Coronavirus: Fife College campuses will close this week

The college has major campuses in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, and Dunfermline, with smaller bases in Leven and Rosyth – and they will all close at 6:00pm on Friday.

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Senior bosses have been working with colleges across Scotland over the weekend to plan for the temporary shutdown.

A spokesman said: “With the health and well being of our students and staff being paramount, we have decided to instigate a temporary closure of Fife College to help reduce the risk of spread of coronavirus within our community, effective from 6:00pm on Friday..

“Our curriculum teams will be in contact with students over the coming days to provide subject-specific information about the alternative learning arrangements being put in place.”

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Further information is available at https://www.fife.ac.uk/coronavirus-update/.

College sector leaders convened a meeting on Monday to discuss what further actions to take to minimise the impact of COVID-19. Colleges Scotland hosted a video conference meeting with college principals, senior representatives of regional strategic bodies and institutions’ Coronavirus point of contacts.

Shona Struthers, chief executive of Colleges Scotland, said: “The college sector recognises that this is a fast-moving and unprecedented situation and that the overarching priority is the health and safety of its staff and students. We are continuing to closely monitor the latest guidance from public health bodies and the Scottish and UK governments, and working on resilience and business continuity planning to take measured and appropriate precautions to minimise the impact of COVID-19.

“Colleges are planning for a phased reduction of face-to-face learning over the coming days and weeks and to expand online and remote learning, where feasible. Colleges will continue to disseminate information specifically tailored for their own institutions to their staff and students.

“The college sector is well known for its diversity and so this measured, carefully managed, and phased approach will be done flexibly with each institution acting according to their own specific circumstances in their regions and campuses. Staff and student requirements will be at the forefront of their approach. “