Curriculum Manager of Essential Skills at Ayrshire College All views are my own. Tweeting in both a professional and personal capacity
Joined March 2017
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9 Apr 2025
Wonderful partners and excellent bakers! Check out their cafe and our student work!
9 Apr 2025
We have partnered with @YMCAPlusKillie on a work experience programme for supported learning students at its new Community Cafe. The students will gain practical experience in barista training, baking, food prep, customer service and kitchen portering. ow.ly/1c2v50VxABJ
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26 Mar 2025
Partners are important!
Some of our @ayrshirecoll students are now ready to leave our provision and find their next steps in the wider community. Our Partners in Transition event helps exactly with that. Thanks to all our partners who helped make today’s event a success!
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3 Oct 2024
Before and after! Engineering students from Ayrshire College helping out a local primary teacher with a missing part of the globe!! Designed using CAD and 3D printed. From start to finish in a couple of hours. @AyrshireColl
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12 Sep 2024
When innovation meets art, we become creative!
Schools pupils in our @AyrshireColl transition class tried VR headsets for the first time. They immersed themselves in the paintings of Van Gogh. It certainly got creative in class afterwards! instagram.com/reel/C_0NB_Rtk…
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30 Aug 2024
Prince’s Trust Team 205 @AyrshireColl Kilmarnock campus out contributing to their community helping with the clean up @KilmarnockFC
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6 Jun 2024
So proud of my little nieces! This is them at the celebration today @AyrshireColl receiving their certificates for completing their year at the Early Years play sessions. Thank you to the fabulous staff and students for fun sessions
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5 Jun 2024
Team 203 and 204 about to wow us with their @AyrshirePT journey. End of year presentation about to take place @AyrshireColl! Fantastic work by all Teams! @ShonaHowat
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4 Jun 2024
So proud of our Explore Students
31 May 2024
🎉🎓Congratulations to all our Supported Learning - Explore Group students on their graduation day.
We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication 👏🌟
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2 Feb 2024
Well done @AyrshireColl students and a big thanks to @ChrisBoyce37 @SDS_sport for organising a fantastic cross-campus boccia festival supported by lecturers in supportive education, @johnmct Sports students external support workers. A fab working with others well-being event!
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4 Feb 2024
The @AyrshireColl Boccia festivals are a joy to be a part of. They are a perfect example of our college’s importance in the community. All of Scotland’s colleges are essential and they are under threat. Get behind your local college. They need your support. #lovescotlandscolleges
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21 Dec 2023
Consultation on Learning Disabilities, Autism & Neurodivergence Bill launched
Views are being sought on proposals to better protect, respect and champion the rights of people with learning disabilities, autistic and neurodivergent people
Have your say ➡️ ow.ly/hi3E50Ql0hj
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20 Dec 2023
📣📣Calling all partners!! 📣📣
Our Connect to Careers (ASN) students hope to complete a short work placement between February and March 2024. All of our learners would be delighted for an opportunity to develop their employability skills.
Please DM me if interested.
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27 Nov 2023
Early Education and Childcare students experiencing virtual reality in their Essential Skills class. Skills for the future....now... @AyrshireColl @EssentialSkill8 @ShonaHowat
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12 Dec 2023
Working with others & problem solving in action. Engineering students with a project to design, & 3D print a chess set. @AyrshireColl
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14 Dec 2023
Core skills in context. Marc Wilson has developed working with others and problem solving skills to help the students of NC Production and Arts 🎭! The group have worked extremely hard ready to be ready for then opening of Frozen at CentreStage @AyrshireColl
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14 Dec 2023
A Christmas present for one of my colleagues, who has been at Ayrshire College, changing lives for over 40 years! Created in CAD and 3D printed with help from engineering students. @AyrshireColl
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14 Dec 2023
Amazing!!! So creative and great to see skills developed in an interesting and challenging way 👏👏👏👏@AyrshireColl
7 Dec 2023
Fantastic work from my engineering students! A Bauhaus inspired chess set from concept to CAD and finally 3D printing. Honing their problem solving and team working skills as part of their Essential Skills class, well done! @AyrshireColl @EssentialSkill8
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14 Dec 2023
Prince’s Trust Community Project part 3. The students have done us proud and have brought presents and much joy to the residents of Liz Dean care home. A lovely speech was delivered by one resident to thank the team for their efforts 🎄🎄🎄@AyrshireColl
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30 Nov 2023
Our Prince’s Trust students have been out on work placement over the last week weeks. Liz Dean nursing home in Kilmarnock have been one of the great employers who have offered our students an experience and great feedback has been given. Well done team!!
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