SLC Staff News – February 2016

STAFF NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2016
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NOW IS OUR TIME
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Celebrations began for the launch of our new building when staff joined the Principal and Student
Association, ahead of the official launch this month, to cut a cake. The cake was expertly sculpted by
Jane Boyd, Faculty of Business, in the shape of the new building.
Everyone enjoyed a slice before heading over to the new building for a tour of the fantastic new
facilities.
THIS MONTH
New Build
Around the College
Around The College
Demalogica Therapists
MASScot
HND Beauty Therapy students have now completed their two
stage Dermalogica training. Stage one was ‘The Dermalogica Skin
Treatment’ and Stage two ‘Great Skin with Dermalogica’.
Melanoma Action and Support Scotland
(MASScot) raises awareness of melanoma.
The students have been certificated and awarded the Dermalogica
Therapist Badge and are now Dermalogica College Trained
Therapists.
Well done to all the students!
The organisation provides free samples at
indoor and outdoor events.
Their education work involves taking
MASScot into schools throughout
Scotland.
They deliver fun and interactive
presentations to primary and secondary
students and now colleges.
Dughall, one of MASScot’s Education
Assistants held several sessions within the
College, delivering information on how to
recognise changes in your skin, how to
prevent skin cancer and how to advise
clients if changes in moles or skin are
recognised.
Students from Beauty Therapy, Sport and
Fitness, Hairdressing and Construction
engaged well with Dughall and it was a
fun, but serious information session.
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Pamper Treats
Why not take the time out to have a pamper session?
Dermalogica products and facials are now available from the
Salon & Spa at SLC.
To book a facial or to purchase any of the products email
hairandbeauty@slc.ac.uk or call ext. 7465
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International
Women’s Day
11 March 2016
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Around The College
Employer Engagement Event
On Tuesday 19th January the Faculty of Care held an
Employer Engagement Event. The session began with a brief
presentation from the Curriculum Managers from Care.
Employers then had an opportunity to see our facilities and
meet with staff to discuss collaborations, partnerships and
ways in which we can enhance our working relationships.
The event was a great success and staff fed back that they
found it very beneficial. In attendance at the event were
representatives from Salon Services and Capital Hair and
Beauty, Pure Gym, Covey Befriending, Glenwood Family
Centre, Northcare and Kirktonholm Primary School.
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Great Britain Triathalon Team
Chef lecturer, David Auchie and his son Marc have received a call up to the
Great Britain Age Group Teams for the ETU Middle Distance Triathlon
European Championships.
Only 20 slots are available for selection in each age group with Marc
representing the 20-24 category and David in the 50-54 category. Given
the number of applicants from the UK wide it’s another wonderful
achievement for multi-sport in Scotland.
The race will take place on the 4 September 2016 in Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl
in the Tyrol region of Austria and will commence with a 1900m open water
swim in Lake Walchsee then a 90km cycle followed by a 21km run around
the Kaiser mountain ranges.
Congratulations to them both!
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Around The College
Chinese Delegation Visits
Beauty Promotion
Organised alongside our friends at Resource Efficient Scotland and
the University of Saint Andrews, we were delighted to welcome
visitors from various organisations in China to SLC . The group
visited our new BREEAM 'Outstanding' building and discussed
minimising waste and energy in newly constructed buildings.
A huge thank you and congratulations to
all of our Beauty students who arranged
and took part in a promotional evening to
showcase their professionalism,
treatments and salons to their friends and
family.
The event was co-ordinated by our HND
year one students to achieve a core unit as
part of their course and our SVQ Level 3
students achieved a promotional unit as
part of their programme.
All other levels assisted and carried out
treatments of their choice to promote
their programmes, enhancing citizenship
skills and employability skills.
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Wella Training Seminar
The MA Hairdressing group and their lecturers attended a seminar
with Wella trainer Heather Robertson. The seminar focused on
new products and application techniques with theory and
demonstration in the morning session and hands-on practical
application in the afternoon.
Our chosen charity this year was1Kilbryde
Hospice, East Kilbride and they joined us to
support the event.
The event benefits the Care Faculty greatly
as it promotes our department and the
treatments available across the Hair,
Make-up and Beauty sections.
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SLC WALKING GROUP
A group of staff participates in
organised walks suitable for all levels.
Venture out and see the very best
Scotland has to offer.
Please contact Colin Keenan via email
or extension 7661 to find out more.
Information on future walks to follow.
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Around The College
Coming soon…...
Scottish Tourism Trip
The HNC Event students are hosting a
number of events in April 2016 in aid of
charity.
