CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE / MERGER PROPOSAL DOCUMENT
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SECTION 6: Supporting Evidence Base
6.1 Academic Benefi ts
Hairdressing, Beauty and
Complementary Therapies
This is a vocationally-orientated and
high-performing area, which includes
Hairdressing, Barbering, Beauty Therapies,
Fashion Make up and Complementary
Therapies. Interdisciplinary work with the
Creative Industries, Media and Performing
Arts areas provides opportunities to enhance
employability by developing innovative
professional specialisms. We anticipate
opportunities to incorporate further
aspects of this activity into our community
engagement strategy in support of
community health and well-being strategies.
We expect that Hairdressing will continue
to experience buoyant recruitment. Beauty
therapy courses remain very popular, with a
wealth of employment opportunities in the
industry and a steady demand for training for
those already in work as new technologies
and treatments (such as laser and spa
therapies) develop.
We will build on the current expertise
in l exible scheduling and innovation in
learning & teaching in these areas to ensure
that the college enhances its reputation for
practical, vocationally orientated learning
that stimulates and challenges intellectually
through the use of well-integrated learning
technologies and pedagogies.
Child, Social Care, Community
Learning and Learners with
Additional Support Needs
A broad range of programmes is of ered in
early years education and social care with an
extensive array of partnerships across the city.
In addition, we of er i rst aid and medical care
courses for the shipping industry.
The volume of current activity for students in
need of additional support is signii cant and
the range of support available to students
is wide. There is also an extensive range of
bespoke community programmes designed
in partnership with Community Planning
Partnerships. It is recognised that the support
infrastructure available to students within
the merged college and new campus is likely
to be an increasingly important aspect of
college provision. This is inl uenced by the
changing proi le of FE students and driven
by, for example, social inclusion & widening
access strategies as embedded in Scottish
Governments Skills Strategy; 'Learning for All';
MCMC; 16+ Learning Choices; Curriculum for
Excellence and related initiatives.
Science Technology Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM)
Scientii c theory and principles underpin
many of our core vocational disciplines
in areas as diverse as Hairdressing; Sports;
Food technology, Construction, Marine
Skills and Engineering. We note the Scottish
Government's strategies on Science and
Technology, on sustainable technologies
and on supporting innovation in industry
to enhance the economic performance of
Scotland as a whole. As a result we welcome
the proposal in the SFC document on the
Curriculum for Glasgow which sees a role for
our new college in developing innovative
approaches to the teaching of science and
technology subjects. We undertake to review
our curricular of ering in Science Technology
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and
to promote provision in these areas as
a distinctive feature of our new college,
capitalising on the wide range of technologyrelated
employment opportunities embedded
in our rich menu of advanced vocational
professional skills