowdy behaviour? No! Was it due to a booze up? No! It was due to the girls playing SNAP!”
If you would like to join the skiing party next year then Roger is organising another trip for the first week of the Easter 2008 break. The trip is being organised by Ski Supreme, travel will be by plane, and the cost is £435 including the flight. If enough people are interested Roger will try to arrange a family week as well as a ‘student holiday’ week. So if you feel like sliding down hills then let Roger know.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 4 June 2007
ISSUE 20 - 4 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Contractors Weekly Blog
This week we shall continue working on the footpath and grading the road. Our surfacing contractor should be on site from Wednesday until the end of the week and shall be surfacing the road, main car park and footpaths. Unfortunately this will probably be the most disruptive part of the contract as the surfacing squad shall require a bit of room for their plant will require some of the parking spaces. The lorries with the tar shall be in and about the area. For this week we would once again request that if possible you leave your vehicles at home.
On the positive side once this work is done, at the end of the week, parking shall be available at the whole of the main car park and the staff car park shall also be open. The pedestrian access via ValeviewTerrace shall also be re-opened. We would also once again appeal to staff and students not to walk along the road and to please walk within the pedestrian barriers to help avoid any accidents, either with our plant or with cars. The path for pedestrians is via the stairs to and from the student car park.
Please note that either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week the traffic route will be changing again.
Mackenzie Construction would again apologise for any inconvenience and we will try to keep disruptions to a minimum. Thank you in advance for your patience.
New Applications/Enrolment process
Work has been progressing steadily on the new process since late last year with the aim of centralising data and systems, providing a better service for students and minimising delays in data entry to support the production of earlier & more accurate class lists and other student related information.
Faculty administrators with support from Student Services & Student Database have done a grand job inputting all new applications related data into Unite. Senior lecturers have played their part by submitting revised, more uniform course details.
Enrolment & the production of Student Cards will primarily take place in the fortnight beginning 13th August under the aegis of the Enrolment Team comprising Student Services. Database, Funding, Finance and IT. The aim is to ensure that all students in a class have a Student Card on their first day in class and the card signifies that they have completed all aspects of the enrolment process. Lecturers will be asked to check that all students have their card as verification that enrolment has been completed.
It is an ambitious project with benefits for all. We hope that everyone will play their part in making it a success.
Success with South Lanarkshire Council Contract
The College has been awarded a major contract with South Lanarkshire Council to deliver training for their Child Care workforce.
As of September 2007 we have been asked to deliver First Aid, Child Care units, Sign Language and Sport over the period of a year and possibly on a rolling programme. Our reputation goes before us and it is thanks to all Child Care lecturers including the SVQ Early Years team that we have been awarded this contract.
Stars in Your Eyes
The College was approached by BBC 3 in Manchester to allow filming of a child care class for the programme ' Honey We're Killing the Kids '
On 31st May the film crew joined a Classroom Assistants course where the lecturer Julie Caldwell delivered the subject 'Child Protection ' and the Star of the show was sitting in the class as a student. The crew then filmed Jan Watson acting as an advisor on Child Care courses. Jan commented “I have not got time to get a face lift and my roots done !!”
(no comment – Ed)
Staff Photograph
Many thanks to all staff who ‘starred’ in the 60th anniversary staff photograph taken on Thursday 31st May. A giant round of applause for Alison (last to be picked for a team). Thank you to all staff for your patience and good humour during the set up and photographic session.
5K Race for Life
A gentle reminder that staff Rita Donnelly, Michelle Thain, Linda Faulkner, Denise McGranaghan, Clare Martin, Margaret Wright and Margaret Kelly (the College counsellor) are taking part in the 5K Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research on 10th June. If possible please sponsor staff to help this excellent charity.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Contractors Weekly Blog
This week we shall continue working on the footpath and grading the road. Our surfacing contractor should be on site from Wednesday until the end of the week and shall be surfacing the road, main car park and footpaths. Unfortunately this will probably be the most disruptive part of the contract as the surfacing squad shall require a bit of room for their plant will require some of the parking spaces. The lorries with the tar shall be in and about the area. For this week we would once again request that if possible you leave your vehicles at home.
