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Appendix 12: Merger News Issue 2
So what's happening and when is it happening?
Noted below are the key timelines from December 2009 through to March 2010. Consultation with trade unions and
the NUS will be ongoing throughout this period. (* denotes Merger Proposal Document Timeline)
DECEMBER 2009
Appointment of Paul Little as Principal
Recruitment of independent members to the
Shadow Board
Appointment and training of Communication
Facilitators
Due Diligence exercise completed
JANUARY 2010
New Principal, Paul Little, takes up post
Closing of responses to the Merger Consultation
Document - 18th January *
Consultation responses reviewed, with report drafted
detailing key issues
Shadow Board considers Merger Proposal - 27th
January *
Communication Facilitators fully trained and in place
Merger Timeline
Merger Working Groups have now been set up and
met collectively for the first time on 9th December.
�ote � belo� is �iag ram �etailing the structure of the
groupings� �ith each stran� having a �Sponsor� from
the Merger Steering Group. The first task for each
group is to support the �evelopment of the Merger
�roposal Document.
The consultation perio� en�s o n ��th �anuary. �f you
haven�t alrea�y � one so� please respon� �ith yo ur
thoughts an� vie�s. Don�t �orry if you �on�t �ant to give
feedback to all the questions - even if there is only one
area you want t o provide comments, that's fine.
�lease do n' t miss this opportunity to feedback your
views. � e want to hear from all staff. �emember you
can also make suggestions for the name of the merged
college.
Merger Consultation Document
NEW COLLEGE GLASGOW / MERGER NEWS 2
Merger Working Groups
NCG Curriculum
Groups (6 Groups)
Additional Support for
Learning & Teaching
Group
Student Services
Group
Equality & Diverstiy
Finance
Group
MIS & Student
Records
Estates, Facilities &
Health & Safety
Marketing
Group
Business & International
Development
Library & Learner
Resources Group
HR (Administration) Quality ICT Group
HR Group (People
Strategy)
Communication
Facilitators & Training
for Merger
Staff Engagement
- TUPE Consultation -
Harmonisation
Student Engagement &
Consultation
Merger
Communications
Timetabling Group
Corporate Services
(Steven Watson -
Sponsor)
Customer Services
(Richard Speight -
Sponsor)
Merger Engagement &
Change Management
(Janet Okten - Sponsor)
Information Services
(Tom Wilson - Sponsor)
Merger Steering Group
Paul Little - Chair
Governance & Strategic
Planning
Paul Little - Lead
Curriculum User Group
(Elaine Petrie - Sponsor)
Organisation & Learner
Development (Janis
Carson - Sponsor)
FEBRUARY 2010
Scoping e�ercise on name for the new co llege
�rea te short list of new coll ege names
�gree new college name
�ll three �oll ege �o ards consider Merger �roposal
���th �anuary � ��th �ebruary� �
�rovide report to the �duca tion Minister on key issues
from the Merger �o nsultation Document and the new
college name.
Merger �roposal Document submitted to the Scottish
Government � ��nd �ebruary �
Shadow �o ard site visits to new buil d college in �ork
and east of Scotland
MARCH 2010
Scottish Government drafting and laying of legislation
�reparation for all staff conference
�ngoi ng � ork on integration and harmoni�ation