We’re delighted to publish an Informed Scotland Technologies at Work Special. It was commissioned by Education Scotland to support the publication of their report, Building Society: Young people’s experiences and outcomes in the technologies, launched on 9 March 2015. At the launch in March, Bill Maxwell, Chief Executive of Education Scotland said, ‘We want our […]
Deciding where to place items in each monthly issue is always a challenge. But that’s what Informed Scotland is all about – encouraging people to take off their blinkers and look beyond the obvious places. See how another education or business sector is tackling similar or related problems. Discover how others have successfully piloted an initiative that would […]
A few ‘big’ items made the headlines last month, with The Education (Scotland) Bill 2015 leading the way. Two Skills Investment Plans were published by SDS, on the construction and energy sectors. And Education Scotland launched a significant report on the technologies curriculum in schools. We’ve been commissioned to produce an Informed Scotland Technologies Special […]
The word of the month was ‘challenge’. The Scottish Government’s new Scottish Attainment Challenge, based on the successful London Challenge, and the UKCES report Catch 16–24: Youth Employment Challenge, setting out how many employers value work experience but most don’t offer it. Some significant developments to look out for this month include the new master’s […]
by Aileen Ponton, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework Partnership. Continuing our guest blog series featuring Informed Scotland subscribers writing on the theme Making connections across the learning & skills landscape. As some of you may know, we at the SCQF Partnership are now heaving a collective sigh of relief after a very […]
There was no real lull in activity over the festive period, with major announcements and reports being published throughout the last two months. It’s been quite a task to make sure all of the items were squeezed in to our bumper double issue. The annual round of statistics was released, including Summary Statistics for Schools […]
Here’s our annual list of Learning & Skills ‘Hot Topics’ that made it onto the cover of Informed Scotland over the past year: Apprenticeships (9 in 2013) Partnerships & collaboration (3) Digital literacy, inclusion & skills (1) Skills gaps & shortages (6) Work experience, internships & work-related learning (-) Raising attainment & widening access (10) […]
Look out for our advert in the new edition of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) Teaching Scotland magazine. Wondering what Informed Scotland is all about? Email [email protected] quoting the code in the ad for your free copy of the next issue. You’ll also receive our Higher Attainment, Wider Access Special published in December.
An Informed Scotland Higher Attainment, Wider Access Special is being published to coincide with our participation in the MacKay Hannah Poverty & Attainment in Education Conference on 11 December. In the Special, the conference chair, education consultant David Cameron states, ‘This needs to be more than a conference, it needs to be a step towards […]
Every month we summarise statistics and surveys, and the findings of research, studies and evaluations. November was no different – it was full of useful, rich reports waiting to be delved into. The Employer Perspectives Survey from UKCES; the latest Modern Apprenticeships statistics from SDS plus the Apprenticeships for the Future report from AAT. The […]