On the positive side once this work is done, at the end of the week, parking shall be available at the whole of the main car park and the staff car park shall also be open. The pedestrian access via ValeviewTerrace shall also be re-opened. We would also once again appeal to staff and students not to walk along the road and to please walk within the pedestrian barriers to help avoid any accidents, either with our plant or with cars. The path for pedestrians is via the stairs to and from the student car park.
Please note that either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week the traffic route will be changing again.
Mackenzie Construction would again apologise for any inconvenience and we will try to keep disruptions to a minimum. Thank you in advance for your patience.
New Applications/Enrolment process
Work has been progressing steadily on the new process since late last year with the aim of centralising data and systems, providing a better service for students and minimising delays in data entry to support the production of earlier & more accurate class lists and other student related information.
Faculty administrators with support from Student Services & Student Database have done a grand job inputting all new applications related data into Unite. Senior lecturers have played their part by submitting revised, more uniform course details.
Enrolment & the production of Student Cards will primarily take place in the fortnight beginning 13th August under the aegis of the Enrolment Team comprising Student Services. Database, Funding, Finance and IT. The aim is to ensure that all students in a class have a Student Card on their first day in class and the card signifies that they have completed all aspects of the enrolment process. Lecturers will be asked to check that all students have their card as verification that enrolment has been completed.
It is an ambitious project with benefits for all. We hope that everyone will play their part in making it a success.
Success with South Lanarkshire Council Contract
The College has been awarded a major contract with South Lanarkshire Council to deliver training for their Child Care workforce.
As of September 2007 we have been asked to deliver First Aid, Child Care units, Sign Language and Sport over the period of a year and possibly on a rolling programme. Our reputation goes before us and it is thanks to all Child Care lecturers including the SVQ Early Years team that we have been awarded this contract.
Stars in Your Eyes
The College was approached by BBC 3 in Manchester to allow filming of a child care class for the programme ' Honey We're Killing the Kids '
On 31st May the film crew joined a Classroom Assistants course where the lecturer Julie Caldwell delivered the subject 'Child Protection ' and the Star of the show was sitting in the class as a student. The crew then filmed Jan Watson acting as an advisor on Child Care courses. Jan commented “I have not got time to get a face lift and my roots done !!”
(no comment – Ed)
Staff Photograph
Many thanks to all staff who ‘starred’ in the 60th anniversary staff photograph taken on Thursday 31st May. A giant round of applause for Alison (last to be picked for a team). Thank you to all staff for your patience and good humour during the set up and photographic session.
5K Race for Life
A gentle reminder that staff Rita Donnelly, Michelle Thain, Linda Faulkner, Denise McGranaghan, Clare Martin, Margaret Wright and Margaret Kelly (the College counsellor) are taking part in the 5K Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research on 10th June. If possible please sponsor staff to help this excellent charity.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
Tuesday 22 May 2007
ISSUE19 - 21 MAY 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Student News
Two students from the NQ Medical Administration course have had their efforts recognised by the Scottish Adult Leaning Partnership as part of Adult Learning Week. Sandra Milligan and Helen Kirkbride were nominated for the Adult Learning Awards by their lecturer, Mary Valerio, for their tremendous progress and achievement since they joined this course. Both students were given an impressive certificate and a Book Token. Well done ladies!!
The Laidlaw Scott charity football tourney
Last Friday Langside entered a team consisting of Graeme Hyslop, Donald Morrison, Willie Paterson, David Weir, Phil McGuirk, Bernie McGowan, Gary Culverhouse and Ged Cushley.
We went there with the ambition of doing better than the semi finals the year before. In the league set up, the first game went to plan with a 10-1 victory, but were brought back to earth with a 5-4 defeat by last years winners G.H.A, (tight game). The next game we had to win, for any chance to progress to the quarter final stage and a 7-3 win ensured they got there. There were some spirited performances from Langside especially Graeme and David, their defensive work saw us progress easily. With some great goals from Gary and Donald and ‘ankle biter’ Phil doing enough disruption to put any team off their stride.
