WE AIM TO HAVE SATISFIED STUDENTS

Fantastic College. Staff are genuinely

interested in everyone.

Excellent course – really enjoying the experience.

Brilliant learning facilities and the best tools and

equipment.

A really welcoming and helpful

place.

The courses, services and facilities are outstanding.

ANNUAL REPORT & STRATEGIC PLAN

We are South Lanarkshire College. Our Board of Management would like to share this review with you. We hope you enjoy reading it.

We published our 2014-2020 Strategic Plan, “20/20 Vision” after thorough consultation with students, staff, employers and other stakeholders. This report provides information about how well we’re delivering our 3 Strategic Priorities.

All quotes throughout this review are taken from the feedback provided by our students – look for this icon.

STRATEGIC PRIORITY SATISFIED STUDENTS

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of our students reported satisfaction with their college experience. 36% reported being very satisfied.

of our students said they were being encouraged to develop good learning and study skills. A total of 1,500 students responded to our autumn 2016 survey.

95%

98%

East Kilbride is the sixth largest conurbation in Scotland..

During our growth we’ve maintained high student attainment rates with a large proportion of students going straight into employment at the end of their courses.

The lecturers are supportive. They make learning less of a challenge and more of an ambition to do well.

Figure 1South Lanarkshire College growthUnits of delivery

(000s)

48

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

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Our annual professional learning development activities ensure we’re as up to date as possible with current and future industry practices.

We’re the first College in the UK to achieve Investors in People at Platinum level.

Our positive culture and ethos help us deliver first class outcomes for students.

315Number of employed lecturing and support staff.

I’m impressed with how staff do their jobs and the way they treat students.

STRATEGIC PRIORITY EFFECTIVE SKILLS TRAINING

of our students have a positive destination at the end of their course.¹

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92%

1 Source. SFC college leaver destinations September 2016.

Examples of positive destinations:

• getting a job

• progressing from a Higher National Certificate to a Higher National Diploma

• completing a Pre-Apprentice course and progressing to an Apprenticeship

• being accepted onto a university degree programme

• voluntary work

83% of those who didn’t undertake further study went straight into jobs at the end of their course.

I couldn’t be any happier...

Recently-released SFC data (Jan 2017) show our Higher Education (HE) full-time student attainment rates are the highest in Scotland.

Our full-time Further Education (FE) student attainment rates are well above the Scottish average.

I’m enjoying this course and appreciate all the help and encouragement.

Figure 3Attainment for full-time courses

SLC FE

SLC HE

Highest in Scotland

Scottish average FE

Scottish average HE

80

80

78

78

76

76

74

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72

72

70

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68

68

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76% Our attainment rates for students from the 20% most deprived areas are the highest in Scotland.

18% of our students come from the 10% or 20% most deprived postcodes.

Figure 4Attainment by students from the most deprived postcode datazones

SLC 10% SLC 20% Scottish 10%

Most deprived postcode areas

Scottish 20%

80

78

76

74

72

70

68

66

64

62

(%)

An increasing proportion of our students progress directly to year 2 or 3 at university (articulation with advanced standing).

The most popular route has been to the University of the West of Scotland.

Students have also been successful in articulating with advanced standing to: Glasgow Caledonian University; University of Glasgow; University of Strathclyde; Edinburgh Napier University; University of Stirling; Robert Gordon University and Heriot-Watt University.

***HIGHLY RECOMMEND!***

Figure 5Number of students progressing directly to year 2 or 3 at university upon completing their course

442011-12

502012-13

852013-14

1082014-15

STRATEGIC PRIORITY WE AIM TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOURS

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2 Using the Scottish Government Reporting Template.

By taking positive measures during our period of considerable growth, we’ve reduced our carbon footprint by 36%.2

Mitigating actions include: solar photovoltaic and thermal panels; ground and air source heat pumps to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels; LED lighting and rainwater harvesting. Our two newest buildings are sector-leading, well-insulated low energy, low carbon structures.

Figure 6Reduction of carbon emissions

1,255 tCO2e

2015-16

1,973 tCO2e

2011-12

We received our second prestigious UK Green Gown award in November 2016 for our pioneering, new net-zero carbon building, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

It’s also the first building in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM 2014 certificate.

...the College is excellent.

3 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 emails weigh around one ounce.

We sent 804,825 emails in 2016! Each 50 kilobyte email message used around 8 billion electrons.3

Our total weight of email traffic (estimated) came to less than one billionth of an ounce. If we’d sent letters instead, they would’ve:

• weighed over 8 tonnes• cost £498,991.50 in postage stamps• required 160 gallons of fluid

to seal the envelopes!

In 2015-16 the College operated a balanced budget.4

4 For full details please see the College’s audited annual accounts.

12 month period end 31

July 2016 (£000s)

16 month period end 31

July 2015 (£000s)

Income 13,724 17,541

Expenses 13,718 17,578

Surplus (Deficit) Before donations and actuarial adjustments.

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Balance sheet

As at 31 July 2016

As at 31 July 2015

Tangible fixed assets

33,805 32,996

Net current liabilities

(2,006) (1,913)

Creditors, provisions and pension liability

(27,143) (26,645)

Net assets 4,656 4,438

Represented by: Revaluation reserve

Inc. & Exp. A/C

5,089

(433)

5,091

(653)

Total reserves 4,656 4,438

Our funded price per credit of £220.26 was significantly below the Scottish average of £231.63 and the Regional average price of £224.55.

We provide excellent value for money as a public body through our very high student attainment rates, high proportion of students going directly into jobs at the end of their courses and low unit costs. Our lean, efficient approaches, prudent budgeting and sector- leading IT systems helped us balance our books.

Figure 6Funding per credit2015-16

Scottish average credit price

Regional credit price

SLC credit price

234

232

230

228

226

224

222

220

218

216

(£)

Last year we supported many charities as part of our corporate social responsibility.

The facilities are maintained well.

Owner occupied.

The employment of staff, ownership of estates and assets, high performance and sound governance is the responsibility of South Lanarkshire College’s Board of Management.

Finding usSouth Lanarkshire College College WayEast KilbrideG75 0NE

01355 807780 www.slc.ac.uk