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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. This issue contains the following vocational education and training (VET) related articles: 'Helping hands' by Claire Keggie (p. 19) which describes 'Partnership matters', a Scottish Executive publication which aims to improve the support of students with additional needs in further education; 'Transforming lives, transforming Scotland: economic development and knowledge transfer' by Alison Reid (p. 20-21) which comments on the progress being made towards having the FE sector contribute significantly to the future economic development and success of Scotland; 'Harnessing ICT for Scotland's colleges' by Gerry Dougan (p. 27) which outlines the eMerge program being implemented in colleges and which is designed to improve skills, knowledge and understanding of ICT to support the college staff in learning and teaching; 'People first: staff development practice in Scotland's colleges' by Karen Kerr (p. 29) which expands on the results of a recent research study (indexed at TD/TNC 81.338) whose results indicated that major gaps exist in the staff development of community colleges, particularly in regard to the updating of staff's technical and vocational skills; 'Learner progress and outcomes - and evaluating them' by Wray Bodys (p. 36-38) which describes a new quality framework, looking particularly at changes made to the learner progress and outcomes element; 'Nae buts then' by John McCann (p. 48-49) which questions what factors lead to student success in Scotland's colleges; 'Euro backing for work-based learning: Jobline enhances support and guidance' by Pamela Fotheringham (p. 40) which reports on the links being formed between Scotland and Europe through the Jobline Pilot Project, which aims to develop materials for young people in the 16-19 age bracket who are undergoing work-based learning. Other articles include: Curriculum mapping: a strategic regional approach / Donald Steele; Research matters: supporting research in Scotland's colleges / Dely Elliot; Viewpoint: Latin America meets Clydeside / Tom O'Hara; The joy of reading: practical challenges in assessing reading skills / Helen Beaton; Conference report: equality, diversity and social justice - what's the role of Scotland's colleges? / Helene Witcher. Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Curriculum'. Articles include: 'College curriculum for excellence: thinking inside the box' by John McCann (p. 4-6); 'Colleges: integral to successful implementation of Curriculum for Excellence' by Fiona Hyslop (p. 8-9); 'Scotland's learning journey: a principal's perspective' by Graeme Hyslop (p. 10-11); 'A future informed by the past' by Tom Drake (p. 12-14); 'A curriculum for failure or a curriculum for success?' by Jim Gallacher (p. 15); 'Enterprise in the curriculum' by Jim Crooks, Ken Rutherford and Douglas Noble (p. 16-18); 'Improving the lives of children in Scotland: are we there yet?' by Geraldine Ratcliffe (p. 20-21); 'Promoting employability through a learner-centred curriculum' by Teresa Ashmead (p. 22-23); 'Society needs for employability and social inclusion' by Fiona Hughes (p. 25); 'The best choices, the best chances at Kilmarnock College' by Carol Nisbet (p. 26-27); 'Safeguarding: the final piece of the jigsaw!' by Garry Cameron (p. 29); 'The curriculum: meeting the challenge of diversity' by Jill Bell and Deborah A. Solley (p. 30-31); 'The college curriculum and the focus on skills' by Roddy Henry (p. 32-33); 'National occupational standards: a way forward for skill utilisation?' by Jamie Wakefield (p. 34-35); 'Making quality training, standard' by Raj Patel (p. 36-37); 'Part-time progression opportunities with the Open University in Scotland' by Joan Thomson (p. 38-39); 'Money talks: social action, social mobility, social justice' by Ann Limb (p. 40-41); 'What does it take to be a good college lecturer?' by Helen Welsh (p. 42-43); '2Y'sUR2Y'sUB: practical wisdom in Scotland's colleges' by Moira Shemilt (p. 44-45); 'Use of SCHOLAR materials in Edinburgh's Telford College' by Gavin Lang and Ruth Johnstone (p. 48-49); 'Why do we need Lead in this college?' by Lynda Wilde (p. 50-51); 'The project: sustainable development education' by John Salter (p. 52-53); 'Implementing web 2 to inspire learning' by Ian Allison (p. 54-55); 'Scottish inter-college equine competition' by Sharon Anderson (p. 56-57); 'Life-changing pathways at Stow College' by Eddie Docherty (p. 58-59); 'Logs or blogs: a learner perspective' by Mhairi MacMillan (p. 60); 'Central College in virtual war with USA!' by Brian Higgins (p. 61); 