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AYRSHIRE UPDATE
working together
for a better future
The task of bringing
more than 800
employees together
from across Ayrshire
is a challenging one.
Over the past few months, staff
and managers have been working
hard to create Ayrshire College’s Staff Governance
Standard. Jane McKie, Vice Principal HR and Organisational
Wellbeing, explains:
trained; involved in decisions; treated fairly and consistently,
with dignity and respect, in an environment where diversity
is valued; and provided with a continu ously improving
and safe working environment, promoting the health
and wellbeing of staff, students and stakeholders.
Jane explains: “One of the strengths of the development of the
standard is that staff have been involved from the early stages.
They have taken part in development days where they outlined
what they expected from the College, and also their
responsibilities in upholding the standard once it is in place.
We have had some fantastic feedback about these sessions –
staff really appreciate being consulted ‘from the ground up’.”
“For most of us, the idea of ‘staff governance’ can seem a little
abstract. Talking to and engaging with staff regularly is an
essential part of Ayrshire College’s strategy.
She adds: “Introducing the standard is not about the College
telling us what to do, it is about all of us working together
to set out how we want to be.”
The new standard will underpin the culture of Ayrshire College,
ensuring fair and effective management of all staff.”
Information and feedback from the staff development days
is now being collated and the final framework for the Staff
Governance Standard is expected in the next few months.
The standard sets out the five main aims Ayrshire College will
aspire to deliver, entitling staff to be well informed; appropriately