News 2011

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..

 

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News 24/11/11

Students All Fired Up for Skills

Delivered by the highly skilled staff of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, Maryhill Station, the ‘Fire Reach’ short course contained essential elements such as Working Safely, First Aid, Confidence Building and, of course, Team Working.

News article: Students All Fired Up for Skills..

 

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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..

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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: 16 days of Action..

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The Community Health Shop re-launch

The Community Health Shop has recently moved premises and held a launch event Friday 21st October 2011, that was well attanded by local politicians, senior members from NHSGGC, local agencies and a large number of the local population.

 Re-launch of the Health Shop

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The Peoples Gateway Project

On a daily basis local people come into the hub, Innerzone, The Connie and hubSports asking if there are any volunteering opportunities, jobs or training.  Although we did our best to help and have over the years provided opportunities for over 150 people there was only so much that we could with the staff resources we had.

The newly formed Peoples Gatewaydn project is now providing the extra support and staff to help all local residents.

 The Peoples Gateway Project

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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..

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New autumn programme at Tollcross Advice and Learning Centre

Our Advice Services, Credit Union Service and Learning Centre are still going from strength to strength, as is our Volunteer Project and Library. We have now added a 'Work Club' to our programme aimed at assisting people to access employment or training opportunities.

Programme Tollcross Advice and Learning Centre, pdf 148kb

 Tollcross Advice and Learning Centre

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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..

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News 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

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News 16/06/2011

Urban Fox Publishes its Summer Programme

 

Urban Fox have today published their Summer Programme, providing opportunities for young people throughout the east of Glasgow.

For more information, please contact
Debbie McGowan
Programme Coordinators, Urban Fox Programme,
Tel: 0141 556 1195,
Email: debbie.mcgowan@urban-fox.org
Website: www.urban-fox.org

 

  Read Urban Fox Summer Programme

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News 03/06/2011

Playbusters Gets the Royal Seal of Approval

 

It was cheers all round from volunteers at Glasgow�s East End based charity, Playbusters, as they received an announcement that they had been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

The Queens Award is the voluntary sector equivalent of an MBE. It is awarded annually to voluntary groups to recognise and reward their outstanding achievement in helping others in the community...

 

  Read the College press release

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News 31/5/2011

College wins with a flourish !!

 

A Glasgow City Council Flourish Award was won by the College�s Transitions to Learning and Work initiative. Awarded for Access to Lifelong Learning, this acknowledges the contribution that the Transitions programme had made - a pilot programme aimed at vulnerable young people who are in or emerging from care situations through Glasgow City Council...

 

  Read the College press release

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News 18/5/2011

Principal Retires from John Wheatley College

 

The end of April witnessed the end of an era in Glasgow East - Ian Graham, Principal of John Wheatley College, is retiring from his post after almost 20 years of remarkable service to the College and the community...

 

  Read the College press release

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Fuse Youth Café seeks new manager

Fuse is a safe and fun place in Shettleston where young people can drop in as suits them, and where they feel welcome and supported once there. 

 FUSE Youth Café seeks a new manager.

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News 21/3/11

Food Hygiene Course
in Ruchazie Community Centre

Community representatives and volunteers in a range of roles took the opportunity to learn new skills in a food hygiene course, given in their local community centre and arranged by John Wheatley College.

Food Hygiene Course in Ruchazie Community Centre..

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East End residents get a kickstart

Kickstart is an an eight-week personal development programme aiming to provide structure, routine and learning to adults from Glasgow’s East end.

East end residents get a kickstart

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News 22/2/2011

McVities celebrate Learner of the Year

McVitie’s Process Operator, Danny Cox, was awarded ‘Learner of the Year’ recently by GMB Union Learning, United Biscuits and John Wheatley College.

 

 

 Learner of the Year, newsarticle

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News 2/2/11

Lifelong Learning at Women’s Information and Support Project in Easterhouse – January 2011

Some of the community's more mature learners regularly meet at the Women's Support and Information Project in St Peter & St George’s church in Blairtumock.

 Lifelong Learning at Women’s Information..

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News 18/1/11

GELN Food Hygiene Course
January 2011

Community representatives and volunteers took part in a two day food hygiene training course, learning skills they can utilise within their local organisations, and also pass on to family and friends. Food Hygiene Course Jan 2011 news article.

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GELN Food Hygiene Course
December 2010

On the 10th and 17th of December community representatives and volunteer had the opportunity to learn certified Food Hygiene skills as they can utilise within their organisations.

Food Hygiene Course Dec 2010 news article.

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News 17/1/11

Be part of a new Men’s Group in Gallowgate

 

Rosemount Lifelong learning with the support of GHA are looking to set up a men’s group in the Gallowgate.

 Gallowgate Men's Group

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