ISSUE 44 - 03 MARCH 2008

NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG

( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )


Have Quality – Will Travel
The Faculty of Education Care and Sport has, once again, been invited to deliver classes for South Lanarkshire Council. The menu of subjects includes First Aid, Child Protection, Prevention of Infection and HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infection, and follows the successful completion of our delivery of previous classes in Hamilton. This time we are off to a play centre in East Kilbride to deliver CPD to the Child Care Workforce of South Lanarkshire Council. Many thanks to the staff who have made this partnership so successful. Jan Watson

Construction News
A New Build Notice Board has been sited next to the ‘pigeon hole’ room at the top of the stairs leading to the Refectory. The board, which is for students and staff, will be updated regularly with site developments, essential information and photographs showing the progress of the new estate. Other forms of communication e.g. plasma screen at reception, flyers and posters and direct mail/email will be used as required. [ please see the personal letter sent to students last week overleaf ] By keeping everyone informed about the progress of the new estate and responding quickly to questions/issues I hope the project will move forward smoothly with everyone on board and continuing to feel positive about the development.
(Robert Paterson )

BLOG demise!
Regrettably this will be the last edition of the weekly Blog. When the BLOG was first published, 44 editions ago, in December 2006 the stated intention was to provide a weekly information sheet to ALL staff which would enable much of the unsung/unknown work in the college to be recognised. It was also thought that the diversity of staff geographically could be addressed by ensuring that information/stories from all areas of college work were included. Along the way it was also an opportunity for staff individual stories to be disseminated – raising money for charity etc. It was also a genuine attempt to create a newsletter that was owned by ALL STAFF and not seen as a tool for the spread of management information. It is for others to judge how successful (or otherwise!) that has been. Goodbye.

Printed below is the personal letter delivered to all students last week

Date: As Postmark

Dear Student,

You will be aware that the College has commenced construction work on the site adjacent to Battlefield Road. This is the first phase of a three year new build project which will replace all the present buildings with the exception of the Business School and the Litehouse building.

A carefully devised action plan has been put in place to ensure the college continues to deliver the curriculum in a positive manner during the construction programme. It is not anticipated that there will be any significant disruption to the operation of the existing campus.

Within the next week a special display will be placed in the main concourse which will show the architectural visualisations of the new buildings along with progress reports of the project. This display will also give updated information in terms of any developments, of which you need to be aware, during the construction programme.

To ensure that you have a voice in this process, a New Estate Information Forum has been set up on the College website to allow you to seek information or to ask a question directly of the college. A response is guaranteed within 24 hours and I will take direct responsibility for this. I do hope you will use the Forum for any enquiries you may have, in terms of the new build. This Forum can be accessed through the Home Page of the College website – www.langside.ac.uk

During the construction programme the building site will be well signposted and entry prohibited, except for construction staff. There will also be some changes to car parking and the pedestrian routes throughout the college. I would ask you all to keep abreast of these changes, as they occur, to ensure your safety.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me at any time, if you have a relevant concern during the process of the new build.


Robert W. Paterson
Depute Principal/Project Sponsor
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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