'Social and therapeutic horticulture: do you 'dig it'?' by John Smith and Ann Burns (p. 62-63); 'Summer school 2009' by Iain Guthrie (p. 64); 'College People Week 2009' by Gerry Dougan (p. 65); 'Focus: training for the retail automotive industry' by Adrian Lawson, David Massie and Colin Buchanan (p. 66-68); 'Talent management for Scotland's colleges' by Anne Law (p. 69); 'Focusing on the next generation of sports and fitness professionals' by Jackie Clinch (p. 70); 'Equality in the curriculum' by Suzanne Marshall (p. 71); 'TransNet in Sweden' by Colin Buchanan (p. 72); 'Burn'ing in Kolkata' by Michelle Grimley (p. 73); 'Inspiring international success' by Claire Martin (p. 74-75); 'Transnational education: are Scotland's colleges ready for growth?' by Scottish Development International (p. 76-77); and 'Colleges reflect on progress of [Equipping Vocational Education and Training Staff] EVETS project' (p. 78-80). Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Engaging learners of the future'. Articles include: 'Engaging learners of the future', the importance of engaging learners in setting the vision and direction for Scotland's colleges should not be underestimated, by John Allan, Col Baird, Katy Gordon, Fiona Hughes (p. 3-9); 'Going forward with good governance' by Neil Cuthbert (p. 11); 'Corporate governance' by David Murray (p. 12-13); 'Transform to engage: next practice in learning and teaching' by Roddy Henry (p. 14-15); 'A better customer experience leads to better education' by Alan Kay (p. 16-18); 'Professional learning - rear view mirror or front windscreen?', over the years Scotland's colleges have invested heavily in professional development opportunities for staff and witnessed a positive return, by Garry Cameron (p. 20-21); 'Getting serious about games', increasingly educators are turning to the immersive environments of computer games to engage disaffected learners, by Colin Maxwell (p. 22-23); 'Knowledge transfer - a new perspective' by Stewart Brymer (p. 24-25); 'The modern challenge for employment seekers', the biggest weakness in the post-secondary education sector in all countries is the lack of experience in today's workplace by those who are responsible for education policy, funding, administration and delivery, by Ron McGowan (p. 26-27); 'Employability: more than just getting a job' by Alastair Robertson (p. 28-29); 'Stow College and student motivation' by Stephen Langston (p. 30-31); 'Let's not waste potential talent', part of the teaching staff's challenge has been to instil a sense of socially acceptable behaviour among the students, by Nicola Laing (p. 32-33); 'Nxt-prctic quality kit' by John McCann (p. 34-37); 'Volunteering and community involvement' by Iain Guthrie and Ann Kirkwood (p. 38-39); 'A marriage made in kitchens, salons, fields and workshops' by Elda Fleck (p. 40-41); 'Skills for work courses: building on success' by Margaret McLachlan (p. 42); 'HMC in allied health professions (AHPs)' by Alison Plummer (p. 43); 'Positive destinations for our Winter leavers' by Hugh McGloin (p. 44-45); 'Money for life' by Michael Royce (p. 47); 'Scottish credit and qualifications framework partnership - making a difference' by Aileen Ponton (p. 48-49); 'Education for sustainable development - a programme for action in Scotland's colleges' by John Salter (p. 50-51); 'Streets ahead', support is key to the success of self-directed study, and is always available as students have online access to expert tuition through the college Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), by Greg Irving (p. 52-53); 'College People Week 2008 - assessment' by Colin Buchanan (p. 54-55); 'EDUCA Berlin' by Gerry Dougan (p.58-59); 'Core skills action research - unengaged: disengaged' by George Hotchkiss (p. 60-61); 'European project - peer review as an instrument of quality assurance and development in initial vocational education and training in Europe' by Bill Stalker and Rick Hollstein (p. 62-63); 'Cooking up a storm' by Ken Thomson (p. 64-65); 'Make it at the MET [Glasgow Metropolitan College] - a college profile' by Janis M. G. Carson (p. 66-67); and 'Working in partnership with the Malawi vocational college sector' by David Astill (p. 69-70). Show less

