Lesley Morrison

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Lesley Morrison

• Course Leader
• Information Technology

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Scottish Education System
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Education in Scotland

• Scotland has a comprehensive education system.
  It is distinctive particularly for its flexible
  curriculum, which isnt set by law.

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• Pupils Between 5 and 16 years receive full-time
  education (Compulsory)
• After 7 years of primary education pupils are
  transferred to secondary education, usually
  around the age of 12.

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Pupils aged 14 to 16 take Standard Grades
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3 levels of standard grades

• Credit, General and Foundation

Level Grade
Credit 1 or 2
General 3 or 4
Foundation 5 or 6

• 16 year old can stay on at school to do Higher
  Not compulsory

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Life-Long Learning

• Stay on at school complete a Higher
• Go to College
• Go to University

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Credit
Highers
University Yr 1
School
INTRO
NQ
College
HNC
University Yr 2
HND
University Yr 3
University
Degree 3 Yrs
Masters Degree 5 Yrs
Honours Degree 4 yrs
Doctorate 6 Yrs
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Sonja Cargill

• Admissions Marketing

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Scotland
Angus College
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Angus
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• Arbroath
• Largest town in Angus
• Population of 25, 000

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Arbroath HarbourFishing Port and Holiday Resort
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• The Economy
• Engineering
• Oil related industries
• Fishing
• Boat Building
• Farming

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The Arbroath Smokie
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Arbroath Abbey
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Declaration of Arbroath
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Angus Glens
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• Why Study in Scotland?
• Internationally recognised qualification
• Learning academically, culturally socially
• Great life skill
• Warm reception from Scottish people
• Good support mechanisms

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• Communications, Arts and Social Science
• Pauline Pow Course Leader
• Jean High - English
• David Cohen - English
• Jolanta Piwowarczyk - Numeracy
• Other part-time staff
• IT staff

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• My role and responsibilites
• Development and delivery of Full time courses
• Part-time leisure programme - Non Certificated
• Commercial activity - Certificated
• European Social Fund project (Developing Skills
  for Migrant Workers)
• Plus language support for students whose first
  language is not English enrolled on
  various College courses

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Growth in Part-time Leisure

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Introduction to Commercial Activity

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Development of ESF Project

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Introduction to Full Time Courses
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Full Time ESOL Courses

• Three levels
• Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate
• 49 students
• 7 male 42 female
• Bursary Funded (if eligible)
• Courses paid
• Equipment books etc
• Educational visits Scottish Parliament,
  Castles, Whisky Distillery, Scottish Culture

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All Strands

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Growth In ESOL Enrolments
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ESOL Enrolments growth in demand

• 2003/04 38
• 2004/05 84
• 2005/06 254
• 2006/07 328

763 increase
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Overall Migration Tayside 9000 Angus
overall migration 3000 Perth Kinross
4000 Dundee 3500
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Reasons for migration to UK Desire to Improve
English 91 Relative earnings
79 Existing Knowledge of English Language
78 Quality of life/ living standards
72 Job opportunities
68 Career prospects 65 Relatively Easy
Entry Requirements 64 Public services
63 Political stability 58 Prior
knowledge of UK 54 Prospects for Family
48 Friends and relatives in UK
44 Previously worked/studies in UK
34 Holidays in the UK 17 Other
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Reasons for migration to Tayside Quality of
life/ living standards 58 Job opportunities
57 Relative earnings 53 Career prospects
40 Public services 40 Prior knowledge of
Tayside 37 Prospects for Family
36 Friends and relatives in Tayside
35 Previously worked/studies in Tayside
27 Holidays in Tayside 18 Other 5
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Key Migrant Employment Sectors Sector
Tourism/ hospitality 29.8 Farming/
agriculture 25.5 Other 17 Food/ drink
manufacturer 10.6 Other private services
8.5 Construction 4.3 Total 95.7 No
response 4.3
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