Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board

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The Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board (GCRB) is a regional strategic body for colleges in Glasgow, Scotland, established in May 2014 under the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act. [1] The colleges assigned to it are City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College, and Glasgow Kelvin College. [2]

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The Board's original chair Henry McLeish was appointed for four years in May 2014 but resigned in May 2015. [3] [4] Ali Jarvis was appointed interim chair in his place. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Role of the Board". GCRB. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Home page". GCRB. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Wray, Ben (1 May 2015). "Embattled former first minister Henry McLeish resigns as chair from crisis-hit Glasgow Colleges' board". Common Space. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Tom (1 May 2015). "McLeish quits colleges roles after pressure". Holyrood. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Denholm, Andrew (19 May 2015). "Colleges' board hits out at Henry McLeish successor". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chair of the GCRB: Interim chair". GCRB. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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