NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
The Great day has arrived!
As part of the College commitment to engaging with ALL interested parties in the construction of the new build the New Estate Information Forum is now up and running. I do hope staff will use this forum or contact me direct by telephone, email or ‘pop in’ to speak to me to raise any issues or come forward with ideas for the use of the new building. It is to that area we must now turn our attention and to support this a New Estate User Group will be set up in the College to help progress the many decisions which have to be taken re furniture, catering, social space for staff and students etc etc – the list is endless!
As part of this open flow of information on the new build I thought you might like to read the letter I sent to all Valeview Terrace residents last Thursday to notify them of the site start and to give them the ongoing opportunity to engage with the College during the construction phase of the new build to ameliorate any potential problems.
“Dear Resident
The College contractors for the new build (Balfour Beatty) will move on to the site on Monday 28th January to begin preparatory work. The first few weeks will be essentially site start up operations, secure fencing, signage etc.
As part of the ongoing communication we wish to engage in to notify staff, students and Valeview Terrace residents of proposed work and to allow people to ask questions, seek clarification or raise issues regarding the new College building I have set up, on the College website www.langside.ac.uk , a New Estate Information Forum which will allow staff, students, Valeview residents and others to seek information or ask a question directly to the College. A response is guaranteed within 24 hours and I will take direct responsibility for this. If you do not have access to the Internet then you can contact me at the College to raise any issue or questions direct. My direct dial number is 0141 272 3621.
My hope is that the build can progress smoothly with minimum disruption to the surrounding areas and I wish to do everything, with the help of the
contractor, to achieve that.
Yours sincerely
Robert W. Paterson
Depute Principal/Project Sponsor”
Well done Fiona !
Fiona Weir – Senior Lecturer (Food Studies) was the lucky winner of a bottle of 60th anniversary champagne in the name the lecturer competition. The winner was ‘picked out of the hat’ by the Principal. The lecturer interviewed on Polish television during his Christmas break was David MacAllan ! David as well as Fiona will now be able to enjoy a bottle of bubbly!
SVQ HOSPITALITY - STOP PRESS!!
On Wednesday 30th January the SVQ Hospitality students will be selling Soup/Sandwiches in the Concourse at lunchtime 12 noon. Come early to avoid disappointment!!
Report on Langside College Project from Stewart MacPhail, Project Manager of Balfour Beatty
Commencement of Project – w/c 18 January 2008
Balfour Beatty will take possession of Phase 1 of the Project on 28 January 2008, initially securing the site with the erection of temporary fencing. From this the site clearance will commence with the removal of the remaining foundations etc, playing field fencing/walls and the removal of the tress adjacent to Battlefield Road. The other main activities that will be carried out over the first week are the set up of the initial site accommodation and trial digs prior to the groundworks commencing. We note, for information that the existing fence on Valeview terrace will not be removed until the permanent hoarding is in place.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday 28 January 2008
Monday 21 January 2008
ISSUE 40 - 21 JANUARY 2008
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Polish puzzle??
Challenge – can you name the college member of staff who, on a Christmas visit to Krakow in Poland with his wife, had Christmas dinner interrupted by Polish national television who interviewed the staff member about why they had chosen Poland for their Christmas break? Rumour has it that even without makeup the member of staff was an instant television hit and has now employed an agent for similar UK TV appearances. Email or voicemail Heather Biddlecombe (hbiddlecombe@langside.ac.uk) at ext. 3618 and reveal the identity of the mystery staff member. Remember to leave your name and faculty. The winning entry will be drawn from those who leave the correct answer on Wednesday 23 January 2008. The winner will receive a bottle of 60th Anniversary champagne! Be quick!
College Guide
The 2008/09 College guide has just been published and it is even bigger and better than before! When you consider that last year’s guide has been short listed for a Scottish Further Education Unit Marketing Award for a main college prospectus, then to top that takes a lot of skill and effort, but for all who read and use the guide I am sure you will find this year’s Guide to be the best we have produced so far. The 2008/09 guide contains, amongst other items, a revamped ‘How to apply - 1:2:3’ step guidance for prospective students, a double page photographic spread encompassing the life of the College, a feature article on the College new build and this year staff profiles have been added to complement the student profiles introduced in last years Guide.
