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Caledonian University, and will be sceptical about the impact of the new campus on their
community. Through the Secondary Schools Strategy, Glasgow's secondary schools are
being encouraged to become 'community campuses', co-locating social work, GP surgeries,
etc., and there is a view that NCG should perform a similar role within its community. A
robust engagement programme, backed-up by real benefits on the ground (access to campus
facilities at reasonable hours for example), will be necessary to ensure that this most
proximate community can benefit from NCG.
Progression from school to FE
4.14 What next for learning and teaching in Scotland's Colleges notes that the number of
younger learners has increased in recent years, since initiatives to augment school-college
partnerships have been more actively pursued.
4.15 There are broadly two mechanisms through which colleges engage with schools:
• Through Skills for Work, which is mainly organised by Skills for Work coordinators
in the Local Authority;
• Through the individual engagement of schools with colleges.
4.16 In terms of the first issue, strategic engagement between the colleges and local
authority, the new campus may not create significant impacts if it requires ongoing liaison with
three colleges. In terms of the second issue, operational engagement with schools tends to
be quite tailored, and is based heavily on personal links and relationships. It will be important
for the colleges to maintain their alliances with schools following the move to the new
campus.
4.17 One area where school-college collaboration may benefit from the new campus is in
terms of shared timetabling. And if this allows some degree of 'meshing' between college and
school timetables, the scope for joint working may be enhanced.
Relationships with Higher Education Institutions
4.18 All three colleges currently have strong links with HEIs, especially with Glasgow
Caledonian University and the University of the West of Scotland, but also with the University
of Strathclyde and other universities across Scotland.
4.19 These links can take the form of formal 'articulations' with universities, or less formal
agreements and partnerships.
4.20 In 2006/7, Caledonian University took 318 students from the three city centre
colleges, representing almost 50% of the universities intake of FE students in that year. (133
from Glasgow Metropolitan, 104 from Central and 81 from Nautical). Caledonian has
articulations with each of the three colleges.
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