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Marcha retrospective of news and events from Feb/March

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That was the month that was...an update from the Principal’s Blog

A lot has happened over the last few weeks. Sorry if the blog has been less regular than usual.

Importantly the Colleges Scotland board have agreed to set up an Employers' Association, of which we will be a member, with full delegated authority to conduct the management side of national bargaining. The need for this key corporate governance change was again emphasised by the most recent section 22 reports on colleges published by the Auditor General this week. The Board welcomes the restoration of national collective bargaining as it was a key priority.

Equally important, a settlement to the national pay dispute for lecturing sta� has been agreed and when EIS/Fela comply with that organisation's governance requirements it will be accepted.

At the last Board meeting members considered a number of mid-year reports including progress against the ES Action Plan, the budget position and compliance with regulatory requirements. Members also welcomed the e�orts of sta� which had improved the PI data set for the previous year. The motion of no con�dence in the Board and management team was also considered and the Chair has written to all sta� on this matter. Margaret Cook, GCRB Chair, attended the meeting and provided an overview of her key priorities. Members also thanked Frances for her valued contribution to the work of the board. The papers for the meeting are available on the College website.

There have been a number of exciting events involving learners over the last few weeks. Lecturer Kevin Dobie

has been in Warsaw with a group on an Erasmus exchange visit while artist Alastair Banks has had an exhibition in West and conducted a �ne art live event in the East End campus. Our college has also been nominated in the College of the Year category at the Scotland on Stage Awards.

Audrey and I met with the acting CEO of College Development Network Candy Munro to discuss how that organisation can provide appropriate sta� development. We raised a number of matters and are waiting for Candy to get back to us.

At the most recent North East Senior O�cers Group there was considerable discussion on the implementation of the Community Empowerment Act and how it would impact on all public bodies such as the College. This piece of legislation will become increasing important as to how we work within Community Planning Partnership structures from now on.

We are still waiting the formal feedback from the two year merger review exercise conducted by SFC. Once the report is provided to the College I will make it available to you.

It was our �nal sponsor's game with the Rocks last Friday which ended in a nail biting win in the �nal seconds. Tickets are available for the match this weekend if you hurry.

I trust you enjoyed your long weekend and hope you found time to relax.

(Excerpt from 24/03/2016)

Lost Blog!

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A trail-blazing course, developed by Thenue Housing Association and Glasgow Kelvin College to help the unemployed learn new skills and improve their job prospects, has celebrated another milestone.

Another group of long-term unemployed people from the east end of Glasgow this week completed their studies in what is the 13th time the course has run.

And they gave the pioneering project an overwhelming thumbs up as they marked their achievement at a “Celebration of Learning” event at the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre..

The award winning “Learning Works” initiative is a joint project between Thenue Housing and the College.

The free course is aimed at unemployed people in the area of the east end served by the regeneration agency Clyde Gateway and includes computer skills, health and wellbeing, personal development, communications, numeracy and literacy.

One of the former participants Clare Parkes, 34, from Calton, took part in the initiative in March 2014. Now in part-time work, she is returning to university in September to study community development. She said: “When I joined I was a single mum and didn’t feel like I was going anywhere. However, Learning Works gave me a real push and helped broaden my horizons. It also got me started in a lot of local volunteering, which enabled me to help other people with my skills.”

“Working together with Thenue Housing and Glasgow Kelvin College, we have built up an informative course over the last �ve years which has gone a long way in supporting the learning requirements of those living within the Clyde Gateway area. We wish all those who took part in the course the very best of luck in their continued job search and hope that they found this latest session useful.”

Craig Green, Head of Community and Information Services at Glasgow Kelvin College, said: “We are delighted to once again help recognise the achievements of the students on this hugely worthwhile programme. The success of the ‘Learning Works’ groups underscores the value of partnership working and we are privileged to be part of this.

“The crucial role of community

–based learning in addressing access problems is highlighted by the continuing success of the programme and congratulations go to all the learners who are here this evening, as well as to the sta� who have supported them on their journey. Our thanks go out to Thenue Housing Association for their continued trust and con�dence and we look forward to continuing our partnership in the future.”

TOP OF THE CLASS AGAIN!

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Glasgow Kelvin College were the main sponsors for Friday night’s Rocks game against Leeds Force.

More than 270 sta� and students claimed their free tickets to see the Rocks clinch victory in the last minute, making it three out of three Rocks wins with GKC as main sponsor.