The quarter finals didn’t exactly go to plan, they suffered a casualty, we lost our Hong Kong ninja – Bernie, who gracefully tumbled over the ball and ripped his tights. No more football for him only a trip to Monklands Hospital that night. Also the Crabb twins (David and Donald) had their usual verbal spat at each other, this time I think it was about what shape the ball was. We strolled through to the semi’s with a 5-3 victory, then a very tense and hard fought semi final which we scraped a 4-3 win. Some excellent goalkeeping from the flying pig, Willie Paterson.
The Final was against last years finialists Laidlaw Scott. We drew 2-2 in a very equally fought game, So it went to penalties, Langside won the toss and we decided to go first, Ged took the first penalty and was thwarted by keeper guessing the correct way to parry the ball over the bar, needless to say the rest of the penalties were converted and Langside had to accept the runners up position.
One step closer to the cup, maybe next year we might get our hands on it!
(Coach-Ged Cushely)
Thanks to all those who bought raffle tickets for the event and the Celtic top donated by D.Weir which was signed by J Kennedy with the help of J.McDermott. Laidlaw Scott raised £1600 for The Lintel Trust and the Yorkhill Childrens Trust.
60th Anniversary Birthday Bash
By the time you read this you should have received your invitation to the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash which will take place on 28th June 2007 in the Lomond Suite, Hampden Park Stadium at 12.00 for 12.30. The Bash, as you know, will take the form of a champagne drinks reception followed by a celebratory lunch and entertainment. The Birthday Bash Group has put a considerable amount of time and effort into organising this event, which promises to be one of the highlights of our 60th year. Everything is in place to ensure not only an appropriate celebration but also a great ‘end of term’ lunch. The invitation includes the short paragraph;
‘You will appreciate that it is imperative that we make proper provision for all staff attending therefore we would ask that, as a matter importance, you return the reply slip below to the secretariat. I regret that staff who do not return the slip will be unable to be accommodated at the Birthday Bash.’
I hope staff will appreciate that the previous request to staff concerning the Bash was to ascertain numbers so that we could arrange an appropriate venue and programme. We now need staff to confirm their attendance or otherwise. Even although you had previously responded to the initial invitation indicating that you would attend, it is imperative that you respond to this formal invitation. No cognisance can be taken of the previous return. I do hope you will understand and respond accordingly. Bring on the champagne!
There will be no Blog next Monday due to the May weekend holiday but will return on Monday 4th June.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
________________________________________________________________________
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Student News
Two students from the NQ Medical Administration course have had their efforts recognised by the Scottish Adult Leaning Partnership as part of Adult Learning Week. Sandra Milligan and Helen Kirkbride were nominated for the Adult Learning Awards by their lecturer, Mary Valerio, for their tremendous progress and achievement since they joined this course. Both students were given an impressive certificate and a Book Token. Well done ladies!!
The Laidlaw Scott charity football tourney
Last Friday Langside entered a team consisting of Graeme Hyslop, Donald Morrison, Willie Paterson, David Weir, Phil McGuirk, Bernie McGowan, Gary Culverhouse and Ged Cushley.
We went there with the ambition of doing better than the semi finals the year before. In the league set up, the first game went to plan with a 10-1 victory, but were brought back to earth with a 5-4 defeat by last years winners G.H.A, (tight game). The next game we had to win, for any chance to progress to the quarter final stage and a 7-3 win ensured they got there. There were some spirited performances from Langside especially Graeme and David, their defensive work saw us progress easily. With some great goals from Gary and Donald and ‘ankle biter’ Phil doing enough disruption to put any team off their stride.
The quarter finals didn’t exactly go to plan, they suffered a casualty, we lost our Hong Kong ninja – Bernie, who gracefully tumbled over the ball and ripped his tights. No more football for him only a trip to Monklands Hospital that night. Also the Crabb twins (David and Donald) had their usual verbal spat at each other, this time I think it was about what shape the ball was. We strolled through to the semi’s with a 5-3 victory, then a very tense and hard fought semi final which we scraped a 4-3 win. Some excellent goalkeeping from the flying pig, Willie Paterson.