Thanks are due to the Guide steering group – Declan Fallon, Marianne Harper, Kath Mulvenny, Robert Paterson, Elaine Proudfoot, Catherine Taylor and Kim Turkington. The group set the ball rolling in design terms but Catherine Taylor and Kim Turkington are to be specially commended for seeing the Guide through to the finished article. Special thanks also to Declan Fallon for his diligent proof reading in the final stages.
Lifestyle Learning goes from strength to strength!
The Lifestyle learning programme for January 2008 consists of 66 classes engaging nearly 800 people in learning. Of the lifestyle menu on offer the language classes are always popular and the range of courses from Beginners to Next Step to Improvers are always in demand, particularly the Italian and Spanish classes. The Lifestyle programme meets Learning for Life in a really positive way with some of the healthy lifestyle classes. Isobel Ellis (78 years young) and Jean Balfour, also 78 years of age have signed up to Bryan Riddell’s Legs, Bums and Tums class!!
Never prepared to rest on their laurels the lifestyle team introduced, for the first time in 2007, College gift vouchers for redemption within the Lifestyle programme and those have been a real success.
Successful new classes introduced, include Cake Decorating, Healthy Eating Cookery Class, Starting Your Own Business and Mediterranean Cooking - indeed this class is fully booked for April as well!!
Full marks to all at Student Services for the terrific customer service given to our Lifestyle Learning students – with particular thanks to John Forbes and Liz Clark for the excellent work they do in this area
Congratulations!
Margaret Cunningham has returned home! (to Maths that is!). Margaret has returned to her first love, Mathematics, and has been appointed Senior Lecturer of Mathematics and Numeracy.
We wish Margaret well in her new post.
Simon Stewart- Payroll Administrator
If you have not already heard Simon is leaving on Friday 25th January 2008 for pastures new. The College wish him well in his new post.
Burns Bash: Friday 25th January – Emanuel Studio
To celebrate the life and works of Robert Burns, the Faculty of Arts, Languages and Social Sciences has joined with the International Office to present a Burns lunch followed by some “cracking” entertainment. A selection of Burns’ poems and songs will be performed by staff and students from the Music and Drama sections, and the food will be provided by the Hospitality students. If free, all staff are welcome to attend from 1 pm onwards to enjoy the celebrations.
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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 )
Polish puzzle??
Challenge – can you name the college member of staff who, on a Christmas visit to Krakow in Poland with his wife, had Christmas dinner interrupted by Polish national television who interviewed the staff member about why they had chosen Poland for their Christmas break? Rumour has it that even without makeup the member of staff was an instant television hit and has now employed an agent for similar UK TV appearances. Email or voicemail Heather Biddlecombe (hbiddlecombe@langside.ac.uk) at ext. 3618 and reveal the identity of the mystery staff member. Remember to leave your name and faculty. The winning entry will be drawn from those who leave the correct answer on Wednesday 23 January 2008. The winner will receive a bottle of 60th Anniversary champagne! Be quick!
College Guide
The 2008/09 College guide has just been published and it is even bigger and better than before! When you consider that last year’s guide has been short listed for a Scottish Further Education Unit Marketing Award for a main college prospectus, then to top that takes a lot of skill and effort, but for all who read and use the guide I am sure you will find this year’s Guide to be the best we have produced so far. The 2008/09 guide contains, amongst other items, a revamped ‘How to apply - 1:2:3’ step guidance for prospective students, a double page photographic spread encompassing the life of the College, a feature article on the College new build and this year staff profiles have been added to complement the student profiles introduced in last years Guide.
