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Broadcast is a quarterly publication produced by the Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU). It aims to provide a forum for viewpoints across the further education (FE) sector in Scotland and to highlight current news on national initiatives. One of the main themes of this issue is collaboration between secondary schools and further education colleges. A number of articles on this collaboration and its impact on teaching and learning are included. Other reports cover access provision, the latest news on the Scottish Qualifications Authority's review of Higher National (HN) qualifications, a new student on-course evaluation initiative, and the Special Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA). The articles are presented under the following categories: Curriculum/teaching and learning; Lifelong learning and social inclusion; Schools/FE links; Research and development; Around the colleges; Online and resource-based learning; The FE environment - news roundup; Management and governance; and Book reviews. Articles in this issue include: HNs: key strengths confirmed in major review / Eddie Clarke (p. 5); Making reasonable adjustments / Craig Mill (p. 6-7) (this article outlines reasonable adjustments that are necessary in teaching and learning practice to enable participation in the light of SENDA); Transforming student disaffection into positive outcomes / Nancy Cooper (p. 10-11) (this article provides information about a European Social Fund project for disaffected school leavers involving a partnership between FE colleges, Scottish Enterprise, local authorities in the Lothians, and Careers Scotland); Sharing ideas, discovering new ones and improving the sector / Mitch Miller (p. 25-26); Accessible web design for the terrified / Murray Allan and Jean Henderson (p. 27-28).