HNC Travel & Tourism students took a trip to Stirling Castle and
Bannockburn.
The Big Bollywood Cash In
HNC Events team ‘Golden Nugget’ is
organising the “The Big Bollywood Cash
In” on Friday 29th April at the Langlands
Golf House, East Kilbride.
This glitz and glam fusion Bollywood and
casino evening is all in aid of The British
Heart Foundation.
Come see our traditional Bhangra
entertainment and chip in for charity on
our grand casino tables.
Tickets cost £12 per person, with doors
opening from 7pm until midnight.
DON’T BE LATE FOR IT’S A
VERY IMPORTANT DATE!
The class is taking part in a Scottish Tourism Product Knowledge
unit and Stirling Castle and Bannockburn are featured
prominently throughout. The students are learning about the
history of some historic figures: Robert the Bruce, William
Wallace, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Mary Queen of Scots. The visit
to the castle consisted of a guided tour which explained the
history of Stirling Castle and the famous historic figures associated
with it. The students also got time to explore various areas of the
castle.
They then attended The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre
where the students took in a 3D experience. There was also a 3D
Battle of Bannockburn re-enactment which explained in further
detail the events of that day. It really did bring that day to life.
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This was an excellent day out for the students and it gave
opportunity to further expand their knowledge to enhance the
unit they’re working on.
It was a great outdoor learning opportunity and to learn in a 3D
setting was equally as good.
‘UniqueSLC’ is holding an Alice In
Wonderland themed party called the
‘Mad Planner’s Tea Party’ on Friday 22nd
April at the GHA Rugby Club, Braidholm
Road, Giffnock.
By buying a £7 ticket you’ll not only be
guaranteed a night of fun, you’ll be
donating to the team’s chosen charity
Alzheimers Scotland.
The evening will begin at 7:30pm until
12:00am and consists of a raffle, DJ and
games.
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Dress up is optional, and don’t wait as it’s
a very important date.
Hope to see you there!
Look out for more information about
these events in a staff room near you or
please contact the Events team in the
Business Faculty for tickets.
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Around The College
Pre-Apprentice on Track to Success
Wienerberger
South Lanarkshire College Pre Apprentice student Kyle Johnston
has his sights set on not just competing at international level in
cycling, but on studying closer to home at his local college.
The Trowel Trades curriculum section
recently invited Grant Softley from
Wienerberger for a tour of the College.
Kyle from Calderwood in East Kilbride finished 2015 with an array
of podium positions both on the track and on the road. He was
the first junior in the Scottish Cycling 25 mile Time Trial
Championships and silver in the 10 mile Scottish Time TT
Championships. He was part of the Scotland West Team, and
travelled to Bilbao in Spain to compete in a 5 day event last
summer. He was also junior winner of various road races
throughout Scotland. Recently Kyle signed with Pro Vision
Clothing Racing Team, the brainchild of ex-British National Road
Champion, Steve Joughin.
Wienerberger, is the world's largest
producer of bricks and also the number
one manufacturer of clay roof tiles in
Europe, with 203 factories in 30 countries.
Grant was impressed with the scale and
quality of our provision and expressed an
interest in developing a closer working
relationship with the College. Following
these initial conversations Wienerberger
has recently supplied the College with 24
pallets of facing brick. Feedback from
students has been extremely positive.
Kyle, who has just turned 19, is now a first year senior rider and
has had to increase his training schedule to include weekly
training camps in Lanzarote. “The weather is so bad here I often
can’t get out on my bike for days at a time.”
“The College has been very supportive with me - I obviously want
to be a professional cyclist but I also need to be looking at getting
a trade behind me for the future. I’m studying various trades in
the Pre-Apprentice Construction course: Roofing, Plastering,
Painting, Bricklaying and, the one area I’m really keen on is
Plumbing. The course, which is three days a week, allows me
time to focus on my cycling and develop my career. By trying five
different disciplines in Construction I’ve been able to eliminate
the areas I wouldn’t like to get into, so far Plumbing seems to be
an area I’m keen to pursue.”
DHoF David McLaren stated, “as 1a
bricklayer I understand the benefits of
being able to develop craft skills whilst
using bricks of such high quality. This most
generous support has had an immediate
impact on the standard of our provision.”
Grant has pledged yet more support for
the College and we look forward to
receiving a consignment of marketleading roof tiles.
“In the future, I want to stick with SLC and pursue a Plumbing
course - get my SVQs in Plumbing and eventually start up my own
Plumbing company, however I may have to take a break if I get
the chance to ride for a professional team or compete at major
events for my country. Fingers crossed!”
