Advice for students, staff and stakeholders. Please check this page regularly for updates.
All COVID rules and restrictions have been lifted in Scotland, but the virus has not gone away. We would encourage everyone to follow the guidance set out in the Scottish Government’s COVID Sense campaign.
Most people no longer need to take a coronavirus test. You should stay at home if unwell. Testing is still available to specific groups. Coronavirus, and other respiratory infections such as flu, can spread easily and cause serious illness in some people.
Vaccinations are very effective at preventing serious illness from coronavirus. But there's still a chance you might catch coronavirus, or another respiratory infection, and pass it on to other people.
Stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have symptoms of a respiratory infection such as coronavirus and you:
Do this until you no longer have a high temperature (if you had one) or until you feel better. Normal absence reporting protocols apply via HR for staff or Key Support for our learners. If anyone has any COVID queries please contact healthandsafety@nclan.ac.uk
We wanted to let you know about the latest changes to NCL’s Covid-19 measures, as part of our route back to a more normal college life.
Face Coverings
At NCL, we have now moved to an advisory position that encourages face coverings in certain situations. While face coverings will no longer be required in teaching areas, we will continue to encourage their use in indoor communal areas on campus, especially in busy areas. If any student wishes to continue to wear a face covering in any part of the college, this will of course be respected.
Testing and Isolation
The new 'stay at home' advice
The new advice from the NHS is to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have symptoms of a respiratory infection such as coronavirus and have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to carry out normal activities.
You only need to follow the ‘stay at home’ advice if you have a fever or are not well enough to carry out normal activities.
Reporting absence
From Thursday 12 May, we will stop the use of our online Covid-19 absence reporting form. If you have Covid-19 (or suspect you have Covid-19), you should now report your absence to Key Support using this link.
When reporting your absence to HR or Key Support, please let them know that your absence is due to following the ‘stay at home’ advice. This will help the college to report any confirmed or suspected COVID cases and identify any trends or clusters.
We will be retaining the following Covid safety measures on our campuses:
We know that while many of you will welcome the return of a more normal college life, it may cause anxiety for others. If you have any worries about any aspect of our next steps, please contact our student advisers on student.adviser@nclan.ac.uk.
From Thursday 12 May, we will stop the use of our online Covid-19 absence reporting form. If you have Covid-19 (or suspect you have Covid-19), you should now report your absence to Key Support using this link.
We will be retaining the following Covid safety measures on our campuses:
To ensure everyone can keep a safe distance from others while on campus, NCL staff and students will now need to check into a campus before attending, using NCL's contact tracing systems.
This process is quick, easy and completely touchless if you use the 'Envoy' app, which can be downloaded to your smart phone either from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
Full guidance on how to download and use the application can be viewed here.
Protecting and supporting the health and wellbeing of our students, staff and local community is New College Lanarkshire's priority.
Information and advice on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can be found below.
Our guidance is frequently reviewed to provide you with the most up-to-date information in line with current government advice.
For the latest information, please check the Scottish Government coronavirus page.
What if I have concerns about coming onto campus?
We understand that you may have concerns about coming onto campus. Please speak to your course lecturer about any worries you may have, and they will do their best to address these.
Contact us
If you have any questions about returning to campus, email our Customer Services Manager at jenny.kelly@nclan.ac.uk and we will do our best to answer them.
Detailed measures set out to enable the safe return of staff, students and others: