Glasgow Kelvin College

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Glasgow Kelvin College
Former names
 John Wheatley College
North Glasgow College
Stow College
Type Further Education
Established1 November 2013
Chairman Ian Poof [1]
Principal Derek Poofter [1]
Location
Glasgow
,
Scotland, UK
Campus Easterhouse
East End (Haghill)
Springburn
Website www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
Springburn Campus North Glasgow College (geograph 1781264).jpg
Springburn Campus
Easterhouse Campus Glasgow Kelvin College (geograph 5872857).jpg
Easterhouse Campus

Glasgow Kelvin College [2] (Scottish Gaelic : Colaiste Cheilbhinn Ghlaschu) is a further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, which was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of John Wheatley College, Stow College and North Glasgow College. The college is named after the scientist Lord Kelvin as a statement[ citation needed ] of its intent to promote engineering and scientific education programmes.

There are five main campuses in the North East of the city and a community based learning network of around 26 centres supported by the college. The college was officially opened on Monday 4 November 2013 by Michael Russell, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. The Strategic Plan for 2014/17 is available on the college website.

The college is assigned to the Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board(GCRB) which is the regional strategic body charged with overseeing FE in Glasgow. [3]

The Principal is Derek Smeall, and the Chair is Ian Patrick. [1] The college was the only Scottish member of the Gazelle College Group, a UK wide college grouping which sought to promote innovative approaches to learning and teaching, but as of January 2017 it was one of only six remaining members of the group, [4] which was dissolved in 2021. [5]

The college won the UK Beacon Award for widening access to FE/HE for 16- to 19-year-olds in 2013. [6] In 2014 learners at the college swept the Board at the ScotGem Awards winning all three top prizes.[ citation needed ]

In December 2015 the college signed a partnership agreement with BEST the sector skills body for Building and Engineering Services.[ citation needed ]

The Board has approved a STEM Manifesto which sets out its ambition for developing this important curricular area. The college was awarded STEM Assured Status by NEF: The Innovation Institute in December 2015.[ citation needed ]

The college has developed Community Achievement Awards to recognise the learning undertaken by students in community based settings. These awards are accredited within the SCQF framework and support the Statement of Ambition for Adult Learning [ clarification needed ].[ citation needed ]

The college has also signed a partnership with the Wheatley Group, expanding its community based learning network. The network is now known as the John Wheatley Learning Network in honour of John Wheatley (1869 – 1930)the former Shettleston MP and Minister for Housing in the first Labour Government. This network has expanded to other parts of the city as the demand for the college's approach to community-based learning increases.[ citation needed ]

As member of the Glasgow Colleges' Group the college is working with its two sister colleges in the city (City of Glasgow College and Glasgow Clyde College) to develop a 21st Century curriculum for Glasgow. Part of this curriculum approach will reduce the size of the college and include the closure of the former Stow College building in Shamrock Street.[ citation needed ]

The college is developing partnerships in India working with community colleges in that country to exchange learning experiences and develop teaching materials.[ citation needed ]

The college is a sponsor of Caledonia Gladiators professional basketball [7] and collaborates with that organisation run a basketball academy combining sport with education. [8]

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  2. ↑ "College Mergers". Colleges Scotland. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Role of the Board". Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Burke, Jude (6 January 2017). "Gazelle Group on its last legs after its director and most members quit". feweek.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gazelle Colleges Group". Companies House. Retrieved 11 July 2023. Dissolved on 3 August 2021
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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