Glasgow Rocks outlasted Leeds 75-74 after a spirited comeback from the Force late in the 4th

quarter. For the Rocks, Will Hall led the way with 20 points against his former team, with Riley Grabau and Jonny Bunyan chipping in on the o�ensive end. But it was that man again, Kieron Achara, who delivered a fantastic 2 point jump shot in the �nal seconds to give the Rocks the win.

David Robertson had the honour of presenting the British Basketball League’s Player of the

Month award to Kieron before the tip-o�.

As one of the main sponsors, the College has the opportunity to enter a team in the Rocks’ 2016 Sponsors Basketball Tournament being held at the Emirates Arena on Sunday 17th April; billed as a ‘fun event’. If any member of sta� wishes to take part, or knows any students that would like to play, please contact David Robertson.

Glasgow Rocked!

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A New Delegation from India

GKC hosted a delegation from India with a speci�c interest in learner support and opportunities for people who are disabled. This is now a key strand of Indian government policy. Through the UKIERI programme, our supported learning colleagues and the business development unit are now working with the main agency and with a number of major Indian employers, taking responsibility for training provision directed at people with disabilities.

Our colleagues from supported learning, co-ordinated by Irene Quinn and Marlyn Barr, had a week long programme of sharing knowledge and experiences with our Indian partners which included visits to external partners. On Thursday 4th Feb, the group met with Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for External A�airs and International Development at Scottish Parliament and with a group of Scottish Government o�cials who were keen to discuss supported learning with the college and our Indian partners.

On Thursday the 28th of January 1st and 2nd year Events students enjoyed an opportunity to hear from guest speaker Maggie Barry (pictured above) about Press Release. Maggie, an award winning journalist, has covered Scottish stories from all over the globe. Now the Motoring Editor at Media Scotland (Daily Record, Sunday Mail, Glaswegian and regionals), Maggie was able to o�er a valuable insight into the world of media.

Students found the session very helpful as Debbie, a 2nd year Events Management student, describes…

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I found the talk from Maggie Barry, Journalist, Daily Record very bene�cial and rewarding and gained information that will assist me with my outcomes for PR, 2nd year HND. It really helps having someone in the industry coming in to speak with us as it provides real life knowledge from an industry expert.

Guest speaker - Maggie Barry

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9th - 13th June

The College was delighted to welcome Marie Cardelli, the Principal of College Lou Vignares. David McDade and Tom McInnes directed Mme Cardelli around the digital learning technologies available to students at GKC, including Moodle and some of the professional software and design packages used by the Creative Industries Faculty.

French Delegation

Principal met Principal for a cup of tea and to discuss the bene�ts of digital technologies in the learning and teaching process.

Lecturers Kay Muir and Elaine Carswell have returned this week from a visit to Liepaja, Latvia with 4 HND 1 Fashion Students.

The Erasmus exchange programme includes a visit to Liepaja Secondary Art School. Kay and Elaine stayed for 3 days to settle the students into their temporary accommodation. The students, who will stay for two weeks, will be working with leather and textile departments as well as taking in the cultural history of Latvia.

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A successful application to Glasgow City Council Education Services for the sum of £5000 was made by GKC Automotive Department to invest in an EXOCET Kit Car for Glasgow Schools Groups.

Young people attending the college will build and assemble a vehicle that can be stripped and rebuilt every year. It can then be painted in the Schools and College colours.

This is an exciting opportunity for the Schools Automotive Group for active learning in a creative and work related context. Future plans include building a car that is road legal!

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Erasmus

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From Point to point...

HND (2nd year) Fitness, Health and Exercise students, working the local community group 'Possobilities'

Skills, Learning, Life and Work Level 1 students presenting a cheque for £50 to Anne Taylor at the Craighalbert centre. A big thanks to all who supported this achievement

First year Civil Engineering students were out in force in Glasgow city centre in March, taking part in a fund-raising exercise as part of their studies.

Over 3 days 46 students and sta� were involved in carrying out a 'level transfer', which to the non-engineers, amounts to working out the di�erence in height between one point and another.

In this case, we asked them to do this exercise at 10am on Buchanan Street, working from St. Enoch's underground station to the foot of the Donald Dewar statue at the top of the hill.

The students were being sponsored by friends

and family to take part in the event and the Civil Engineering team were very happy with the turnout (and the weather staying dry!). The team who comes up with most accurate answer (still being calculated) will also win a prize of courtside tickets to see a Glasgow Rocks basketball match.

