We spoke to Sports and Fitness Lecturer Graeme Mair to see how life has changed for him due to isolation. He’s found himself as the full time carer of his two children aged six and one whilst also trying to support his students and wife, a nurse with the NHS.
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Working for the Community: Marion Darling
Since lockdown began countless people have stepped up to offer their time and resources to help others get through a stressful, difficult period in their lives. Care Lecturer Marion Darling has been working hard to help others in supporting front-line workers. Here she tells us what she’s been doing to make sure the right equipment gets to the right people.
Continue readingCollege Life at Home: Elizabeth Wood, Childhood Practice Lecturer
Life has changed for everyone recently, for some things have gotten much harder, for others it’s barely changed at all. We’ve been speaking to lecturers at the college to find out how they and their students are coping with teaching, learning, marking and supporting each other all whilst confined to their house.
Continue readingLockdown: Two Weeks In
A little over two weeks since West Lothian College suspended all face-to-face teaching and the government set a nationwide lockdown, support staff, lecturers and students have all put a tremendous amount of effort to ensure studies continue with as little disruption as possible, all while still finding time to support their community.
Continue readingPrincipal's Message to Students
Responding to government advice on preventing the spread of the Coronavirus, West Lothian College stopped all face to face teaching on 17 March and spent the remainder of that week gearing staff and students up to continue with courses online.
Continue readingSustainability Summit: Cameron Mackay
On March 11 West Lothian College will host a sustainability Summit featuring keynote speakers and workshops on sustainable living. Here you can read a short bio on our second keynote speaker: Cameron Mackay.
Continue readingSustainability Summit: Less Waste Laura
On March 11 West Lothian College will host a sustainability Summit featuring keynote speakers and workshops on sustainable living. Here you can read a short bio on our first keynote speaker: Less Waste Laura.
Continue readingSustainability Summit: Global Citizens, Local Heroes
Beth Brownlee is the Depute Head for the Business and Creative Centre at West Lothian College. Beth and a small team, including the Students Association, have organised a Sustainability Summit at the College and here she outlines some of the issues facing people all around the world when it comes to ensuring we do our part to combat climate change.
Continue readingData Protection Myth Busting!
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 has been in effect now since the 25th of May 2018. Despite the regulator (UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)) working hard to provide advice and guidance to businesses there are still a number of myths and misconceptions around data protection.
Continue readingAaron Charge – Apprenticeship success
Former Armadale Academy pupil, Aaron Charge, 17, from Bathgate secured a full time job with a company working on the Winchburgh development and is being sponsored by the company through a four-year graduate apprenticeship at Heriot-Watt University.
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