This Student Academic Experience Strategy has been
developed in alignment with the College Strategic Plan,
informed by relevant external and internal research and
experiences, through broad stakeholder engagement
including students, colleagues, and the industries we
serve. All this within. a changing Tertiary Education
landscape in Scotland. Through its implementation, we
seek to enable all students to achieve their full potential,
through supporting successful progression, raising levels of
attainment, enhancing student attributes, and preparing for
work and/or further study.
City of Glasgow College has successfully redefi ned
college learning, and is widely regarded as a world-class
super college, delivering further and higher education and
personalised learning opportunities. Over the next decade,
the expansion of high-quality digital provision, with the
enhanced capabilities of staff and students, will be required
to provide a fl exible curriculum responsive to economic
needs (Cumberford Little report 2020). The complex and
aspirational needs of our students, and their changed
expectations of education, will be met, as the student is at
the heart of all we do at City of Glasgow College.
Our college will continue to serve a diverse, multi-ethnic,
community -connected and multi-generational student
body. Our students of the future will be accustomed to the
seamless and inextricable integration of technology into
their lives on an unprecedented scale. In this context City
of Glasgow College is shaping its offer and planning from
the future. These students will learn alongside our 'lifetime
learners' which will demand pioneering, digitally-supported,
intergenerational and personalised learning - stimulating
and innovative.
At City of Glasgow College, our City Learning and Teaching
will be Active, Blended and Connected. Students will be
co-creators of their own learning, challenged with reallife problems and solutions. Alongside industry
specialist
practitioners and experts, students will develop the skills
to help them attain, achieve, and progress to a positive
destination. Their experience will re-shape their future and
create pathways to new careers.
We are committed to a culture of Quality Enhancement and
evidence-based practice in our provision, and the highest
levels of student performance.
In a world of ongoing change, our students will be entering
highly competitive employment markets. Employers
will seek high levels of relevant technical, digital and
professional skills as they recruit, as well as adaptability in
the face of change, to rise to future challenges and shape
solutions.
The City of Glasgow Student can be confi dent of a high
quality, engaging, and inclusive experience. There will be
opportunities to develop life skills, build relationships that
foster a sense of belonging, and to take those next steps
into industry, work or further study. Throughout the City
Student Journey, we continue to engage and support our
students to ensure they get the right help at the right time.
From application to graduation, the welfare, well-being and
future success of the City Student is our focus.
This Strategy, which was informed by students, sets out
a commitment to be a college where individual needs are
anticipated at every step of the student journey, and are
met in a proactive and purposeful way.
INTRODUCTION
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