The students were raising funds for a residential workshop taking place in May. The students will be the �rst civil engineering students to take part in this type of activity, which will be a 3-day course comprising practical assessments and team-building tasks at Auchengillan Outdoor Centre.

Citizenship @GKC

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Punjab and Glasgow Kelvin College Exchange Engineering Skills

Glasgow Kelvin College Engineering students and sta� travelled to India in February to visit Ludhiana Polytechnic College, Punjab as part of a UKIERI-funded skills and knowledge exchange programme.

Both colleges are discussing how best to accredit Ludhiana’s mechanical engineering quali�cations under the Scottish Quali�cations Authority, with a view to developing and delivering these and other SQA quali�cations up to advanced technical level, in line with the Indian education system.

The group’s visit took them to local factories and employers, as well as delivering and attending engineering classes at the Polytechnic. Peter Brown, Engineering Lecturer at Kelvin, delivered two lectures and was delighted to be introduced to the Ludhiana students’ current ‘design & build’ project - a car which turns on its own axis.

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Glasgow’s three colleges are blazing a trail in the delivery of the new Foundation Apprenticeship frameworks created by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and supported by the European Social Fund.

The planned programme will give young people in central Scotland the opportunity to learn practical workplace skills while they are still attending school, and build their con�dence levels. Employers can then be assured that their young apprentices will be experienced and quali�ed in the skills they need for a strong and resilient workforce.

For the �rst time in Glasgow, a single, regional bid was approved by SDS on behalf of the three Glasgow colleges – Glasgow Kelvin College, Glasgow Clyde College and City of Glasgow College - to develop and deliver this ambitious programme.

Margaret Cook, Chair of the

Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board, said, “This joint work demonstrates the existing close-collaboration between the Glasgow colleges and the potential for further development in other areas to bene�t students and employers”.

The bid, which was co-ordinated by the three colleges, will ensure that the new frameworks are delivered consistently across Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire local authority areas.

This initiative will give school pupils in S5 the opportunity to gain apprenticeships in Civil Engineering; Engineering; Financial Services; Care and Young People and IT delivered by the Glasgow colleges. It o�ers young people the opportunity to begin an apprenticeship-based learning journey whilst still at school, running alongside their S5 subject choices. Ultimately, the programme will be a launchpad

for young people to achieve their career goals and, with the valued input of local employers, will help to create a skilled and quali�ed workforce for the future.

Graeme Hendry, Foundation Apprenticeships Regional Manager for the West Region of Skills Development Scotland said: “SDS is delighted to be working with the three Glasgow Colleges to deliver Foundation Apprenticeships. The knowledge, skills and experience the young people will gain will give them a head start in their career and equip them with the skills that employers are looking for.”

The programme will be launched o�cially in the late spring of 2016. Working closely with schools, local authorities and employers, the colleges have designed a framework and outcomes which will be ready for young people starting in August of this year.

Colleges Link to Bene�t Young Apprentices

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Two of Glasgow Kelvin College’s talented HN Music students are gracing our TV screens these days.

On BBC 1’s The Voice UK, former HND Music student Laura Begley came through the ‘blind auditions’ to snatch a well-deserved place on Team Boy George with her amazing rendition of The Smiths’ ‘Ask’. A truly original performance of a well-loved classic – judge for yourself! https://youtu.be/7GgrtxLixXo

Laura, from Stirling, left college last year and is now developing her unique talent, studying and gigging down south. She is grasping the opportunity with both hands and says, “Bring on the Battles!”

A great support to her classmates, Laura was a class rep during her time at GKC. Former tutor, Pete Darnborough, is full of praise for her. He says, “"Laura always demonstrates a professional and original approach to her music. She was a hard working student with a unique talent and incredible drive so she's likely to take full advantage of this opportunity and make the very most of it. We’re all right behind her here at Glasgow Kelvin College."

Unfortunately Laura didn’t make the �nals, however, the experience and exposure will no doubt foster a successful career in the music industry. Glasgow Kelvin is rooting for her on her exciting journey.

And, not to be outdone.Another former student Donna McDade continues her singing career after Glasgow Kelvin. The footage available on youtube shows Donna and Michael Lawson sing the Guns N' Roses track "Patience" at the Battles on The Voice of Ireland.https://youtu.be/E-ozrhbDn4E

on the Road to Stardom!

