With political uncertainty across the UK, plus funding challenges and the Easter break, April was the quietest month for a while for learning and skills. The impact of financial pressures can be seen right across the landscape, most clearly in some of the hard decisions taken recently. Such as removing the Upskilling Fund for universities, […]
Another month with no major learning & skills announcements. Normally this would be seen as welcome news by many who value the space to get on with the task at hand. However, the ‘lull’ in decision-making on school education reform in particular is raising tensions and anticipation, and creating new challenges. As two of education’s […]
Although there were no major learning & skills developments, it was the busiest February for a while. Three Scottish Government items are worth highlighting… …as are three interesting reports from three ‘futures’ projects… …and three new items on the roasting hot topic of AI: Three more interesting things: The latter is one example of items […]
The impact, opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in education featured right across the learning & skills landscape. Research, resources and projects that aim to illuminate, alert, reassure, challenge and advise include: Issue 117 also covered the usual raft of annual statistics and surveys, budget and investment announcements, partnership projects, new courses and personnel […]
Which learning & skills topics appeared on the most covers of Informed Scotland over the past year? Here’s the 11th annual list. =1. Digital literacy, skills & inclusion (– in 2022) =1. Energy transition & green skills, jobs & workforce (=3) = 3. Apprenticeships (–) = 3. Colleges – finance, students, staff & regionalisation (NEW) […]