Tilsley College Brochure

TRAINING FOR SERVICE

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Tilsley College Diploma and Cer2ficate Programmes

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WELCOME TO TILSLEY COLLEGE

The life of Tilsley College is marked by a con-‐cern for mission and is shaped by the biblical mandate that Jesus gave to his disciples, “As the Father has sent me (into the world), so send I you”. At the heart of Jesus’ public ministry was his training of a small group of disciples. He spent 2me with them, helping them to see the im-‐portance of not only knowing who he was, but of doing what he did, and increasingly being like him in holiness of character. It is this example of training that we try to model at Tilsley – we want to equip God’s people in comprehension, competence and character in order to con2nue God’s work in God’s world. Tilsley has been training people for service for over 35 years, and graduates from the college are part of God’s mission in many parts of the world. Some return to a previous career, some go on to further educa2on, and others enter full-‐2me church or mission work, but each one pays tribute to the value of taking 2me out in the company of the Lord Jesus to study and to prac2se the work He has sent every disciple to do.

As part of the ministry of Gospel Literature Out-‐reach, Tilsley College has a rela2onship with eight similar colleges throughout the world giv-‐ing it a truly interna2onal perspec2ve. We are a small college with an average annual intake of 12-‐18 students. This creates an in2mate atmo-‐sphere which is an ideal environment for dis-‐cipleship-‐style training. We are also an interna-‐2onal college with students who come from across Europe; we also regularly have one or two from further afield. So let me welcome you to Tilsley. We are com-‐miZed to equipping Chris2an men and women to serve God effec2vely in today’s mul2-‐cultural world, through deepening their understanding of the Bible, encouraging Christ-‐like character and developing skills in the context of Chris2an ministry. We would love to help you in this way.

Simon MarshallPrincipal

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WHY TRAIN AT TILSLEY COLLEGE?

We believe that Tilsley College has a unique contribu2on to make in the spectrum of theological educa2on in the UK. Our Cer.ficate and Diploma in Higher Educa.on in Biblical Studies and Chris.an Ministry offer a breadth of knowledge and hands-‐on experience which makes them an excellent pre-‐para2on for further theological training or as a valuable bridge into full 2me Chris2an ministry. We concentrate on maintaining a careful balance between three key aspects of effec2ve training: comprehension, character and competence. Put another way we are commiZed to:

Knowing Most applicants to Bible col-‐leges are keen to improve their Bible knowledge. We share that goal because we believe that if Chris2ans are to minister effec2vely in God’s world they need to have a good knowledge of the Bible, theology and how to handle the challenges that they will face in the contemporary world.

Being Fewer applicants place an emphasis on character devel-‐opment when signing up to Bible college. At Tilsley Col-‐lege we believe that this is at the core of effec2ve ministry — integrity of character — being like Jesus. Spiritual ma-‐turity is something to be taught and modelled, to be trained in, and to be mastered. Part of our training provides for inten2onal dis-‐cipling which by the power of God’s Spirit will lead to spir-‐itual growth and the forma-‐2on of Christ-‐like character.

Doing Classroom learning can ocen leave Bible college students as poor prac22oners. We are convinced that training is not merely an academic pursuit but that theory must be com-‐bined with prac2ce in order to develop skill in Chris2an ministry. Tilsley College will offer you a mul2tude of op-‐portuni2es to par2cipate in actual ministry situa2ons which range from cross-‐cul-‐tural mission to local church ministry, and from gospel preaching to social ac2on.

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TILSLEY COLLEGE - CORE VALUES

Bible-‐based We hold a high view of Scripture and believe that through it God makes his will and his per-‐son known. One third of our study units are focused en2rely on reading the biblical text and other study units – whether in theology, church ministry, or mission prac2ce – are robustly based on a close examina2on of the Bible.

Mission-‐minded All the staff at Tilsley have a deep commitment to world mission. Many of them have spent decades in cross-‐cultural mission prac2ce and know firsthand the challenges to be faced. Be-‐ing part of Gospel Literature Outreach links us to an interna2onal mission network stretching from Europe to Africa, Australia to Indonesia and New Zealand to South America. We also have close partnerships with other Mission Ser-‐vice Groups. “Interna2onal” is part of who we are; mission shapes all that we do.

Prac.cal Our students are assigned to prac2cal place-‐ments in youth, children’s and social ministry sefngs. They par2cipate in team evangelism opportuni2es as well as cross-‐cultural mission experiences. A prac2cal field term tailored to

the student’s own personal interests and min-‐istry skills is part of the overall course structure. Students will be helped to discover, develop and use their spiritual gics.

Rela.onal An effec2ve Chris2an life is marked by healthy rela2onships. In Tilsley College we recognise the need to grow in our rela2onship with God and with one another as members of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each day, 2me is given to collec2ve college devo2ons ocen led by the students themselves, but personal devo-‐2ons and spiritual growth are also encouraged through a mentoring programme. A mentor will meet regularly with each student offering them prayer support and someone to confide in for the dura2on of the course. The college is also keen to maintain good rela2onships with local churches, being aware of the key role they play in training and moulding an individual. Stu-‐dents are assigned to a local church where they can enjoy fellowship, make new friends and par2cipate in the life of the church. Staff and students at Tilsley mix freely which encourages a close community with family-‐like rela2onships of Chris2an love and understand-‐ing.

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TILSLEY PROGRAMMES

Tilsley College offers two, full-‐2me, residen2al programmes: a two-‐year Diploma of Higher Educa2on and a one-‐year Cer2ficate of Higher Educa2on. The college is accredited by the Bri2sh Accredita2on Council and the two programmes are accredited by the European Evangelical Accredita2on Associ-‐a2on.

Cer.ficate in Biblical Studies and Chris.an Ministry This one year, residen2al programme combines biblical and theological studies with prac2cal ministry experience through weekly place-‐ments, a week of Team Evangelism and a four week long Field Placement. Instead of the normal ministry placements in children’s ministry, youth ministry and social ac2on, students can opt to follow an online course in Teaching English as a Foreign Lan-‐guage. The three TEFL op2ons all involve online training and lead to various levels of TEFL quali-‐fica2ons, from TESOL Assistant to TESOL Ac-‐credited Teacher Status. Students who opt for the TEFL route choose which level of TEFL quali-‐fica2on they wish to aZain and study this as the prac2cal ministry component of their Cer2fic-‐ate course. The two higher levels of TEFL quali-‐fica2on also entail the Field Placement com-‐ponent of the course being used for training and experience in teaching English.

Diploma in Biblical Studies and Chris.an Ministry This is a two year full-‐2me programme where the first year is the same as the Cer.ficate course. The second year is a mixture of 2me spent in ministry appren2ceship with a local church or mission organisa2on and intensive, residen2al teaching weeks. The placement is organised with the student to give a meaningful ministry experience with, at its core, a mentoring rela2onship with current Chris2an prac22oners.

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CERTIFICATE IN BIBLICAL STUDIES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

Biblical Studies These topics are designed to give a broad un-‐derstanding of the content of the Bible and how it came together. These topics comprise sur-‐veys as well as more detailed study of individual books. The aim is to give students confidence in using the Bible both in their own lives and in ministry.

Chris.an Theology and History These topics enable students to grasp the major doctrines of the Chris2an faith and to under-‐stand the historical situa2on in which these doctrines were formed. They work systema2c-‐ally through doctrines of God, Crea2on, Hu-‐manity, the Fall, the person and work of Christ, the Church, Holy Spirit and the End Times. The student will come to understand the role that councils and controversies played in the devel-‐opment of Chris2an theology and will interact with great Chris2an thinkers both past and present. The aim of these units is to enable students to understand and ar2culate a Chris2-‐an worldview.

Evangelism and Church Growth These topics are designed to help students ana-‐lyse the challenges faced by the church as it tries to reach out to this genera2on. They will look at a variety of evangelis2c methods as well as reflec2ng on the responsibility that each Chris2an has to witness. A focus on the specific issues of church plan2ng and church growth will be complimented by current thinking on how to develop a strategy for evangelism with the aim of improving ministry effec2veness.

