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News 24/01/12
GEAAP’s New Cyber Service
GEAAP has launched a new Cyber service to provide young people with the information they need to make safer, more informed choices about alcohol use.
News: GEAAP's New Cyber Service
Youth Access Survey
Please, help us and take the survey, if you are 11-19 years, live in East Glasgow and comes to a Youth Access session in a learning centre. The link will take you to the survey hosted at Survey Monkey.
News 16/1/2012
New Green Gym in Easterhouse
BTCV and Glasgow Life would like to invite you to join us at the launch of the Easterhouse Green Gym.
Green Gyms help people to improve their physical health and mental wellbeing by taking part in practical conservation work such as planting trees and gardening projects.
Green Gyms are fun, free, open to everyone and no previous experience is required to take part.
Launch event
12pm on 25 January at Provanhall House, Auchinlea Road, Easterhouse G34 9NJ
Wednesday 25 January 2012 12pm – 3pm on
News: New Green Gym in Easterhouse.
16/11/2012
Question and Answer Session; Cuts and Mergers for Scotlands Colleges
John Wheatley College Students Association invites you to a question and answer session. This Q & A session will discuss cuts and the anticipated mergers that have been proposed for the further education system within Scotland.
Friday the 27 January 2012 between 11am and 1pm
Platform at The Bridge,
1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, G34 9JW
News: Question and Answers Session
News 06/01/12
Big Lottery Funding for John Wheatley College Programme
John Wheatley College’s award-winning ‘Transitions to Learning and Work’ pilot programme for vulnerable young people has been awarded Big Lottery Funding of more than half a million pounds to develop and expand its valuable work.
News article:Big Lottery Funding for John Wheatley College Programme
Wonderful week of diversity at John Wheatley College
John Wheatley College’s students have, in the past week, helped to mount one of the best Week of Diversity events yet. This themed event, on St Andrew’s Day, has successfully been going for several years now.
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News article: Wonderful week of diversity
News 24/11/11
Students Return the Hospitality
MSP Paul Martin was entertained recently by a group of HNC Working with Communities students at John Wheatley College who had been invited by him to Holyrood earlier in the year
News article: Students Return the Hospitality..
News 22/11/2011
Family Learning Week at local learning centres - 15th to 21st October 2011
Family Learning Week provides a chance for family members to discuss what they learn and why. This raises the awareness of all the learning opportunities for families, available in the area provided by John Wheatley College and its partners.
Read more about Family Learning Week at local..
News 22/11
16 Days of Action for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
For many women from Glasgow, to Gaberone, home is not the place they can relax knowing that their wellbeing will be taken care of. Instead it is the place where they are most likely to experience hurt, harm or danger.
News 7/11/11
Your Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament:
David Stewart
David Stewart is one of the two recently elected Members of Scottish Youth Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston Constituency, which covers areas of Bridgeton, Calton, Dalmarnock, Barrowfield, Dennistoun, Carmyle, Sandyhills, Tollcross, Parkhead, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and Cranhill.
News 31/10/11
Local Success Story!
Ian Sturrock was the first person to sign up for Peoples Gateway Job Club on 1st September 2011. Ian has been attending the job club every week, applying for jobs on-line or by telephone.
The Peoples Gateway and the local success story.
News 14/10/11
Ministerial Visit Provides Face-to-Face Opportunity
Minister for Learning & Skills, Dr Alisdair Allan, was welcomed to John Wheatley College on the afternoon of the Scottish Government’s Spending Review announcement and slipped in for a chat with the HNC Working With Communities students
News article: Ministerial Visit Provides Face-to-Face Opportunity..
07/03/10
Stop smoking and have £600 extra to spend this Christmas!
Join a local stop smoking group!
More information: Stop smoking and have £600
News 28/9/11
New John Wheatley College and Open University partnership opens up local learning routes
A new partnership launched the 31 August 2011 between the Open University in Scotland and John Wheatley College will give local people access to one of the country’s most flexible and comprehensive learning packages.
News article: New John Wheatley and Open Uni..
What's On 14/9/11
Young Parent Project at Rosemount Lifelong Learning
The Young Parents Project can help young mums and dads across the city identify and access education / training, voluntary or employment opportunities.
Rosemount Young Parents Project
14/07/2011
John Wheatley College’s Plan for Sessions 2011/12 is now available on the College website
The Pathfinder is part of Glasgow East Learning Network supported by Glasgow Community Planning Partnership East Area and John Wheatley College, Scottish Charity No. SCO21200.
New pages on the Pathfinder
Charlie Canning Centre
“Drop-in Centre” established and run by people in the community who have had an alcohol problem at some time in their lives'
Rosemount Lifelong Learning Project
Borrow from the Library at the Bridge.
Find the nearest learning opportunity for you!
Flexible Learning Classes in Glasgow East if you have some time on your hands and want to learn.
Come along to one of the Glasgow East Learning Centres and use the computers.
Tutor support for all levels. Learn IT from absolute beginners to European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification.
Added 3/11/08
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