John Wheatley College
Encyclopedia
John Wheatley College was founded in 1989 and has its main campuses in Easterhouse
and Haghill
in Glasgow
.
The college supports learning throughout the communities of east Glasgow, working in partnership with the city council's community planning teams, with Glasgow Regeneration Agency and Glasgow Life, with local housing associations and voluntary organisations to provide neighbourhood learning centres connected to the wireless Glasgow East Learning Network, the twin hubs for which are its main campuses.
John Wheatley College provides courses in construction, hospitality, care, creative industries, art and computing, and provides outreach courses for adults across the Glasgow East Learning Network. It also runs a significant youth programme in the networked learning centres, and at the Bridge in Easterhouse, in partnership with voluntary and statutory youth work providers, supported by both the City Council and Glasgow Housing Association.
The college also supports people recently arrived in Glasgow who speak English as a second language.
College staff are proud of the contribution they make to the local area; the college is well respected by partners and the local community and has been recognised for its excellence in inspections.
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
and Haghill
Haghill
Haghill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated in the east end of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde. The housing includes tenements, former council houses and several more recently constructed homes. It is bordered by Riddrie to the north, Carntyne to the east and Dennistoun...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
The college supports learning throughout the communities of east Glasgow, working in partnership with the city council's community planning teams, with Glasgow Regeneration Agency and Glasgow Life, with local housing associations and voluntary organisations to provide neighbourhood learning centres connected to the wireless Glasgow East Learning Network, the twin hubs for which are its main campuses.
John Wheatley College provides courses in construction, hospitality, care, creative industries, art and computing, and provides outreach courses for adults across the Glasgow East Learning Network. It also runs a significant youth programme in the networked learning centres, and at the Bridge in Easterhouse, in partnership with voluntary and statutory youth work providers, supported by both the City Council and Glasgow Housing Association.
The college also supports people recently arrived in Glasgow who speak English as a second language.
College staff are proud of the contribution they make to the local area; the college is well respected by partners and the local community and has been recognised for its excellence in inspections.
Locations
- Easterhouse 55°52′06"N 4°07′02"W
- Haghill 55°51′29"N 4°12′08"W