Thanks are due to the Guide steering group – Declan Fallon, Marianne Harper, Kath Mulvenny, Robert Paterson, Elaine Proudfoot, Catherine Taylor and Kim Turkington. The group set the ball rolling in design terms but Catherine Taylor and Kim Turkington are to be specially commended for seeing the Guide through to the finished article. Special thanks also to Declan Fallon for his diligent proof reading in the final stages.
Lifestyle Learning goes from strength to strength!
The Lifestyle learning programme for January 2008 consists of 66 classes engaging nearly 800 people in learning. Of the lifestyle menu on offer the language classes are always popular and the range of courses from Beginners to Next Step to Improvers are always in demand, particularly the Italian and Spanish classes. The Lifestyle programme meets Learning for Life in a really positive way with some of the healthy lifestyle classes. Isobel Ellis (78 years young) and Jean Balfour, also 78 years of age have signed up to Bryan Riddell’s Legs, Bums and Tums class!!
Never prepared to rest on their laurels the lifestyle team introduced, for the first time in 2007, College gift vouchers for redemption within the Lifestyle programme and those have been a real success.
Successful new classes introduced, include Cake Decorating, Healthy Eating Cookery Class, Starting Your Own Business and Mediterranean Cooking - indeed this class is fully booked for April as well!!
Full marks to all at Student Services for the terrific customer service given to our Lifestyle Learning students – with particular thanks to John Forbes and Liz Clark for the excellent work they do in this area
Congratulations!
Margaret Cunningham has returned home! (to Maths that is!). Margaret has returned to her first love, Mathematics, and has been appointed Senior Lecturer of Mathematics and Numeracy.
We wish Margaret well in her new post.
Simon Stewart- Payroll Administrator
If you have not already heard Simon is leaving on Friday 25th January 2008 for pastures new. The College wish him well in his new post.
Burns Bash: Friday 25th January – Emanuel Studio
To celebrate the life and works of Robert Burns, the Faculty of Arts, Languages and Social Sciences has joined with the International Office to present a Burns lunch followed by some “cracking” entertainment. A selection of Burns’ poems and songs will be performed by staff and students from the Music and Drama sections, and the food will be provided by the Hospitality students. If free, all staff are welcome to attend from 1 pm onwards to enjoy the celebrations.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
Monday 14 January 2008
ISSUE 38 - 14 JANUARY 2008
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
2008 will be a significant year for the college. We have an exciting start to the year with the commencement of the first phase of the construction programme. Balfour Beatty will be on site from the 28th January (although you may see some site set up activity before then) There will be a short ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony on Friday 1st February to recognise the site start and from that point we should see steady progress.
As I announced at the 60th Anniversary Farewell Reception there will be a new estate information forum set up on the college web site so that staff, students, neighbours and construction staff can receive up to the minute information and/or raise any issues or seek clarification on any of the build programme and associated activity during the construction phase. The new estate information forum will be up and running from Monday 21st January. Please make use of this facility to maximise the effectiveness of the new estate and to minimise the possible disruption to all staff and students.
(R Paterson)
Inter College 7-a-side Tournament 2007
Langside. represented by Graeme Hyslop, Davie Weir, Scott Archer, Steve McDevitt, John Pugh, Donald Morrison, Graham Fraser, Gary Culvarwood and captain Ged Cushley won the Inter College 7-a-side tournament held in December. Langside’s record was played 5, won 3, lost 1 with 1 match drawn. Other Colleges taking part included James Watt, Reid Kerr, Anniesland, Cardonald and North Glasgow. Well done the Langsiders!
BUSY BEES CHILDCARE VOUCHERS
Working Parents Benefit with Childcare Vouchers
If you are paying for childcare for children up to the age of 16, you could be saving money by requesting Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers.
Langside College will be launching the Busy Bees Childcare Voucher scheme in February to help its staff with children save up to £1,196* a year on the cost of their childcare. The scheme is open to all employees who are paying for childcare.
What are Childcare Vouchers?