Mission in Today’s World These topics will equip students to understand both the secular and religious challenges that Chris2ans have to face in today’s world. Acer an examina2on of the historical development of such belief systems, students will be taught how to respond biblically with a clear apologet-‐ic methodology that adds coherence to their defence of the gospel. Emphasis will be given to cross-‐cultural mission and the prac2cali2es of living in another culture. Lessons will be learned from the history of mission. The overall aim is to give students confidence and the ne-‐cessary equipment to minister in the ever-‐changing environment of today’s world.

Chris.an Service These topics deal with a wide range of issues connected with leadership, youth and children’s work as well as spiritual growth. Students will learn about best prac2ce in all of these areas and discover how to integrate these skills into the life of the local church. The specific issue of church leadership is dealt with by looking at different types of church government and draw-‐ing conclusions about which are the most ap-‐propriate. This is grounded in Scripture as stu-‐dents reflect on the biblical standards required for leadership. Students also look at the broad-‐er subject of ethics and consider a Chris2an response to current issues facing the Chris2an today. The aim of these units is to give students a grounding which will enable them to play a posi2ve leadership role in church and com-‐munity.

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Team Evangelism Team Evangelism is designed to give the stu-‐dents an opportunity to work as part of a team involved in church plan2ng, evangelism and discipleship ministry. This real-‐life ministry ex-‐perience is usually located with churches at the front line of Chris2an outreach in the UK. While this experience should enable personal growth and development of ministry skills it has a par-‐2cular emphasis on community at work togeth-‐er. This topic complements the more individual-‐is2c nature of the Field term by providing a def-‐inite team context for the development of indi-‐vidual skills.

Cross-‐cultural Mission Trip The mission trip allows the student to under-‐take a week of Mission Experience with a mis-‐sionary team somewhere in Europe. The trip offers students a cross-‐cultural experience and first hand exposure to a mission situa2on. There is plenty opportunity to listen to and par-‐take in discussion regarding general and per-‐sonal issues faced by missionaries ‘on the field’. These missionaries themselves are at various stages of their mission involvement. Some are new-‐comers adjus2ng to the culture while oth-‐ers have long years of experience. During the 2me away, students are given orienta2on, meet local people, and visit important historical and cultural buildings around the area, as well as having involvement in some evangelis2c oppor-‐tuni2es alongside the missionaries.

Field Placement This is a period of four weeks in the academic year which are set aside for a personal prac2cal placement. Students are encouraged, with guidance and supervision from the college staff, to find some ministry opportunity that would help them explore God’s plan for their own fu-‐ture service or to beZer equip them in specific ministry skills.

TEFL Through Chris.an TEFL Online (which is accred-‐ited by the Accredita2on Council for Distance TESOL Educa2on) Tilsley is able to offer three TEFL op2ons to students on the first year pro-‐gramme. These op2ons allow for training in teaching English as a foreign language to TESOL Assistant, TESOL Associate Teacher or TESOL Accredited Teacher status depending on what the student chooses. More details are available from the college.

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DIPLOMA IN BIBLICAL STUDIES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

The Cer2ficate programme is a complete course in its own right but can also lead on to Tilsley’s second year Diploma programme. The Diploma programme offers biblical and theological studies as well as personal and min-‐isterial development which will be of benefit to anyone seeking to serve in a local church. The programme also provides a bridge into full-‐2me Chris2an ministry, both in the UK and abroad. It comprises a ministry placement in a church along with seven weeks of residen2al study at Tilsley College in Motherwell and a week’s Team Evangelism in a UK church. The church or mission placement component comprises 28 weeks of supervised training and ministry each week involving 20 hours of min-‐istry, of which at least 10 should be ‘contact’ hours.

The Tilsley College component of the pro-‐gramme comprises the following:

• Six weeks’ teaching • Two weeks in September • One week in November • One week in January • Two weeks in March

• Two ‘Reading’ Weeks in November and April/May

• One week’s Team Evangelism in Febru-‐ary

• Guest Week in June

Personal Mentoring One of the strengths of the year is the role of mentors who encourage both development of skills and spiritual growth. All students have a supervisor to help in developing their gics, and a spiritual mentor to encourage them in their personal walk with Christ, and to work through issues of guidance for future ministry.