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Scottish Timber
& Crafts Event
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South Lanarkshire
College
14 May 2016
Around The College
Sports & Fitness
Scholarship Success
Level 5 Sports and Fitness students took
part in a cardio tennis course which
focused on tennis fitness.
Congratulations to Hospitality lecturer Claire McEwan and HND
Hospitality Management student Sharon Allardyce who’ve been
awarded Hospitality Industry scholarships to attend one of the
top hotel schools in the world in Switzerland for 5 days.
Each student wore a pedometer to work
out how many steps they took during the
three hour session with the winner taking
3,400 steps!
Claire and Sharon were delighted to win the award at a dinner in
London and are one of only four lecturer places and twelve
student places on the trip.
Nestle Toque D’Or 2016
Sharon Allardyce HND Hospitality, Sonia Maughan and Michael
O’Donnell both from SVQ 3 Professional Cookery represented
South Lanarkshire College in the Regional Finals of the ‘Nestle
Toque D’Or’ at City of Glasgow College.
Regional finalists competing against South Lanarkshire College
were Birmingham, Sheffield, Doncaster and Blackpool colleges.
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The Level 4 Sport and Fitness students
met Rachel Corsie, an International
Women's footballer, who played for
Glasgow City and Arsenal ladies.
Rachel also plays and trains in the United
States and told the students all about her
footballing journey.
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Chef lecturer David Auchie said, ’I’m so proud of what all
of our
students have achieved today, having qualified as one of 36
teams from the initial 132 colleges who entered at stage one’.
The brief on the day was to observe the preparation and cooking
of a starter, main course and dessert. The menu was only
revealed to the competitors on the day. They then had to
replicate these dishes as a team and serve to 10 invited guests,
with wine, within a period of 2½ hours.
Their menu was:
Cushion of salmon with a broccoli puree, char grilled baby gem,
pickled vegetables, pink grapefruit and shellfish essence
Pot roast guinea fowl, roast vegetables, curly kale, hassleback
potatoes and red wine jus
Chocolate and lime mousse, lime curd, sesame crème patisserie,
honey biscuit crumble and chocolate ganache
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Press Photographer
The judges were assessing each college on team work,
communication, problem solving and the ability to work in a
strange environment under the pressure of competition. The
grand final will be in London.
Lenny Warren, Press Photographer with
the Daily Record and Glasgow Herald,
gave a talk and advice to Photography
students about careers in the newspaper
industry.
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Around The College
Cheque Payments
Investors in People
We’re phasing out cheque payments and
the College will be making payment by
BACS only as of 1st March.
The College is soon to be re-assessed to remain accredited as an
Investor in People. This time we’ll be aiming for Platinum
Standard for the first time. Our assessor, Raymond Boland, will be
here from Tuesday 3rd May until Wednesday 11th May. He’ll be
meeting with staff individually and in small groups, to see what
their views are on working here. His job is to see if the way that
we work is in line with the good practice detailed in the Investors
in People framework.
Cheque request paperwork should now be
stopped and all payment requests should
be submitted using the BACS requisition
form which can be found on the Portal
("BACS Rec Form").
Authorisation is as before, i.e. via your
Head of Department / Associate Principal
first and then via the Principal or Depute.
There’ll be a reference on each payment
which the Finance Department will send
by e-mail. It’s thus important that the
BACS requisition form has this
e-mail address. Payments will be effected
much more quickly and you’ll find that our
suppliers will welcome it.
Birthday Time
Congratulations to Aileen Berry and
Graeme Forrester in Student Services who
both celebrated big birthdays!
In preparation for the assessment, Raymond has selected 40 staff
from all areas of the College to participate in an online survey
which will take place week commencing 29th February 2016. The
survey will provide the College with valuable information and
we’d encourage any staff members invited to participate to do so.
All of the staff who Raymond has selected for the online survey
have been emailed/contacted directly with instructions on how to
complete the survey.
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Raymond has also selected a further 40 staff for 1:1 discussions
which will take place during the assessment in May. Raymond will
then form a view on whether we meet the Investors in People
criteria. We’ll meet with all members of staff selected for the 1:1
discussions to give them a briefing regarding Investors in People
and how this links with the way we work, in April 2016.
The Investors in People standard has changed significantly since
we were last assessed and we’ve chosen to be assessed against
the maximum number of criteria, in order to promote good
practice in the way we work. If you’d like any more information
on Investors in People, please contact Human Resources.
SLC Benefits
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Watch out for your
“Guide to Staff Benefits”
booklet which
incorporates all the
benefits that you can
access as a member of
staff at SLC. Any queries
should be directed to the
HR department.
