Glasgow Clyde College: This is how we're helping students learn in the midst of the pandemic By Sheila White Sheila White – Community Learning and Development Manager, Glasgow Clyde College LIKE everyone across the city, Glasgow Clyde College’s Community Learning and Development team was forced to quickly adapt upon the onset of lockdown in March last year. In ‘normal times’, CLD’s role is to help adults to re-engage with learning, to raise aspirations, improve skills levels and provide support in some of Glasgow’s most disadvantaged communities in the North West and South of the city A key geographical focus is the City Council’s ‘Thriving Places’ regions where nearly 48% have no local qualification.