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A Youth in Music event at The Bridge in Easterhouse Campus on 4th/5th March attracted young people interested in a career in the music industry. Attendees were able to engage with the main providers of music education from across Scotland with news and information on everything from classical to rock and DJ skills.

The event also showcased a number of young upcoming bands and DJs. Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External A�airs, attended the event to underline the importance of this vibrant industry.

College sta�, experienced in the music industry as educators and performers past and present, o�ered advice to many prospective students, as well as promoting courses available at GKC.

Youth in Music

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Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning, Angela Constance presented Community Achievement Awards to thirteen community volunteers in recognition of their work in supporting others in their local community. The Awards were handed out on 25th February at a ceremony in Oasis at Wallacewell, a church-based community project in the North of Glasgow.

Glasgow Kelvin College’s Community Achievement Awards support volunteers to plan and evaluate their contribution and involvement in community activities, providing them with a recognised quali�cation and helping them progress to further learning or into employment.

The College has worked in partnership with over 40 community organisations in some of Glasgow’s most deprived communities to support some 250 volunteers, many of whom had no previous quali�cations, in achieving the award so far. These awards also encourage people to overcome the con�dence barrier faced when returning to learning and, for many, they provide a springboard to help them move on in their lives.

Organisations which deal with youthwork, health information, homelessness, addiction issues and other challenges have bene�tted from the Community Achievement Awards through witnessing their service users’ success and progression.

The thirteen successful learners from organisations across the city – The Marie Trust, Blue Triangle Housing Association, Oasis at Wallacewell, Flourish House, Lodging House Mission, Maryhill Hub, Glasgow Homelessness Network, Sunday Social and North East Recovery Day (NERD) - were delighted to receive their awards from the Cabinet Secretary.

Cabinet Secretary Presents College Awards to Community Learners

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Tea at GKC

It’s all in the mind...

What’s it all about?watch the video to �nd out more... https://youtu.be/V5IYSa93Cx4

On Tuesday 15th March Music students met up with ESOL students for the latest “Tea at GKC”. A good time was had by all . Comments included “Enjoyed talking to everyone” and “Good banter meeting new peeps”.

Particular thanks must go to Arlene and Jordan from the Students Association for supplying the “goodies”. If you or any of your students are interested in coming along to the next “Tea” in April or would just like to �nd out more about it, please contact George Gillen or Andrew Aitken.

George Gillen, will be facilitating a short series of introductory Mindfulness techniques. The sessions will start on Wednesday 20th April and will run for seven weeks (excluding holidays). The sessions will take place from 17.00-18.00 in Springburn Campus room 317 .Numbers will be limited to 15 and it is expected that participants will attend nearly every session. If you are interested or would just like to �nd out more, please email George at ggillen@glasgowkelvin.ac.uk

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18 students from HND Accounting, attended the ACCA/BDO Budget Breakfast at the exclusive ‘29’ in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, in the company of around 120 members of the Glasgow Finance and business community – for the eighth successive year. The presentation started at 8am, which though ‘taxing’ the brains of the students at that early hour with some signi�cant changes to both the Scottish and UK tax codes, was somewhat helped by a substantial and quality breakfast at the event. One of the Partners who John Murphy previously worked for at PKF/BDO, Frank Paterson, is at the back right of the photograph. Frank is a partner of Corporate Advisory Services in Scotland. His wealth of experience and client portfolio in this �eld covers care homes, leisure and the manufacturing and construction industries. In addition to advising on acquisitions and disposal of businesses, Frank has a wealth of experience in company re�nancing. Frank is also greatly committed to his role in the Princes Trust, Youth Business Scotland for which he is the Lanarkshire Regional Chair. Before merging with BDO in 2013, Frank was a partner in PKF for 30 years.

This has been a stimulating and worthwhile experience for students who gather �rst-hand knowledge of the Finance & Accounting industry as they are able to network with some of the key personnel in the business community.

Well done to John for once again encouraging his students to share this experience.

Budget Breakfast SCQF Sharing Good Practice: Working in Partnership

Friday 11th March saw Marie Woods, Kevin Dobie and Andy Allan present at a SCQF Working in Partnership - Sharing Best Practice event in Glasgow.

The work under discussion forms part of a Pan-European music based project: Musicreates. Our partners are Colleges in Derry, Kajanni and Kokkola in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia: we also have a Work Life partner Connect-IN Enterprises based in Glasgow.

