Widening Participation and Outreach

The Widening Participation and Outreach department consists of four teams: the Caledonian Club, GCU Connect, College Connect and Care Connect. These teams provide widening participation opportunities for our partner primary and secondary schools, and articulation and transition support to colleges within Glasgow and its surrounding areas. The department also provides pre-entry, transition and on-programme support to students who are care-experienced or estranged at Glasgow Caledonian.

Although the department has a number of permanent staff, its work also relies upon a pool of employed student mentors who are recruited from GCU and work across the various teams in the department.

Caledonian Club

The Caledonian Club is Glasgow Caledonian’s multi-award winning widening participation and community engagement initiative, working across our local communities.

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Care-experienced students

Find out what support we offer Care Leavers. 

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GCU Connect

The GCU Connect programme aims to provide information, advice and guidance to assist secondary school pupils in making more informed decisions about their post-school pathways and destinations.

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College Connect

Whether you have been offered a place at GCU or have yet to apply, the College Connect Team provides a dedicated service at GCU to guide you through the process.

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Meet the team