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. This issue looks at how some of the newly structured organisations plan to interface with college activity and provides updates on progress within some of the policy debates and initiatives. The articles are presented under the following categories: Principal's platform; Skills and employability; The FE environment; Social inclusion; Curriculum/teaching and learning; Online and resource-based learning; Research and development; Management and governance. Articles in this issue include: Social partnership in further education: the next big thing / A. Graeme Hyslop (p. 3-4); What is Scottish Enterprise doing with Skills and Learning / Alan Sinclair (p. 5); Skills development and Scottish Enterprise / Sue Baldwin (p. 6); Career Scotland: why? / Christina Allon (p. 7); Future skills Scotland / Stephen Boyle (p. 8); FE market research on a shoestring / Donald Steele (p. 9); Review of Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland / Mitch Miller (p. 10-11); Scottish Union Learning Fund: making the difference / Harry Cunningham (p. 15); Scottish FE Marketing Network Conference (p. 16-17); The parliament, the funding council and us: part 1 / Carolyn Davidson (p. 18-20); An update on adult literacy and numeracy from the Scottish Executive / Stephen Sandham (p. 21); Bridging the gap between drugs rehabilitation and education / Kathleen Travers (p. 22-23); DDA [Disability Discrimination Act]: easy as ABC? / John Ireson (p. 27); Where now for higher still in FE?: part 2 / Ron Tuck (p. 30-31); Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework / Lorraine Judge (p. 32-33); Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework: FE's opportunity (p. 34); Are you experienced?: FE, ICT and the law / Ralph Weedon and John Kelly (p. 56-58); Professionalism in further education lecturing / Helen Welsh (p. 62-64); Integrating theory and practice the German way / Nick Boreham (p. 69-70); Beyond these shores: examining developments in the US college scene / Mitch Miller (p. 72-73). Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'The learner journey'. Articles include: 'Travellers on a lifelong learning journey' by Roddy Henry (p. 4-5); 'Journey to Employment (J2E) pilot' by Margaret Forisky (p. 6-7); 'School-college partnerships' by Brian Casey (p. 8-10); 'The philosophical sheep' by John McCann (p. 14-15); 'Showcase for excellence' by Peter Connelly (p. 16-17); 'The learner journey: an innovative assessment' by Nancy El-Farargy (p. 18-19); 'Being a subject mentor' by Tony Gurney (p. 23); 'A governance support programme for boards of management' by Brian Keegan (p. 36-37); 'Getting to the heart of the KT message' by Kevin Hearn (p. 38-39); 'Contributing to a smart successful Scotland' by Paul Powrie (p. 40-43); 'Lifelong learning UK, Scotland: the facts' by Marian Healey (p. 44-46); 'How well are Scotland's colleges providing for the skills need and demands of Scotland's businesses?' by Sara Lambard (p. 47); 'Rethinking the digital divide and 'Excellence in the learning age'' by Gerry Dougan (p. 48-49); 'Knowledge transfer (Pan-Scotland resource)' by Martin Hunter (p. 50-51); 'TQAL: a new model for professionalism in the 21st century' by Kathleen Marjoriebanks, Aileen Ackland (p. 52-53); 'Construction skills partnership for Glasgow' by Michael Lafferty (p. 54-55); 'Helping to get your message to stand out' by Glen Cook (p. 62-63). Show less

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. This issue looks at how the SFEU is continuing to fulfill its central development role within the FE sector, the work of the FE colleges over the past year, and how international activity with China is proving the most popular choice for college involvement. The 'Around the colleges' section (p. 25-28) reports on successful educational experiences in FE colleges around Scotland. The articles are presented under the following categories: Principal's platform; Curriculum/teaching and learning; International links; The FE environment; The FE environment - news roundup; Lifelong learning and social inclusion; Online and resource-based learning. Articles in this issue include: Flexible assessment and disability / John Hart (p. 4-5); The Course in Applied Vocational Study Skills / Susan Bates (p. 6); Endeavouring to unleash FE's full potential / Alison Cook (p. 13); Introducing SQA's new customer-focused strategy / Mike Haggerty (p. 14-15); How risk management became an opportunity / Don Bowman, Jim Crooks, Frances Hunter, Craig Wilson (p. 18-19); The first Scottish Modern Apprenticeship awards (p. 32-33); Focus on the other Scottish renaissance / Heather Koronka (p. 35); Lighting the blue touch paper / Pete Cannell and Annette Thomson (p. 36-37); Sweetly blending disability with social inclusion / Moira Shemilt (p. 38-39); Special educational needs funding study / Carolyn Davidson (p. 40); Map2Learn: a toolkit for the troops / Hugh Dailly (p. 44-45); Managed learning environments: making choices for the future / Dawne Hodkinson (p. 46-48); Building community in Scottish education / John Connell (p. 49- 50); Pass-IT project on assessment in Scotland using ICT / Carolyn Davidson (p. 51). Show less