• They are exempt from tax and National Insurance Contributions, offering up to £1,196* a year for each parent – doubling the potential saving if both parents join the scheme
• Each parent can request up to £243 worth of Vouchers a month
• They can be used to pay for all forms of registered and approved childcare, including nurseries, nannies, childminders, au pairs, out of school clubs and holiday schemes
• Vouchers can be used at any registered nursery, not just Busy Bees branded outlets
• Childcare Voucher schemes are supported by the HMRC
How does it work?
Parents simply exchange part of their salary for Childcare Vouchers and use them to pay for childcare.
To join the scheme, parents need to call Busy Bees on freephone 08000 430 860 and help the Customer Services advisor to fill in a short form. This will then be sent to the parent to check, sign and return. Once registered, the parent’s employer will be notified how much to deduct from that individual’s salary.
Who are Busy Bees?
Busy Bees is the market leading Childcare Voucher provider and helps working parents in all types of organisations to save hundreds of pounds on their childcare costs. Busy Bees is the largest provider of childcare in the UK and is celebrating its 25th birthday in 2008.
For further information on the Childcare Voucher scheme, call freephone 08000 430 860 or log on to www.busybeesvouchers.com
*Subject to individual circumstances
____________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
2008 will be a significant year for the college. We have an exciting start to the year with the commencement of the first phase of the construction programme. Balfour Beatty will be on site from the 28th January (although you may see some site set up activity before then) There will be a short ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony on Friday 1st February to recognise the site start and from that point we should see steady progress.
As I announced at the 60th Anniversary Farewell Reception there will be a new estate information forum set up on the college web site so that staff, students, neighbours and construction staff can receive up to the minute information and/or raise any issues or seek clarification on any of the build programme and associated activity during the construction phase. The new estate information forum will be up and running from Monday 21st January. Please make use of this facility to maximise the effectiveness of the new estate and to minimise the possible disruption to all staff and students.
(R Paterson)
Inter College 7-a-side Tournament 2007
Langside. represented by Graeme Hyslop, Davie Weir, Scott Archer, Steve McDevitt, John Pugh, Donald Morrison, Graham Fraser, Gary Culvarwood and captain Ged Cushley won the Inter College 7-a-side tournament held in December. Langside’s record was played 5, won 3, lost 1 with 1 match drawn. Other Colleges taking part included James Watt, Reid Kerr, Anniesland, Cardonald and North Glasgow. Well done the Langsiders!
BUSY BEES CHILDCARE VOUCHERS
Working Parents Benefit with Childcare Vouchers
If you are paying for childcare for children up to the age of 16, you could be saving money by requesting Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers.
Langside College will be launching the Busy Bees Childcare Voucher scheme in February to help its staff with children save up to £1,196* a year on the cost of their childcare. The scheme is open to all employees who are paying for childcare.
What are Childcare Vouchers?
• They are exempt from tax and National Insurance Contributions, offering up to £1,196* a year for each parent – doubling the potential saving if both parents join the scheme
• Each parent can request up to £243 worth of Vouchers a month
• They can be used to pay for all forms of registered and approved childcare, including nurseries, nannies, childminders, au pairs, out of school clubs and holiday schemes
• Vouchers can be used at any registered nursery, not just Busy Bees branded outlets
• Childcare Voucher schemes are supported by the HMRC
How does it work?
Parents simply exchange part of their salary for Childcare Vouchers and use them to pay for childcare.
To join the scheme, parents need to call Busy Bees on freephone 08000 430 860 and help the Customer Services advisor to fill in a short form. This will then be sent to the parent to check, sign and return. Once registered, the parent’s employer will be notified how much to deduct from that individual’s salary.
Who are Busy Bees?
Busy Bees is the market leading Childcare Voucher provider and helps working parents in all types of organisations to save hundreds of pounds on their childcare costs. Busy Bees is the largest provider of childcare in the UK and is celebrating its 25th birthday in 2008.
For further information on the Childcare Voucher scheme, call freephone 08000 430 860 or log on to www.busybeesvouchers.com
*Subject to individual circumstances
____________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
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