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MODULES AND TOPICS

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Evangelism and Mission in Context

First YearDiscipleship &

Church EvangelismPrinciples & Prac@ce

of MissionDefending the Faith

in the World

Chris2anity in Workplace

Evangelism Workshops

Mission Orienta2on Programme Apologe2cs

Church Plan2ng & Growth

Personal Evangelism & Discipleship

Mission Awareness Trip

Facing Modern World

Church Evangelism in the Community False Cults

Team Evangelism World Religions

Second YearChris@an Leadership Chris@an Mission

Church Worker and Local Church

Cross-‐cultural Mission

Prac2sing Ministry 21st Century Church

Pastoral Studies

Biblical Studies Chris@an Theology

First Year

General Bible OT Studies NT Studies Systema@csChurch History & Prac@ce

Intro to Bible OT Survey NT Survey God, Crea2on, Humanity, Fall Church History

Hermeneu2cs Wisdom/Poetry Gospel of Luke Christology & Soteriology Chris2an Ethics

Tutorials OT Prophets Acts of Apostles Pneumatology History of Chris2an Mission

Romans Ecclesiology

1 Corinthians Eschatology

Second Year

Biblical Studies Chris@an TheologyOT Studies NT Studies Biblical Theology

Genesis 1-‐11 John's Gospel Theology of Ministry

1 & 2 Chronicles Gala2ans New Testament Use of the OT

Isaiah Hebrews Kingdom of God

Theology of Crea2on

Law and Grace

God's Dwelling

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Chris@an Ministry Personal Development

Research PaperFirst Year

Ministry Ministry Placements

Spiritual Development

Guided Research

Children's Ministry Children’s MinistrySpiritual Forma2on

Academic wri2ng exercises

Youth Ministry Youth Ministry Church Placement

Pastoral Care & Leadership

Social Ministry Placement Mentoring

Homile2cs Field Placement Know Yourself Seminar An Intro to Chris2an

Counselling Guest Week

Chris2an Life (Incl Mem Verses)

Second YearChris@an Ministry Spiritual

DevelopmentAcademic Research

Church Placement Placement Church

AZendance Academic Research

Team EvangelismCollege and Personal Devo2ons Conference

Guest Week

Spiritual Reflec2on

Mentoring

Book Reviews

TILSLEY COLLEGE STAFF SIMON MARSHALL (SM)

As Principal, Simon has overall responsibility for the running of the college and lectures on all the college programmes. He has taught French and English at He-‐bron School in India and in the Faroe Islands. He is a graduate of Tilsley College but also holds BA (Hons) in Literary Studies (1985) and Theological Studies (2000) and has an MA in Biblical Studies (2012). Simon served as pastor at Beacon Heath Church for eight years before moving to Prague to serve at the Interna2onal Church of Prague for three years. He is an elder at Bothwell Evangelical Church. He loves certain types of computer, music, reading, and playing the guitar.

ALLAN MCKINNON (AMK) As the Academic Dean, Allan has responsibility for the management of accredita-‐2on, assessment and 2metabling, as well as lecturing across the college pro-‐grammes. Acer quan2ty surveying he spent 17 years in cross-‐cultural mission in Tanzania, where he worked with the African church in a range of mission respon-‐sibili2es finally founding Berea Bible College, Moshi. Allan holds BA (Hons) in Theology (1995), an MTh (2002), an MSc Ed (2008) and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Birmingham. Allan, who is an elder at Greenview Evangelical Church, is married to Jacqui and they have three children and five grandchildren.

CAROLYN BAKER (CB) Carolyn is a graduate of Tilsley College and also has a BA in Humani2es and a Post Graduate Cer2ficate in Educa2on. She is responsible for maintaining links with the college’s Alumni. She is a member of Selkirk Street Evangelical Church, Hamilton where she also serves part-‐2me as Children and Community worker.

GARRY BLAIR (GB) Garry is the college’s Spiritual Development Tutor responsible for church place-‐ments and mentoring, as well as lecturing on all the college programmes. He is a graduate of Tilsley College (1992) and holds a BA in Theology with Cross-‐cultural studies (2010) and MTh in Biblical Interpreta2on (2013). Garry has also worked in the GLO bookshop (1995-‐98) and, along with his wife Kim, in mission/ church plan2ng work in the Greater Marseille area, France for 10 years, where two of their three children were born. He maintains some links with France and has de-‐veloped a growing interest in Eastern Europe. He has an extensive i2nerant min-‐istry as well as being a teaching elder in Community Church, Motherwell.

