The common thread in October was ‘partnership’. Everyone seems to be forging close links with others across all sectors – for knowledge exchange, to share resources and expertise, for research, synergy and employability gains. Well, almost everyone… It was announced that the long-standing partnership for shared education and social work services between Stirling and Clackmannanshire […]
by Natalie Phillips, Project Manager, Education, Business & Community Growth, Clyde Gateway. Continuing our guest blog series featuring Informed Scotland subscribers writing on the theme Making connections across the learning & skills landscape. Clyde Gateway is an urban regeneration company designed to drive inner investment across the east of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire. While that […]
September was a very busy month for major announcements, kicked off on day one by the Scottish Government placing education at the heart of its programme for 2015–16. ‘Schools’ is the dominant section of this month’s digest, with everyone seeming to wait for Education Scotland’s annual Scottish Learning Festival to launch new projects and resources. […]
by Tom Greene, Project Advisor and Joanna Holmes, Project Leader, West Partnership. Continuing our guest blog series featuring Informed Scotland subscribers writing on the theme Making connections across the learning & skills landscape. Following the publication of Teaching Scotland’s Future in 2011, universities and local authorities were invited by Scottish Government to bid for funding […]
As usual at this time of year the digest is packed with research studies, surveys, statistics, new courses, and of course exam results. It’s worth finding time to dig deep into some detailed, fascinating reports, including HESA’s Longitudinal survey of 2010/11 graduates, Royal Academy of Engineering’s Dowling Review of Business-University Research Collaborations, UKCES’s studies of […]
by Meg Wright, Director, Engineering Development Trust (EDT) Scotland. Continuing our guest blog series featuring Informed Scotland subscribers writing on the theme Making connections across the learning & skills landscape. EDT is a voluntary sector organisation whose mission is to provide STEM (science, technology, engineering & maths) activities and improve employment prospects of our young […]
The third annual Informed Scotland Organisations & People Special has just been published to coincide with the start of the 2015–16 academic session. It provides a snapshot of an ever-changing landscape. Subscribers find it a useful directory of the main bodies and institutions operating across business, education, community & adult learning, government and wider society, including: Sector-specific skills […]
June is always full of statistical releases and major reports and this year is no different. There are some fascinating, rich reports to keep everyone busy over the summer, containing numerous recommendations and pause for thought. Look out for the Creative Industries Sector Skills Investment Plan from SDS, The death of the Saturday job from […]
With Scottish Apprenticeship Week taking place during May it isn’t surprising that one of the hot topics last month was apprenticeships. The particularly high level of activity in construction was more unusual, however it highlights some examples of how a sector can act to tackle its skills shortages. Look out for an interesting report from […]
We’re excited to publish an Informed Scotland Innovation Special. It was commissioned by College Development Network to support their Emporium of Dangerous Ideas 2015. The Emporium is ‘a future-orientated education festival that aims to re-establish the importance of dangerous ideas as agents of change in education – to shift the axis of what is possible!’ […]