Around The College
SLC Fitness Timetable
Day
CLASS
Description
Time
Location
Tuesday
Turbo trainers
Book places through
email.
4.35pm/5.30pm
TBA
Tuesday
Circuits
4.35pm/5.30pm
Staff room
Wednesday
Running
4.35pm/5.30pm
Main door
Thursday
Turbo trainers
Personal trainer led
circuits, book places
through H.R
Various levels of
intensity and
distances, personal
trainer led.
Book places through
email.
4.35pm/5.30pm
TBA
If you’re looking for that ‘goal’ to train towards, some future races staff will be running in are:
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To date future races
to be attended by
staff members
Alloa Half Marathon
Location
Date
Link
Alloa
20/3/16
www.alloahalfmarathon.co.uk
Glasgow Ladies 10k
Glasgow
5/6/16
Great Scottish Run
Glasgow
2/10/16
http://www.greatrun.org/greatwomens-10k
http://greatscottishrun.com/
What are Turbo Trainers?
Turbo Trainers are a static resistance platform; you
attach the rear wheel of your bike to the unit and
then you’re able to replicate the resistance and feel
of riding outdoors, but from the comfort of your
home or garage or college.
What do I need?
Bike with road tyres, water bottle, small towel. If
you’re unsure about setting up your bike to a Turbo
Trainer, watch the video at https://
youtu.be/9eSvdacQa0k or speak to Chris Meek or
John McGinley who’ll help with initial set up.
A Turbo Trainer gives a cyclist a great alternative to
training outdoors in the dark, gloomy and often wet
winter. By training indoors you can ensure that you
retain fitness, perform a structured training session
and you don't have to risk the danger or discomfort
of riding on icy or wet roads.
What’s involved?
A Turbo session will basically follow a set training
video at your own pace, this will usually be between
40 minutes to 1 hour duration.
A Turbo Trainer is also a great tool for the time
constrained training cyclist; allowing you to squeeze a
productive session into a short space of time, when
you don't have the hours to get kitted up and go
outside.
Sessions will take place
Tues 4.35pm room G61 (to attend, email on the
Monday of that week before 3pm.)
Thurs 4.35pm room G61 (to attend, email on the
Wednesday of that week before 3pm.)
Book your place at (turbo.trainers@slc.ac.uk)
Places are limited to 10.
Around The College
The College is delighted to offer a free Scottish Slimmers
class to all interested members of staff
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Around The College
Schools Programme
We’ve a wide range of college courses for S5 and S6 South
Lanarkshire school pupils starting from June 2016 which pupils
can combine with their studies at school.
In response to the Wood Report on the “Commission for
Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce” we’ve added options
for Senior Phase pupils to our college programme. These include
a range of SQA Higher National Units, Higher National Unit
clusters and Higher level Group Awards in all areas of the College.
There are also qualifications available from other Awarding
Bodies e.g. City and Guilds and BIIAB.
LGBT History Month
South Lanarkshire College is flying the flag
for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans
during LGBT History Month.
For further information on events taking
place throughout Scotland go to: http://
www.lgbthistory.org.uk/
To promote the new programmes, we held a Schools Information
Evening on Tuesday 16th February. It was a wet and windy night
but 25 pupils, their parents and teachers still managed to pop
into the College for chat with staff about the options on offer.
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To pick up a ‘Guide for Schools’ with a full list of Senior Phase S5/
S6 courses drop into Marketing or download an electronic copy
from our website
New Staff
Welcome to Alyson Duffy, Receptionist,
Hair and Beauty, Faculty of Care.
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Around The College
Student Counselling
The student counselling service is for
students who may be having a difficult
time, and would like one-to-one support
to help explore their feelings and issues
more effectively.
The counselling sessions take place
weekly, on a Monday and Tuesday, in the
Quiet Room.
If you have a student who’d benefit from
this service, speak to Student Services in
the Advice Centre.
Mindfulness Sessions
There’s a free lunch time mindfulness
class available every Thursday for staff
and students, in room LG72.
To book a place, speak to Student Services
in the Advice Centre.
Mindfulness: Giving yourself PERMISSION to
slow down, be present and experience life as
you live it, without judgement. You
experience life more fully and in the process
discover who you REALLY ARE. (Resilient
living)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EQUALITY DATA
(To the tune of ‘Thank you for
the Music’)
Thank you for your data
The time you’re taking
Help inform the change we’re making
We just need your data
To advance equality
So simple you see
Helps us to plan to meet every need
So we say, thank you
for the data
For more equality
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