JIM CROOKS (JC) Jim’s main responsibility at college is coordina2ng the Joshua Project and our IT and eLearning strategy, as well as lecturing on the Joshua Project and first year programmes. Jim has 25 years of experience in senior management in Further and Higher Educa2on. Acer a BA in Business Studies, Jim served as Principal in

colleges in Northern Ireland and Scotland, leaving the latest of these in 2012 to run his own educa2onal advisory service. Jim also serves on the boards of Echoes and Interlink. Jim was widowed in March 2012 and has one son and one grand-‐son. He is an elder at Hillbank Evangelical Church in Dundee.

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DORIT MARSHALL (DM)

Dorit, who is from the Faroe Islands, is the college Bursar with responsibili2es for the student residence and management of college facili2es, as well as finances and admissions. Dorit is a graduate of Tilsley College and has worked as admis-‐sions registrar in Hebron School in India, as church administrator at the In-‐terna2onal Church of Prague, as well as other administra2ve jobs in the Faroes and the UK. She is married to Simon and they have 2 children and four grand-‐children. They are members of Bothwell Evangelical Church.

SHEILA PARK (SP) Sheila is the college librarian. She and her husband Alan served God in Zambia for 21 years where their service focused on church ministry, Bible teaching and literature work. She and Alan are now mainly involved with the work of Brass Tacks. Sheila has 3 grown children and one grandchild, and is a member of Bail-‐lieston Gospel Church.

ERIKA RAIGNE (ER) Erika is from Argen2na and completed two years of training at Tilsley in 2009. She is involved in various aspects of the academic administra2on and the organi-‐sa2on of key events in the college year. She is currently following a Masters pro-‐gramme in Church History and maintains a passion for Bible ministry among women. She is a member at Greenview Evangelical Church.

DAVID WILSON (DW) As Prac2cal Ministry Tutor, David has responsibility for managing the prac2cal placements that form an important part of the College’s Cer2ficate and Diploma courses. With a background in the natural sciences and charity management, David was with the Chris2an charity, Care for the Family, before joining the staff at Tilsley. David is married to Bertha, they have one grandchild and are members of Ebenezer Evangelical Church, Motherwell.

DOMESTIC STAFF

ESTHER BAXTER (EB) Esther is the college cleaner who keeps the place fresh and sparkling. Esther is married to John and they have four children. Esther and John are members of Liberty Church in Bellshill. Esther is a keen long distance runner and has com-‐pleted five marathons so far!

HEATHER EDWARDS (HE) Heather is the cook at Tilsley College and caters for visitors and other groups us-‐ing the facili2es. Heather is a member of Calvary Chapel, Motherwell and serves there also using her gics in hospitality, and as part of the welcome team.

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ASSOCIATE TEACHING STAFF

MARK DAVIES (MD) Mark is a former Principal of Tilsley College and is now GLO Training Director. He and his wife Shirley served as missionaries in Zambia for twenty years engaging in Bible teaching, developing mission, resourcing infrastructure and HIV/AIDS inter-‐ven2on work before coming to Tilsley College. Prior to this, Mark, a na2ve of Swansea, had started a career in engineering having qualified with a BSc from Bath University. Mark completed an MTh (2010) in biblical interpreta2on. Mark and Shirley have two daughters and three sons.

ALLISON HILL (AH) Allison has a B.Ed and comes from a teaching background. She currently works in the Administra2on Department of GLO where she is PA to the General Director, Stephen McQuoid. Allison is also involved one day a week in schools’ ministry and is a trustee of two children’s chari2es.

JAMES HYDE (JH) James Hyde is Coordinator for the Church Plan2ng Ini2a2ve UK and teaches the Church Plan2ng Unit on the Cer2ficate and Diploma programmes. Un2l 2010 he worked in the law, both on the High Street as a solicitor and then in-‐house with a plc as a li2gator and mediator and finally as a self-‐employed consultant. In 2010 he and his wife lec their jobs and took their two sons to YWAM for six months, first in Hawaii and then India. Since his return he retrained as a Mentor and Church Plan2ng Coach.