Broadcast is published quarterly and aims to provide a forum for viewpoints across the further education sector in Scotland and highlight current news on national initiatives. This issue contains several articles focusing on projects involving collaboration between further education colleges. It also reports on key policy developments resulting from the establishment of a uniquely Scottish approach to lifelong learning. The issue contains several brief articles: Stimulating times in English FE and training / Chris Hughes; The National Learning Network - making it happen / Meg Gain; SFEFC consultation on quality assurance in further education / Martin Dunk; Refocusing economic development to the benefit of lifelong learning / Carolyn Davidson; If you only read one report this year ... make it the TQM Report / Iain S. Ovens; Supporting improvement in the quality of learning and teaching / Gillean Hoehnke; UHI meeting staff development challenges / Jenny Tizard; Copyright - where will it all end? / Alan Rae; SIPPED and disseminated in a competitive culture / Jean Wilson; Whose learning is it anyway? / Sue Pinder; Guess the acronym ... OFDL? / Gordon Craigie; The college-to-university transition / Robert Black; Working together to achieve results / Alison Davie; Looking back over 40 years to the future of motor vehicles / Tommy Dodds; Higher Still in Practice Survey / John Young; Pioneering in FE: an eastern European perspective / June Thomas; Beacon Awards 2000-2001 programme / Alice Brown; A degree in EQ / Johnny Walker. Show less

The focus of this issue is successful learning and articles relating to this topic are: Successful learning / Phil Hodkinson, Fares Samara and Angus Allan (p. 3-7); Case study: determined to succeed / Diane Rawlinson (p. 4-9); Case study: not just the prize winners / David James (p. 10-11); Celebrating learning / Kathleen Tavers. Other topics covered in this issue are career guidance, professional development of college leaders and lecturers; employability, communities of practice in adult literacies and assessment as a positive tool in the learning process. Articles include: Career moves / Vivienne Brown (p. 17); Action learning: an effective method of professional development for the leaders of Scotland's colleges / Lesley Whelan and Karen Kerr (p. 24-25); Always room for learning: professional development opportunities at the University of Aberdeen / Lorna Stephen, Carole Gordon and Sarah Cornelius (p. 26-27); Promoting citizenship and employability / Kenneth Muir and John Bowditch (p. 33-34); Learning to work / Helen Gibson (p. 35-36); Learning together: communities of practice in adult literacies / Iain Guthrie (p. 37-38); Viewpoint: measuring up / Bob Robertson (p. 42-43); Viewpoint: assessment isn't everything / Stephen Shellard (p. 44-45); Student voice: valuing core skills / Denise Wallace (p. 46). Show less

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. Show less

This issue focuses on where Scotland’s further education colleges are bound and articles relating to this topic are: What are colleges for anyway? / [Marie Morrison, Nancy Cooper, Gerry Dougan, Lesley Whelan, Morag Kerr, Moira Shemilt, Helene Witcher] (p. 3-8); Time to stop, look & listen / Nicol Stephen (p. 10-11); ‘To see ourselves as others see us’ / Craig Thomson (p. 12-13); Keeping America’s promise / Kay McClenney (p. 14-15); Skills for business / Mark Fisher (p. 16); Local knowledge / Graeme Dalziel (p. 17); Viewpoint: counting on RoSCo / Tom Kelly (p.18); Viewpoint: customer driven / Melanie Ward (p.19); Smooth operation / Roger McClure (p. 20); Viewpoint: defining values / Ros Micklem (p. 21); Two into one ain’t bad / Beth Dickson (p. 22); Viewpoint: learning with Lauder / Bill McIntosh (p. 23); Social leadership / Jackie Scutt (p. 25); Relationships do matter / Julie Allan (p. 26-27); Learning spaces of the future / John McCann (p. 28-29); Four score years / Anton Colella (p. 30-31); Conference report: what a difference pedagogy makes / Claire Scott (p. 32); Race action / George Stewart (p. 33); Further education and the Irish economic boom / John Bradley (p. 34-35); Down under time / John Williams (p. 36-37); Playing safe / Lesley Paterson (p. 38-39); Time is precious / David Morley (p. 40-41); Commercial break / Lynn Maxwell (p. 42-43); Target tourism / Leslie Dick, Cath Ferrie and Alison Lumsden (p. 44-45); Northern Collaboration / James Tidey (p. 46); Tomorrow’s world / John Young (p. 47-48). Show less