The Final was against last years finialists Laidlaw Scott. We drew 2-2 in a very equally fought game, So it went to penalties, Langside won the toss and we decided to go first, Ged took the first penalty and was thwarted by keeper guessing the correct way to parry the ball over the bar, needless to say the rest of the penalties were converted and Langside had to accept the runners up position.
One step closer to the cup, maybe next year we might get our hands on it!
(Coach-Ged Cushely)
Thanks to all those who bought raffle tickets for the event and the Celtic top donated by D.Weir which was signed by J Kennedy with the help of J.McDermott. Laidlaw Scott raised £1600 for The Lintel Trust and the Yorkhill Childrens Trust.
60th Anniversary Birthday Bash
By the time you read this you should have received your invitation to the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash which will take place on 28th June 2007 in the Lomond Suite, Hampden Park Stadium at 12.00 for 12.30. The Bash, as you know, will take the form of a champagne drinks reception followed by a celebratory lunch and entertainment. The Birthday Bash Group has put a considerable amount of time and effort into organising this event, which promises to be one of the highlights of our 60th year. Everything is in place to ensure not only an appropriate celebration but also a great ‘end of term’ lunch. The invitation includes the short paragraph;
‘You will appreciate that it is imperative that we make proper provision for all staff attending therefore we would ask that, as a matter importance, you return the reply slip below to the secretariat. I regret that staff who do not return the slip will be unable to be accommodated at the Birthday Bash.’
I hope staff will appreciate that the previous request to staff concerning the Bash was to ascertain numbers so that we could arrange an appropriate venue and programme. We now need staff to confirm their attendance or otherwise. Even although you had previously responded to the initial invitation indicating that you would attend, it is imperative that you respond to this formal invitation. No cognisance can be taken of the previous return. I do hope you will understand and respond accordingly. Bring on the champagne!
There will be no Blog next Monday due to the May weekend holiday but will return on Monday 4th June.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Tuesday 15 May 2007
ISSUE18 - 14 May 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Contractors Weekly Blog – w/c 14/5/07
As everyone can now see work is really progressing. We have finished the sewer diversion with the exception of the surfacing.
We will be continuing on with the excavation for the new carriageway and footpath this week and have now reached the point where we can no longer keep access to and from Valeview Terrace open as we will be carrying out excavation works there as well as diverting an electric cable.
The diversion route for pedestrians will be via the main entrance on Prospecthill Road and through the car park where the contractor’s compound is located. Please do not walk along the main road in the College and please allow an extra 5 minutes to get to classes on time.
We have noticed a drop in the number of vehicles using the car park and would like to thank all who have found alternative methods in getting to and from college and would ask that you keep this up for another couple of weeks when we should have most of the parking spaces in use again.
Once again we would thank you in advance for your co-operation and patience.
Updated Student//Zone
The Student//Zone section of the website has just been re-launched and is now an exciting and interactive way of communicating with all Langside students. With sections on the Student Association, Clubs, Events, Student Newsletter and Course Reps the website is a great way of keeping up to date with student affairs. Please encourage your students to visit the Student//Zone on a regular basis.
The Out & About section is a useful source of information for anyone new to Glasgow or visiting students/colleagues, with information about local accommodation, eating out etc.
We are always looking for feedback on the Student//Zone and welcome suggestions for inclusions or amendments. These should be sent to Kath Macfarlane, Student Development Coordinator, kmacfarlane@langside.ac.uk, extn. 3639.
Student Newsletter in Student Press Awards
Langside College’s Student Newsletter, ‘The Voice’ is currently in the running for ‘Best College Publication’ at The Herald Scottish Student Press Awards ’07. The Editor’s: Ryan Boyle and Laura Low, along with three other Student Association members have been invited to attend the awards ceremony and reception at the Mitchell Library on the 24th May when the winner will be announced.
