About Us

Welcome to the
Wider
Access to
School
Project!

WASP offers a wide range of learning opportunities including:

• Leisure and Personal Development Classes 
• SQA Module Classes 
• Higher Classes 

The main aims of the project are to:

• Encourage, develop and support adults in the local community to participate in a variety of learning opportunities based on individual and community needs. 
• Develop routes of educational progression in partnership with other local organisations which positively encourages people's personal and educational development. 
• Offer support and guidance to those adults as a key part of the initiative. 

For details of forthcoming classes and events have a look at our PROGRAMME.

Management Committee

Management Committee 2011/2012

The Management Committee is responsible for managing all aspects of the Project including decisions about the Future Direction of the Project, Finances, Special Projects, Management Plan, etc.

It is made up of volunteers, who are usually students taking part in classes or groups with the Project. This means that students can have a say and be closely involved in the management and decision making processes of the Project. They meet every month, usually in the evening. The Wider Access to School Project was originally an Urban Aid Funded Project and has been partly funded from May 2000 by Falkirk Council's Community Services.

Management Committee Members Required

WASP requires new management committee members to take responsibility for making decisions to develop and sustain our project in all management aspects.

We are looking to bring in a range of expertise and skills to our management committee to enable us to develop WASP in accordance with local needs. As a management committee member you would contribute to the project 's strategic direction, setting policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance.

If you are good at working with others, working out problems and deciding what needs done first and being responsible for completing tasks, good at listening to others, can listen to others points of view, keep a level head in debates then you may be the person we are looking for. As a management committee member you will also have the opportunity to do something different and learn about the work of the project, whilst contributing and developing opportunities for the local community.

You will have access to training opportunities through Falkirk Council's Community Education Service, CVS and other training agencies.

Skills Required: Good oral and listening skills, confidentiality, trustworthy, committed, decision & negotiating making skills, empathy, initiative to work on own and as team player. Minimum Age: 18 years - Minimum Commitment: 4 hours per month.

Our office hours are usually: Mon 9am-4.30pm / Tue 9am-12.30pm / Wed 9am-12.30pmThu 9am-4.30pm / Fri 10.00am-4.30pm If we miss you, please feel free to leave a note in our mailbox. There are paper, envelopes and pens on the table opposite.