The project, aims to:• Be deliverable on any pan-European learner exchange project• Enhance vocational education and professional skills of participants • Improve understanding/serving of cultural needs in a Europe wide context• Improve employability on a European level

The project is based on the ECVET ethos of giving learners credit for work done regardless of location/assessor a�liation (within the EU). A condition of the current funding includes the development, delivery and evaluation of ‘tool’ to deliver this.

We settled on an SCQF rated activity to best ful�l this as their rating system is already integrated with the European framework. The resultant unit: ‘Industry experience whilst abroad’ and its development is the subject of Friday’s presentation.

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People living in Castlemilk can now access a state-of-the-art digital learning centre providing free internet and computer access at their local library.

The computer learning centre at Castlemilk Library is the �rst ‘Click & Connect’ centre to be opened in one of the city’s libraries.

The new ‘Click & Connect’ Centre is the �rst of its kind to be delivered in partnership between GHA, its parent company Wheatley Group, Glasgow Life and Glasgow Kelvin College to provide free internet access in Glasgow communities.

The new facility was o�cially opened by Lord Provost Sadie Docherty on 23rd March.

The centre, which includes 14 PCs, provides support from tutors from the College and the Library to help people get online and learn new skills.

With more vital services going online, lack of access and understanding of technology can create huge divides across our city. Using the library’s position at the heart of the community the Click and Connect Centre hopes to create more opportunities for citizens to engage with computers and technology, regardless of their age or ability.

People can get advice on how to access job sites, create a CV, get online shopping discounts, keep up to date with welfare reform changes, �ll in online forms and use GHA’s new online services.

The Wheatley Group and Glasgow Kelvin College have previously worked together to launch Click and Connect centres across Glasgow. This new centre, the 30th to be opened across Scotland, and the �rst in partnership with Glasgow Life provides free computer facilities and digital classes in communities which experience some of the highest levels of deprivation in Scotland.

The Click & Connect centre at Castlemilk Library is available to current and new Library users.

If you’d like to �nd out more about Click and Connect at Castlemilk Library, or would like to learn more about computer facilities in Glasgow’s 33 libraries, please visit: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries

Alan Inglis, Vice Principal - Curriculum at Glasgow Kelvin College, and Gordon Sloan, Chair of GHA, with a Castlemilk tenant in the new centre.

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All Staff Conference Sta� members took part in our sta� conference on Wednesday the 17th of February.

Maintaining or upgrading skills and knowledge helps to enhance performance in existing job roles, supports career progression and ensures that individuals continue to develop the skills and knowledge that are required as change makes new demands on them.

Sta� members had the opportunity to take part in a variety of events and covered topics such as Skype for Business - a Teaching Tool, Design Thinking and An Introduction to Mindfulness. Online training courses were also available.

An Equalities Exhibition was set up and sta� were encouraged to share positive experiences in mainstreaming equalities. The exhibition showcased some best practice and is now travelling cross-campus in the form of a pop-up exhibit.

Competition for Students...Scottish Institute for Enterprise is launching I’m an Innovator as a one-o� competition to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.

prizes of £100 for the best 50 ideas25 �nalists will attend a special residential bootcamp in June where they will pitch to judges for the chance to win £1000!

Contact Rose for more info rfairley@glasgowkelvin.ac.uk

Closing date - 6th April 2016

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Glasgow Kelvin College BA (Hons) Fashion Design & Production student, Rebecca Walker, has just carried o� the top prize in the Kaledo Draper Prize Competition organised by Lectra UK Ltd, the design software manufacturer.

The design theme was French Renaissance and Rebecca's Gothic Romance visuals captured the mood precisely. Some comments from the judges on Rebecca’s work included,

“Overall great clear professional presentation. Rebecca’s print designs were commercial and demonstrated strong hand and digital design. The breadth and quality of research was of a professional standard and the richness of detail came through.”

Fellow student, Jodie Anderson, landed the Runner-up prize with her exciting ‘La Dame de Fer’ design, making it a double for Glasgow Kelvin.

As the winner, Rebecca from Newton Mearns, will

win a host of prizes including £250, state of the art software package licences and a laptop. As one of the competition sponsors was M&S the prize also includes a goodie bag and a 3 month work placement opportunity in an M&S store, possibly even in London!!