Copies of ‘The Voice’ can be ordered by lecturers on behalf of their classes. These will be delivered to your mail tray on a monthly basis. If you would like to receive copies of ‘The Voice’ please contact Kath Macfarlane, Student Development Coordinator, kmacfarlane@langside.ac.uk, extn. 3639.
The Threepenny Opera
HND Acting and Performance students will be presenting “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in the Emanuel Studio on Tuesday 15th to Friday 18th May each evening at 7.30 pm. This will be the students’ swansong before they move on into the world of professional theatre. So come along and see the stars of the future! Tickets are available from Linda Law in the Faculty Office in Room 105 (telephone 272 3771) and cost £7/£5 concession.
- - - - STOP PRESS- - - - - The venue and arrangements for the 60th
Anniversary Birthday Bash will be revealed this week ! Look out for your invitation which should be delivered to you by Friday 18th May. - - - - STOP PRESS- - - - - -
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
___________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Contractors Weekly Blog – w/c 14/5/07
As everyone can now see work is really progressing. We have finished the sewer diversion with the exception of the surfacing.
We will be continuing on with the excavation for the new carriageway and footpath this week and have now reached the point where we can no longer keep access to and from Valeview Terrace open as we will be carrying out excavation works there as well as diverting an electric cable.
The diversion route for pedestrians will be via the main entrance on Prospecthill Road and through the car park where the contractor’s compound is located. Please do not walk along the main road in the College and please allow an extra 5 minutes to get to classes on time.
We have noticed a drop in the number of vehicles using the car park and would like to thank all who have found alternative methods in getting to and from college and would ask that you keep this up for another couple of weeks when we should have most of the parking spaces in use again.
Once again we would thank you in advance for your co-operation and patience.
Updated Student//Zone
The Student//Zone section of the website has just been re-launched and is now an exciting and interactive way of communicating with all Langside students. With sections on the Student Association, Clubs, Events, Student Newsletter and Course Reps the website is a great way of keeping up to date with student affairs. Please encourage your students to visit the Student//Zone on a regular basis.
The Out & About section is a useful source of information for anyone new to Glasgow or visiting students/colleagues, with information about local accommodation, eating out etc.
We are always looking for feedback on the Student//Zone and welcome suggestions for inclusions or amendments. These should be sent to Kath Macfarlane, Student Development Coordinator, kmacfarlane@langside.ac.uk, extn. 3639.
Student Newsletter in Student Press Awards
Langside College’s Student Newsletter, ‘The Voice’ is currently in the running for ‘Best College Publication’ at The Herald Scottish Student Press Awards ’07. The Editor’s: Ryan Boyle and Laura Low, along with three other Student Association members have been invited to attend the awards ceremony and reception at the Mitchell Library on the 24th May when the winner will be announced.
Copies of ‘The Voice’ can be ordered by lecturers on behalf of their classes. These will be delivered to your mail tray on a monthly basis. If you would like to receive copies of ‘The Voice’ please contact Kath Macfarlane, Student Development Coordinator, kmacfarlane@langside.ac.uk, extn. 3639.
The Threepenny Opera
HND Acting and Performance students will be presenting “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in the Emanuel Studio on Tuesday 15th to Friday 18th May each evening at 7.30 pm. This will be the students’ swansong before they move on into the world of professional theatre. So come along and see the stars of the future! Tickets are available from Linda Law in the Faculty Office in Room 105 (telephone 272 3771) and cost £7/£5 concession.
- - - - STOP PRESS- - - - - The venue and arrangements for the 60th
Anniversary Birthday Bash will be revealed this week ! Look out for your invitation which should be delivered to you by Friday 18th May. - - - - STOP PRESS- - - - - -
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Friday 4 May 2007
Issue 17 - 7 May 2007
Contractors Weekly Blog
This week work shall remain with 2 squads on site. The first squad will continue laying the pipeline at the canteen delivery point. This means that access down the main road will remain closed to vehicles but will also require to be closed to pedestrians. Pedestrians shall require to take a short detour through the main carpark.
The second squad will continue working on the road widening and cable diversion works. As you will probably have noticed we have managed to keep the access to Valeview Terrace open to help minimise disruption and we shall be keeping this open for this week but next week we shall have to close access to and from here.