STEPHEN MCQUOID (SMQ) Stephen is the General Director of GLO Europe and a former Principal of Tilsley College. He has a passion for evangelism and apologe2cs and a heart for Europe. Stephen is a family man, married to Debbie with three children. He is a prolific reader and writer of books and is regularly invited to speak at na2onal and in-‐terna2onal events. He is an elder at Liberty Community Church in Bellshill.

GUEST LECTURERS Tilsley also invites other lecturers to be part of the teaching; these are all people with wide-‐ranging experience of church and mission work.

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COLLEGE FEES The fees below are for 2015-‐16. It may be necessary for fees to be raised for the 2016-‐17 academic year. Please contact the college for details.

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Tilsley College Fees 2015-16

Residen'al Non,Residen'al

Cer'ficate2Year Single'Student Accommoda0on'Fees £3,400.00 £2,800.00

Academic'Fees £1,625.00 £1,625.00

Cer0fica0on'Fees £325.00 £325.00

Total £5,350.00 £4,750.00

Married'Couple Accommoda0on'Fees £5,350.00 £4,200.00

Academic'Fees £3,250.00 £3,250.00


Total £9,250.00 £8,100.00

Diploma2Year Single'Student Accommoda0on'Fees £1,100.00 £900.00

Academic'Fees £950.00 £950.00


Total £2,375.00 £2,175.00

Married'Couple Accommoda0on'Fees £1,700.00 £1,300.00

Academic'Fees £1,900.00 £1,900.00


Total £4,250.00 £3,850.00

Individual2Terms2,2Cer'ficate2Year

Term2One Single'Student £2,560.00 £2,510.00

Married'Couple £4,345.00 £4,270.00

Term2Two Single'Student £1,860.00 £1,610.00

Married'Couple £3,340.00 £2,720.00

Term2Three Single'Student £1,260.00 £860.00

Married'Couple £2,040.00 £1,470.00

Individual2Weeks2,2Diploma2Year

Single'Student £385.00 £330.00

Married'Couple £685.00 £600.00

Open2Access

All'Cer0ficate'Topics'are'available'as'Open'Access'courses.'The'length'of'topics'varies,'so'individual'prices'differ;'contact'the'college'for'details.

One'5'session'topic,'including'coffee'and'lunch

One'full'week'(two'topics)

Single'Student £100.00 £250.00 £200.00

Married'Couple £150.00 £350.00 £300.00

WHERE IS TILSLEY COLLEGE?

The college is based in the GLO Centre, in Motherwell. Glasgow is just twenty minutes away by car and Edinburgh is about one hour away. There are regular trains to both des2na-‐2ons and the train sta2on is just across the road from the College. Air travellers can use any of the three Central Scotland airports – Glasgow Interna2onal (nearest and fastest public trans-‐port links), Edinburgh and Prestwick. Strathclyde Country Park and the Duchess Park are within walking distance and Chatelherault Country Park with its historic hun2ng lodge can be reached within ten minutes by car. There are many other historic and beauty spots well worth a day trip. The campus is small but aZrac2ve, and is cent-‐rally located within Motherwell. There are indi-‐vidual study bedrooms and a limited amount of accommoda2on for married couples and famil-‐ies. There is an aZrac2ve and spacious library with ample sea2ng and computers for student use. Other facili2es include the dining room, sports hall and student lounge.

As the college is based in the GLO Centre, stu-‐dents have ready access to the onsite coffee shop and an excellent Chris2an bookshop. The entrance to Tilsley College is located on Pollock Street, although the postal address says Muir Street. From the M74 motorway, leave at junc2on 6, following the signs to Motherwell. At the top of Hamilton Road (A723) Motherwell centre traffic follows a one way system. Pro-‐ceed ahead, following the road sign for Rail Sta-‐2on and Leisure Centre (A721). As you pass the Rail Sta2on on your lec Tilsley campus is on your right hand side. Turn right at the following two roundabouts into Pollock Street and right again into the GLO Centre car park. For internet map loca2on use ML1 1BN. For GPS route loca2on use ML1 1LP as our entrance is off Pollock Street.

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