A delighted Rebecca said,

“It was a real challenge and I am very excited at the prospect of a placement with Marks and Spencer once I �nish my degree. The prizes for this competition are really generous and will help me to complete my portfolio. Thanks Lectra’!”

A huge well done to Rebecca and Jodie, and to Kay Muir and colleagues, the committed sta� who got them there.

Rebecca, Jodie and Lecturer Kay Muir are pictured above.

Glasgow Kelvin StudentWins Design Competition

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Robbie Winstanley from HND 1 Art has created the cover for the single by Vladimir.

Visual Art Degree Graduate, Gordon Livingstone, held a one person exhibition at the Good Spirits Co. in Bath Street. As well as his drawings and paintings, he sold t-shirts, beanies, sticker packs and badges. All proceeds (£510) went to Yorkhill Children’s Charity to help fund a state of the art cardiac scanner for the hospital.

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Jane Miller chaired the Quali�cation Design Team (QDT) on 22nd March, developing new Level 5 National Progression Awards (NPA) in Art at SQA. The team from the East End Campus had proposed 4 di�erent NPAs in Drawing Skills, Visual Communication, Art & Design and Animation Project; a further NPA in Painting Skills was introduced at the meeting. The plan is to complete the writing of the Group Award (GA) Speci�cation in time to enable these new units to be delivered in the next academic year.

As well as o�ering GA certi�cation for students who do not complete a full NC course, these developments enhance student's skills and provide transitional quali�cations to improve progression opportunities.

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An exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Alasdair Banks opened on Friday 18th March. New prints by Glasgow Kelvin College art students and Project Ability artists shared the spotlight.

Alasdair Banks is a Glasgow based artist with an international reputation for his large expressive Horse Racing and Equine Paintings. He has invited some of his students as well as a selection of Project Ability artists who attend our Aspire Friday workshops to take part in the exhibition. Eleven Aspire artists will see their prints on show in Kelvin College from 21 March to 1st April, 9am-4.30pm (closed for Easter).

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Alasdair Banks also took his Fine Art Live roadshow to East campus to engage with students and sta� and to create a live piece of work through the day. He was assisted by Brent and Julie from the Visual Art Degree.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!

Visual Art Degree students spent Thursday, 18th Feb in Glasgow’s contemporary art spaces researching installation and presentation methods.

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Congratulations to Waldemar and Anya from the NC Art & Design (level 6) group.

Waldemar has been accepted onto University of London's BA Communication Design programme. He has also been successful in gaining interviews at Glasgow School of Art and Manchester School of Art - awaiting the results of both....

Anya has been given a place on the BA Illustration and Animation at Manchester and Ba Visual Coimmunication at Leeds. She has accepted the place at Manchester. Good luck to both!!!

Ainsley Wilkie a Visual Art Degree graduate who has gone on to more success. She has achieved a post graduate place at the prestigeous New York Studio School and is in the �rst year of a two year MFA.

Degree graduate Thomas Abercromby is on an artist residency in Iceland.

After this little house at the edge of Òlafs�örður, there is nothing between me and the North Pole!

Visual Art Degree Graduate Mairi Hutchinson who formed the design collective Little Book Transfers after graduation has moved to Japan to take up a teaching career.

Mairi intends continuing to work with her partners back in Scotland while soaking up the in�uences of a completely new and di�erent culture.

This is a further accolade for Siobhan whose unique and stylish take on tartan and tradition is very �rmly making its mark in the Scottish design industry. Her continued success is a testament to her own hard work and the commitment of all the Glasgow Kelvin sta� who supported her on her learning journey.

More Success for Siobhan

Former BA Hons Fashion Design and Production student, Siobhan MacKenzie, added yet another national award to her burgeoning trophy cabinet last week by carrying o� the Best New Scottish Designer 2016 prize at the Scottish Variety Awards. The Awards, held at a glittering ceremony in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, celebrate the best new talents and businesses in Scotland.

Where are they now?

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On Friday 3rd March �rst year Musical Theatre students performed a variety of songs and dance at Deaf Connections in Glasgow to an invited audience of family and friends.

This was a “Work In Progress” show put together by students. The show raised £240 for the Deaf Connections charity.

2nd Year Professional Cookery students had an interesting talk from ‘The Vegetarianism for Life’ society who represent older Vegetarian and Vegan people in the community, care homes, hospital etc.. to maintain their right to the diet and lifestyle that they choose.