We would again ask that rather than walking along the road which has 2 way traffic on it, if you could please walk through the carpark where the contractor’s compound is located.
We will be re-opening part of the main carpark which we closed but the staff carpark shall remain closed for approximately the next fortnight. As per previous blogs we would again ask for your assistance in finding alternative methods of transport to and from the college until the work has been completed.
Mackenzie Construction would again apologise for any inconvenience and we will try to keep disruptions to a minimum and will try to get access back open again as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Articulation with Strathclyde University
Following our very successful articulation agreement with Glasgow University the same course - HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs has been recognised as a potential direct entry into year 2 of the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education Degree.
A letter to the Principal from the Dean of the University expressed his thanks and gratitude to Langside staff for the effort, commitment and enthusiasm with which they have engaged in this process and he also points out how the process has helped strengthen links between the two institutions.
Special thanks go to the Langside team of Robert Paterson, Jan Watson, George Ennis, David Steadman and Malcolm Wilson for their work in making this possible - take a bow everybody!
Sponsorship for 5k Race for Life
Rita Donnelly & Michelle Thain are looking for sponsorship from staff and students. They are taking part in the 5k Race for Life on 10 June in support of Cancer Research. Please dig deep and help us to raise as much money as possible. Sponsor forms can be found in Room 121 or by logging onto a direct web link www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/chelley4katie.
Linda Faulkner, Denise McGranaghan and Clare Martin – Receptionists, Margaret Wright, Principal’s Secretary and Margaret Kelly the College Counsellor are also taking part in the Cancer Research 5k Race for Life and would welcome sponsorship support. Sponsor sheet is located at Reception in the Langside Building.
We all know someone whose life has been touched by cancer. Please support this worthwhile cause.
60th Anniversary Celebrations
As part of the College Open Day on 30th May the College will be holding a ‘Partners Event.’ Invitations have gone out this week to the many partners that the College work with, including supply partners. This will be an opportunity for partner organisations to visit the College, view the student showcase event and network with staff and students. If you have any ideas or thoughts for the event please contact Elaine Proudfoot or Catherine Taylor.
The 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash enquiry to staff, to ascertain staff numbers, has been hugely successful and the 60th Anniversary Committee is delighted that so many staff will participate in this highlight event. Full details of the venue and programme will be available in the next ten days.
The Principal, as part of the 60th celebration, would like to organise a commemorative staff photograph. This is being organised and is likely to take place at the end of May, beginning of June. Watch out for details.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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This week work shall remain with 2 squads on site. The first squad will continue laying the pipeline at the canteen delivery point. This means that access down the main road will remain closed to vehicles but will also require to be closed to pedestrians. Pedestrians shall require to take a short detour through the main carpark.
The second squad will continue working on the road widening and cable diversion works. As you will probably have noticed we have managed to keep the access to Valeview Terrace open to help minimise disruption and we shall be keeping this open for this week but next week we shall have to close access to and from here.
We would again ask that rather than walking along the road which has 2 way traffic on it, if you could please walk through the carpark where the contractor’s compound is located.
We will be re-opening part of the main carpark which we closed but the staff carpark shall remain closed for approximately the next fortnight. As per previous blogs we would again ask for your assistance in finding alternative methods of transport to and from the college until the work has been completed.
Mackenzie Construction would again apologise for any inconvenience and we will try to keep disruptions to a minimum and will try to get access back open again as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Articulation with Strathclyde University
Following our very successful articulation agreement with Glasgow University the same course - HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs has been recognised as a potential direct entry into year 2 of the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education Degree.
A letter to the Principal from the Dean of the University expressed his thanks and gratitude to Langside staff for the effort, commitment and enthusiasm with which they have engaged in this process and he also points out how the process has helped strengthen links between the two institutions.
Special thanks go to the Langside team of Robert Paterson, Jan Watson, George Ennis, David Steadman and Malcolm Wilson for their work in making this possible - take a bow everybody!
