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Jobs: Student Destination Interviewers
9th Dec Student Destination InterviewersHours per week: 15 hours guaranteed over a 3 week period. Hours are flexible depending on your College timetablePay rate: £9.50 per hourContract: Term timeLocation of work: Granton campusClosing Date for applications: Monday 20th January...
STEM scholarship for Edinburgh College students
2nd Dec A scholarship which sees one student work alongside College staff to assist the delivery of its STEM Inspiration programme to more than 2,000 school pupils is now open for applications.The Edinburgh College Development Trust, the independent charity which supports students at the...
Coming soon - Big Student Elections
19th Nov It's time for you to consider what 2020 will bring for you! Do you want to make a difference, influence future student experiences at Edinburgh College and gain valuable experience for your career? Then look no further!We caught up with Taylor Brown previous ECSA full time...
Be Bright Be Seen Be Safe
8th Nov As the dark winter nights draw in, it is important for road users to look out for each other, and take precautions to be safer on the roads. That's why over the forthcoming weeks, Edinburgh College Students' Association are supporting City of Edinburgh Council and the Streets Ahead Be...
National Coming Out Day 2019
11th Oct For this Coming Out Day we are sharing stories of young people coming out to family and friends. This selection covers a number of identities and sexualities which really shows the positivity many young people are met with when coming out. We appreciate that not all experiences of...
October Break Opening Hours
11th Oct The week of the14th to the 18th of October is the October break for students, but the College will remain open. You can still use the libraries, computrers and access student services, with most services open between 9am and 4pm. At ECSA some of our offices will be open and will...
President's Blog: It's Time to Talk about Suicide
10th Oct Today is World Mental Health Day and I think it's time we talk openly about suicide. I spent Monday and Tuesday at Edinburgh Zoo attending Applied Suicide Intervention training which couldn't have been more appropriate as the Mental Health Foundation have declared suicide to be...
Coffee With Carla: Episode 1
4th Oct The first episode of our new series where we take a break and have a chat with ECSA President, Carla Ford. Take a 15min break and catch up with all things Edinburgh College. In this episode, we talk about mental health in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on the 10th of...
World Mental Health Day
3rd Oct World Mental Health Day is on the 10th of October every year, so we have events coming up to help spread awareness of this important cause. This year's theme for World Mental Health Day is suicide prevention - something we can all contribute to by talking to each other and listening...
External Trustee Vacancy
27th Sep ECSA are now recruiting for a new External Voluntary Trustee for our Charity Board to join the team in helping develop the Students' Association in the next phase of our strategic plan.The Board, like everything we do at ECSA, is led by students, for students. In this instance, the...
Join the Global Strike for Climate on 20th September
12th Sep Students to strike in EdinburghOn Friday 20th September, students and workers across the world will be coming together to call for stronger action to prevent the catastrophic effects of climate change. This is the Global Strike for Climate: a worldwide protest where students and...
Welcome to Freshers' Week 2019!
2nd Sep Welcome to the new and returning students of Edinburgh College!This week, we're touring the campuses with thirty different organisations to welcome you all to college. Take your chances on our prize wheel, stuff your face with free food and drink, and speak to loads of organisations...
President's blog: "Welcome back"
28th Aug Welcome new and returning students! I hope you have enjoyed your summer and you're feeling refreshed for a new term ahead.It’s been a very busy few weeks for us at ECSA - we have been across all four campuses doing registration events. It was so nice to see some...
Welcoming New & Returning Students
12th Aug Hello and welcome to all the new and returning students to Edinburgh College for 2019/20!From the 12th to the 23rd of August, the ECSA team will be working across all 4 campuses to help with registration days for all new and returning students. You should have been invited to a...
2019 ECSA Annual Report
25th Jun If you're wondering what we've been up to this year, say no more! Our annual report details what we've been up to, and the wins we've made for students this year.It has been another incredible year for ECSA and as I am coming to the end of my term as President I am proud to present...