Many chefs/carers in the industry do not fully understand how important it is to provide the correct food, use correct cleaning materials and toiletries to ensure that the beliefs of individuals are respected and upheld. One example was of a dementia patient who was Vegan being given cows’ milk in her tea.

The March display in Springburn Library celebrates the 10th global Earth Hour.

Earth Hour this year was on Saturday 19th March 2016 at 8:30p.m.

Earth Hour is not just about switching o� your lights for one hour, but about changing minor things in your life which could have a positive impact on the long term future of our beautiful and fragile planet.

The display was created in vibrant colours to give a visual impact to sta� and students and alert them to their own carbon footprint and what they can do to reduce their negative e�ects on our planet.

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Deaf Connections gig

The Swishing event, on Wednesday the 16th of March, raised £465 for the Rainbow Valley charity. It was a great event that was good fun with an opportunity to socialise and swap some new clothes.

The fashion students will continue to raise funds for the charity culminating in their annual fashion show in May 2016.

Swishing

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GKC Musical Theatre and Dance students performed at the at the Radisson Hotel, Glasgow this month for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting national conference.The groups were booked to perform by a former Musical Theatre student, now a business support manager who knew she could depend on GKC sta� and students to come up with a spectacular show.The students received amazing feedback on their performance, with many of the senior managers in the organisation commenting that they had never seen such energy and liveliness at a conference.Attendees recognised the talent and commented on the hard work that was put into the outstanding performance. A donation of £500 was made to Musical Theatre and Dance at Kelvin College.

I spent two and a half days working in the Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne. It was a great experience working with the chefs and students and sharing ideas with the course facilitators. It was encouraging to see them use similar standards and teaching practice; although I still think we are a bit more sophisticated in our practice, and that a lot of the equipment they use in their kitchen is exactly the same as we use to train our students.

I went to a meeting with the Course Dean and he presented a Power Point explaining the way that the ‘Practical Arts’ are delivered and the problems that they encounter with their students ; they have a few Prince’s and a large percentage of the students are from families that are millionaires even billionaires that own Hotel Chains or large companies and are used to having servants: the students have never cooked in their life and are now expected to peel carrots, clean rooms,

serve food etc. They encounter a few attitude problems … I have taken a lot from it and have come back with lots of photographs to show our students and let them understand that no matter where or who you are standards have to be maintained and rules have to be respected.

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Lecturer, Jacqueline Simpson, shares her experience in the Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne...

GKC Musical Theatre and Dance students

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Dates for your Diary

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Glasgow Rocks Vs Plymouth Raiders – April 3 Glasgow Rocks Vs Worcester Wolves – April17

Tea@GKC - April 20

Embracing Diversity Competition - Deadline April 29

Performance:Songs from the Shows - May 6Our House - May 4, 5, 6Laughter on the 23rd Floor - May 12, 13Blackout + Illyria - May 17 Dracula - May 19 20 Dance Show - May 24, 25, 26

Fashion Show - May 12

Art, Fashion and Jewellery Degree Show - June 3

Craftex – Trades House Event - June 4, 5

Quality Days - June 13, 14, 15

Summer Awards Ceremony - June 24

Travel and Tourism. Room 304 Springburn at 12.15

Shortlisted entries displayed - Tuesday 31 May 2016 winners

St Andrews Square Merchant City, Glasgow

Show runs: 6th – 17th June, 9am-5pmExtra hours: 9th June till 8pm, 11th June 12-5pm, 16th June till 8pm

Set up Wednesday 1 June 2016Winners announced Thursday 2 June 2016Presentations of Prizes Friday 3 June 2016

Deadline for entries for the Wheatley Award 26 May 2016Week beginning 6 June Wheatley Awards judged

OURHOUSEBrought to you by Glasgow Kelvin College

HND Musical Theatre

OUR HOUSE Tim Firth Music and lyrics by Madness

OUR HOUSE by Tim FirthMusic and Lyrics by Madness

OUR HOUSE was first produced at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 28th October 2002

Producers were Tiger Aspect Productions, Rupert Lord, Andre Ptaszynski and Phil McIntyre in association with Madness

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.

“… explores the themes of love, family values, growing up, responsibility and dealing

with losing the people that shape us.”

Wednesday May 4th 7pmThursday May 5th 1.30pm and 7pm

Friday May 6th 7pm

Tickets £8, £4.50(£3.50 with GKC ID)

Platform1000 Westerhouse Rd

EasterhouseBox Office: 0141 276 9670