Sponsorship for 5k Race for Life
Rita Donnelly & Michelle Thain are looking for sponsorship from staff and students. They are taking part in the 5k Race for Life on 10 June in support of Cancer Research. Please dig deep and help us to raise as much money as possible. Sponsor forms can be found in Room 121 or by logging onto a direct web link www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/chelley4katie.
Linda Faulkner, Denise McGranaghan and Clare Martin – Receptionists, Margaret Wright, Principal’s Secretary and Margaret Kelly the College Counsellor are also taking part in the Cancer Research 5k Race for Life and would welcome sponsorship support. Sponsor sheet is located at Reception in the Langside Building.
We all know someone whose life has been touched by cancer. Please support this worthwhile cause.
60th Anniversary Celebrations
As part of the College Open Day on 30th May the College will be holding a ‘Partners Event.’ Invitations have gone out this week to the many partners that the College work with, including supply partners. This will be an opportunity for partner organisations to visit the College, view the student showcase event and network with staff and students. If you have any ideas or thoughts for the event please contact Elaine Proudfoot or Catherine Taylor.
The 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash enquiry to staff, to ascertain staff numbers, has been hugely successful and the 60th Anniversary Committee is delighted that so many staff will participate in this highlight event. Full details of the venue and programme will be available in the next ten days.
The Principal, as part of the 60th celebration, would like to organise a commemorative staff photograph. This is being organised and is likely to take place at the end of May, beginning of June. Watch out for details.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 30 April 2007
ISSUE16 - 30 APRIL 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
SHAW Gold Award
On Friday 23rd March 2007, Jan Watson and Ian Peden attended the 'Scotland's Health at Work' Awards Ceremony in the Destiny Centre Shawlands. 25 Bronze,22 Silver and 13 Gold Awards were presented including the Gold awarded to Langside College. It has been three years since the Silver Award, and the working group of Ian Peden, Jan Watson, Bryan Riddell, John Pugh and Isobel Campbell have prepared 2 volumes of evidence under the guidance of our SHAW co-ordinator.
Well done to all concerned for their support and especially to Ian who worked so hard to make this award achievable.
New Recruits!
In response to a request from officials at the most recent meeting
of EIS-FELA branch members, Colin McGregor and Alan Lee have agreed to share the staff representation duties (along with Declan Fallon) on the new college estate Project Steering Group. They will attend the monthly meetings of the group which includes the Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Architect (representing the Design Team), Estates Manager, Health and Safety Coordinator and representatives from the Strategic Management Team. It has been agreed that the Project Steering Group minutes will, with immediate effect, be posted on the Intranet after each meeting. It is hoped that all staff will wish to follow not only the progress of the build but will be interested in the what, why, how of the whole process and this increased representation and communication pathway will enable staff to input and/ or question the new estate build as appropriate.
Dragon Boat Race
To raise the wider profile of Langside College in this, our 60th year, a Langside College team will be participating in the annual Bobath Scotland Dragon Boat race to be held in Balloch Country Park on 9th June 2007.
We are looking for members of staff to volunteer as members of the rowing team (no experience or training necessary - it's a fun event!). If you've always fancied being in charge of a Dragon Boat or just want to get your hands on a Langside College t-shirt please sign up by emailing lcsa@langside.ac.uk or by contacting Erin Cameron, Events Officer LCSA on extn 3639. Team members will be asked to assist with fundraising through sponsorship and other activities.
Budding Writers/Poets
A small group consisting of John Mumford, Kim Turkington and Robert Paterson has been set up under the umbrella of the 60th Anniversary Committee to organise the Langside College 60th Anniversary Literary Award. ( the Committee are very grateful to Lecturer Richard McIntyre for the idea) Full details will be available before the end of term but it is envisaged that the competition will be open to all staff and students (past and present) and will invite entries under the following categories; short story (fiction and non fiction) poem and short drama script. At this time the rules are being drawn up and a judging panel sought. It is hoped that we can attract a well known figure in the literary world to chair our panel of judges.
Watch the Blog for further details.
Historical Anecdotes!
