CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE / MERGER PROPOSAL DOCUMENT
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Table 1b: Types of models to consider
Model
Likelihood of Success
(Y/N/Possible) Rationale
Status Quo N Three potential partners are successful colleges in
their own right.
Federation: One provider leads N Unlikely to be acceptable to other parties.
Democratic Federation: Structure representing all members N Overly bureaucratic plus dii culties in relation to
enforcement.
Confederation: Loose ai liation between a group of
providers with a written agreement
Possible Possible but limited and legal issues regarding
enforcement. Also dii cult because of competition
for students in dif erent areas.
Host Possible Two partners merge into the host.
"Phoenix" Model (a new organisation is established) Possible Explore implications but more complicated than
fusion or host models.
"Fusion" Model Y Preferred option as agreed by three colleges, which
combines together elements from the "host" and
"phoenix" models which have been used before in
Scotland. This model combines together the practical
ei ciency of the "host" model, with the sense of a
new beginning which the "phoenix" model of ers.
Co-location: Formal project to develop and jointly manage
shared premises
Y Already in New Campus Glasgow.
Table 1c: Options appraisal
Status
Quo
Federation:
One provider
leads
Democratic
Federation:
Structure
representing
all members
Confederation
Federation:
Loose ai liation
between
a group of
providers
with a written
agreement
Co-Location
Federation:
Formal
project to
develop
and jointly
manage
shared
premises
Full
Merger
Host
Full
Merger
Phoenix
Full
Merger
Fusion
Section A
Business Critical Drivers
Improved Student Outcomes 11 1 1 1 212
Improved Learning & Teaching 11 1 1 1 212
Improved Student Experience 11 1 1 1 212
Improved Employability 11 1 1 1 212
Improved Participation, Access
and Inclusion
11 1 1 1 212
Contribution to Local, Regional
and National Economic
Regeneration
11 1 1 1 212
Meet Scottish Government
and SFC Priorities (including
Curriculum for Glasgow)
11 1 2 0 222
Financial Sustainability 11 1 1 0 222
Internal Stakeholder Buy-in 10 2 2 0 022
Totals 9 8 10 11 6 16 12 18
Ranking 67 5 4 8 231
2 = Achievable 1 = Partially Achievable 0 = Not Achievable