the view - issue 1
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First edition of THE VIEW, the newsletter for New College Lanarkshire. Up until vesting day, this newsletter will be produced monthly to give everyone across the two colleges up-to-date information on the merger process.TRANSCRIPT
The view - merger news issue 1 - march 2013
Principal DesignateThe appointment process for the Principal Designate for the New College Lanarkshire will commence shortly. Once in place, the Principal Designate will give consideration to a new college structure.
Hugh Logan, Principal of Motherwell College has been appointed Principal Designate of the new Fife College. Both Colleges wish Hugh every success in his new appointment.
Welcome to the first edition of THE VIEW, the newsletter for New College Lanarkshire. Up until vesting day, this newsletter will be produced monthly to give everyone across the two colleges up-to-date information on the merger process. We would like communication to be two-way so please get involved by using the contact details on the back page.
THE Viewlatest merger news
College ConversationsAdditional staff consultation will take place in the form of ‘College Conversations’ where staff from both colleges will have the opportunity to chat to Principals and Senior Management and discuss the merger in more detail.
Cumbernauld College Business and Conference Centre
Monday 25 March: 1pm to 2pm Wednesday 27 March: 12noon to 1pmWednesday 17 April: 3.45pm to 4.45pm.Friday 19 April: 12noon to 1pm
To book, email: [email protected]
Motherwell College Boardroom
Monday 25 March: 1pm to 2pmTuesday 26 March: 11.45am to12.45pmWednesday 17 April: 4pm to 5pmFriday 19 April: 11.45am to 12.45pm
To book, email: [email protected]
go ahead given to mergerOn Thursday 21 March the findings of the due diligence exercise were presented to both colleges’ Boards of Management.
Following the presentation both Boards are pleased to announce that the merger will now formally progress towards a vesting date of early November.
Workstreams Each issue of this newsletter will feature information on the workstreams and their progress to date.
There are nine work streams in total, covering all aspects of the merger process.
*it is important to note that this is not a college structure.
Merger Committee
Merger Management Group
FinanceLead: Hugh LoganCo-ordinator(s): Hugh Campbell,
Iain Clark, Linda Shearer
communicationLead: Heather Urquhart
Co-ordinator(s): Karyn Lumsden,
Lisa Parr
Peri- CurriculumLead: Heather Urquhart
Co-ordinator(s): Brian Casey,
Iain McCallum
CurriculumLead: David Fairweather
Co-ordinator(s): Derek Smeall
information systemsLead: David Fairweather
Co-ordinator(s): Andy Coulter,
John Morrison, Jason Quinn, Derek Smeall
March 2013 April 2013
on-going consultation
due diligence college boards consider consultation responses
on-going consultation
scottish government consultation launched
merger proposal submitted to the government
Key Dates
The view - merger news issue 1 - march 2013
Business case
Educational rationaledue diligence
risk
institutional policy & procedure
framework/ scheme of delegation
GovernanceLead: Hugh Logan
Co-ordinator(s): Heather Urquhart
FinanceLead: Hugh LoganCo-ordinator(s): Hugh Campbell,
Iain Clark, Linda Shearer
Human ResourcesLead: Carol ScottCo-ordinator(s): Brian Gilchrist, Gerry Waters
Commercial & Non-sfc BusinessLead: Derek Smeall
Co-ordinator(s): John McNair, Jim Sweeney
student support & services
Lead: Carol ScottCo-ordinator(s): James Campbell,
Carole Gray
Environment & infrastructure
Lead: Carol ScottCo-ordinator(s):
Tom Dodds, Alan Hewitt
May 2013 autumn 2013 november 2013
scottish government consultation launched
merger proposal submitted to the government SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT decision announced VESTING DAY
Our new vesting date will be early
November.
The view - merger news issue 1 - march 2013
Merger ProjectCo-ordinator Julia Chim is the newly appointed Merger Co-ordinator. She will be working from the Cumbernauld and Motherwell campuses 3 days per week.
Julia’s role is to implement a PRINCE2 process based approach to capture information and report on progress against each workstream to the Merger Management Group and Merger Committee.
Julia has been a management consultant with Frontline Consultants for 11 years. She is PRINCE2 (Project Management) and MSP (Programme Management) accredited and has delivered previous project and
Merger Drop box Next week, we will launch a merger online drop box. This is another way for you to have your say on the merger process. Use it to ask questions, voice any concerns or simply make a suggestion. Give us your thoughts on the merger and we’ll respond to them in future issues of The View. Further details to follow.
The view - merger news issue 1 - march 2013
programme management contracts for central and local government, economic development agencies and the third sector. Her clients have included Education Scotland, Driving Standards Agency, Health and Safety Executive, and the Scottish Government.
Inside info:Julia is quadrilingual and enjoys climbing and running in her spare time.
If you have any questions on the merger, please email: [email protected]
Consultation Update The consultation exercise has been extended until the end of April so please make sure you get your comments to us by visitingwww.newcollegelanarkshire.co.uk and completing the online response form.
What’s in a name?Remember we are also looking for a name for our new College.
Please put your suggestions forward before the consultation closes on Friday 19 April 2013.
NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRECONSULTATION DOCUMENT - FEBRUARY 2013