The 60th Anniversary Committee would like to appeal to all staff for humorous stories, anecdotes etc from staff about staff and students past and present (anonymous – if necessary) to use in events planned for this year. Please take the time to pass on your stories to Robert Paterson.
It Is A Small World!
Further to the article 'Student Escapes the Winter Blues' 19th Feb 2007, I was sitting on a plane that had come from New Zealand, on my way back from visiting my family in Melbourne at Easter when the Captain announced that we were honoured to have on board the Elite Scottish Women's Bowling Team and that the Captain wished to congratulate them on their recent win in New Zealand. I just thought to myself; you cannot get away from Langside College!
Congratulations to Joyce Miller, a student on the HNC Sports Coaching with Development of Sport course for her team's success.
(Jan Watson)
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
________________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
SHAW Gold Award
On Friday 23rd March 2007, Jan Watson and Ian Peden attended the 'Scotland's Health at Work' Awards Ceremony in the Destiny Centre Shawlands. 25 Bronze,22 Silver and 13 Gold Awards were presented including the Gold awarded to Langside College. It has been three years since the Silver Award, and the working group of Ian Peden, Jan Watson, Bryan Riddell, John Pugh and Isobel Campbell have prepared 2 volumes of evidence under the guidance of our SHAW co-ordinator.
Well done to all concerned for their support and especially to Ian who worked so hard to make this award achievable.
New Recruits!
In response to a request from officials at the most recent meeting
of EIS-FELA branch members, Colin McGregor and Alan Lee have agreed to share the staff representation duties (along with Declan Fallon) on the new college estate Project Steering Group. They will attend the monthly meetings of the group which includes the Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Architect (representing the Design Team), Estates Manager, Health and Safety Coordinator and representatives from the Strategic Management Team. It has been agreed that the Project Steering Group minutes will, with immediate effect, be posted on the Intranet after each meeting. It is hoped that all staff will wish to follow not only the progress of the build but will be interested in the what, why, how of the whole process and this increased representation and communication pathway will enable staff to input and/ or question the new estate build as appropriate.
Dragon Boat Race
To raise the wider profile of Langside College in this, our 60th year, a Langside College team will be participating in the annual Bobath Scotland Dragon Boat race to be held in Balloch Country Park on 9th June 2007.
We are looking for members of staff to volunteer as members of the rowing team (no experience or training necessary - it's a fun event!). If you've always fancied being in charge of a Dragon Boat or just want to get your hands on a Langside College t-shirt please sign up by emailing lcsa@langside.ac.uk or by contacting Erin Cameron, Events Officer LCSA on extn 3639. Team members will be asked to assist with fundraising through sponsorship and other activities.
Budding Writers/Poets
A small group consisting of John Mumford, Kim Turkington and Robert Paterson has been set up under the umbrella of the 60th Anniversary Committee to organise the Langside College 60th Anniversary Literary Award. ( the Committee are very grateful to Lecturer Richard McIntyre for the idea) Full details will be available before the end of term but it is envisaged that the competition will be open to all staff and students (past and present) and will invite entries under the following categories; short story (fiction and non fiction) poem and short drama script. At this time the rules are being drawn up and a judging panel sought. It is hoped that we can attract a well known figure in the literary world to chair our panel of judges.
Watch the Blog for further details.
Historical Anecdotes!
The 60th Anniversary Committee would like to appeal to all staff for humorous stories, anecdotes etc from staff about staff and students past and present (anonymous – if necessary) to use in events planned for this year. Please take the time to pass on your stories to Robert Paterson.
It Is A Small World!
Further to the article 'Student Escapes the Winter Blues' 19th Feb 2007, I was sitting on a plane that had come from New Zealand, on my way back from visiting my family in Melbourne at Easter when the Captain announced that we were honoured to have on board the Elite Scottish Women's Bowling Team and that the Captain wished to congratulate them on their recent win in New Zealand. I just thought to myself; you cannot get away from Langside College!
Congratulations to Joyce Miller, a student on the HNC Sports Coaching with Development of Sport course for her team's success.
(Jan Watson)
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