Broadcast, issue 76, Autumn 2007

The feature article of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'What was all that about?' by Head of the Scottish Executive Team Supporting the Review of Scotland's Colleges (RoSCO) Col Baird, Principal and Chief Executive of Stevenson College Edinburgh Susan Bird, Principal of Angus College John Burt, and Public Affairs Adviser with ASC Neil Cuthbert on the impact of the review. Other articles include: 'Wondering about excellence...' by Depute Chief Executive, SFEU John McCann on achieving excellence; 'Exploiting 'Scotland's asset'' by Retiring Principal of Dundee College Iain Ovens on the future of the college sector in Scotland; 'Loyalist and Jacobite' by SFEU board member and Chief Executive of LSN (Learning and Skills Network) John Stone; 'Bright future for 'Scotland's life-changing college'' by Principal of Newbattle Abbey College Anne Southwood; 'Planning for excellence, maximising potential at Inverness College UHI' by Principal of Inverness College John Spencer; 'Informal learning' by the Head of Centre for College Development Anne Law on the new forms of learning; 'Second Life - huh (or 'What's it all about')?' by Lead Specialist Gerry Dougan on the new virtual world; 'The best of both worlds' Advisor Qualifications and Achievement, SFEU Aileen Duffy and Project Manager, SQA Brendan Tierney; 'College-schools partnerships: making it work for everyone' by College/Schools Development Officer at West Lothian College Margaret Forisky; 'Supporting school/college partnerships for secondary-aged pupils attending college on a part-time basis' by Educational Psychologist with East Lothian College Louise Goodall and Teaching Fellow on the MSc Educational Psychology with the University of Dundee Elisabeth Holmes; 'Research in FE: core business or a distraction?' by Professor of Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol David James; 'Matching supply and demands - network for a sectoral approach to qualification in tourism at European level' by Jean Allan from SQA on one European project; and 'School pupil attendance at FE colleges' by former Head of Elgin High School Bill Hope. 'Sector highlights' includes news from Scotland's colleges and other learning organisations.

The feature article of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'What was all that about?' by Head of the Scottish Executive Team Supporting the Review of Scotland's Colleges (RoSCO) Col Baird, Principal and Chief Executive of Stevenson College Edinburgh Susan Bird, Principal of Angus College John Burt, and Public Affairs Adviser with ASC Neil Cuthbert on the impact of the review. Other articles include: 'Wondering about excellence...' by Depute Chief Executive, SFEU John McCann on achieving excellence; 'Exploiting 'Scotland's asset'' by ...  [+] Show more