Category Archives: Scotland Colleges

Events, Glasgow2014, Scotland Colleges, The Scottish Government

Game Changer Awards – What Makes a Winning Entry?

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The Game Changer Awards is a one-off ceremony to recognise and celebrate the many contributions that staff and students in colleges and universities are making to ensure that the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is a fantastic success and will deliver an enduring legacy for Scotland’s people.
In addition to the criteria specific to each award, the judges will be looking for evidence that clearly demonstrates a commitment to and/or delivery of the legacy goals and underpinning principles of the Glasgow 2014 Games for every award category.  The four legacy goals are:
  • Active
  • Connected
  • Flourishing
  • Sustainable.
The five principles that underpin each legacy goal are: enabling diversity; ensuring equality; enhancing partnerships; encouraging community engagement; and embedding sustainability.  Further information on these can be found on the Glasgow 2014 website and Scottish Government website.
Colleges Scotland has put together an information sheet for colleges with examples of award-winning projects that institutions undertook during the London 2012 Olympics.
You can view/download the What Makes a Winning Entry information sheet from the Colleges Scotland website.
The deadline for entries is Friday 31 January 2014.
Please email Frances Harrower or phone 01786 892035 if you have any queries about the Game Changer Awards.
Creative practitioners, Scotland Colleges

Quick – Out Now!

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The winter edition of College Development Network’s Quick newsletter has now been published.
This quarterly newsletter aims to keep you up-to-date with the wide range of activity that College Development Network is undertaking on behalf of and with colleges in Scotland.
In this issue
  • Annual Awards – Winners and Photos
  • Adaptive Comparative Judgement
  • Festival of Dangerous Ideas – Design Competition
  • Barclays Money Skills Weeks
  • Leading and Learning
  • Shared Services

… and more!

CPD, Creativity, Events, Opportunities, Scotland Colleges, Technologies

Learning Through Gaming

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Thursday 20 June 2013 (10:00 – 16:00)
Dundee College, Gardyne Campus


This event will consider the current and developing context of games in education and how education can embrace the potential for these environments.
As part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, participants at the event are encouraged be as ‘dangerous’ as possible in considering how gaming can influence pedagogy and encourage greater engagement with learning.
Speakers include Chris van der Kuyl of brightsolid, Derek Robertson of Education Scotland and David Renton of Reid Kerr College.
For more information about the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, visit the website,Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Creativity, News, Opportunities, Primary schools, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools

Youth Music Theatre (UK) Auditions!

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Youth Music Theatre (UK) will be touring the country this January and February searching for talented young performers and musicians, aged 11-21. We invite all dancers, singers and/or actors to come along to an audition and take part in one of our group workshops. No need to prepare anything!

Our musicals are fully residential and take place around the UK for two weeks over the summer holidays. You can also gain a Grade 8 Trinity Guildhall Certificate in Musical Theatre by taking part (Grade 8 is the highest grade, equivalent to A* at A-level).

Audition for what?

Kick-start your career in performing arts and audition to perform in musicals including Great Expectations, The Salsa Sisters, Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music, the Dark Tower and a feature film, The Vanishing Place. Read more online

About your YMT audition
Auditions are workshop based and last around 2.5 hours. They are good fun and led by a team of industry professionals.
We run around three workshop sessions over an audition day (depending on the city) slots are 9:30am-12 noon, 12:15pm-14:45pm and 15:45pm-18:15pm.
Watch some previous years’ YMT YouTube footage from inside the audition room and see what it’s all about.
Book your audition
All you need to do now is book your audition and come along! Book your audition online or by calling us: 0844 415 4858. Workshop-auditions are £35 (inc. VAT).
If you are a musician or if you are interested in working backstage, please call the YMT office to book your audition/interview slot. Musician auditions and backstage interviews are free of charge.
We look forward to seeing you at your audition.

Good luck! YMT

News, Scotland Colleges

Scotland’s Colleges launches new branding

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Scotland’s Colleges has rebranded and are now operating under two new brands – College Development Network and Colleges Scotland. The name ‘Scotland’s Colleges’ is no longer being used.

College Development Network is now the point of contact for activities such as CPD events, learning resources and teaching support; and Colleges Scotland is the point of contact for policy and advocacy purposes.  They continue to operate from their office based in Stirling.

To find out more please visit the new website

News, Primary schools, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools

Learner Research Project and Teacher Research Project

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The SCQF Partnership has commissioned Ashbrook Research and Consultancy to conduct research amongst learners to ask what they think about the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), whether they have used it in the past and if they might use it in the future. This research also involves evaluating understanding and awareness amongst management and teaching staff in schools and there is a survey for them too.   All answers will be completely anonymous and confidential. Each survey should only take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

SCQF Research – Learner Survey

SCQF Research – Teacher Survey 

Education Scotland, Events, Opportunities, Scotland Colleges

Developing Learners’ Essential Skills in Scotland (national conference) – Tuesday 25 September 2012 (09:30 – 15:30)

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Click on the image for more infohttp://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/newsandevents/events/2012/eventgeneral_tcm4727005.asp

Education Scotland, in association with Scotland’s Colleges, is presenting this national conference on how well colleges and schools develop learners’ essential skills, building upon their prior experiences and preparing them for further learning or employment opportunities.

Scotland Colleges

Fife regional college lead confirmed

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Education Secretary Michael Russell has confirmed that Tony Jakimciw has been invited to lead regional college planning in Fife.  Mr Jakimciw, currently Principal of Dumfries and Galloway College, will work with the Fife colleges and other interested parties to ensure college courses in the region best meet the needs of learners and local employers.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/07/fife-college-region050712

Opportunities, Scotland Colleges, Secondary schools

Festival of Politics: Get the Picture! Event at the Scottish Parliament, Saturday 25 August 2012

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Following on from the success of last year’s Young People’s Day event, the Scottish Parliament is inviting young people to take over for the day at this year’s Get the Picture! event. They are looking for a wide range of groups of young people aged 16 to 25 years old from all over Scotland to come and make this event even bigger and better than ever before. They are working in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament and Young Scot to create an event to remember.

One of the themes of this year’s Festival of Politics is ‘Positive Change’.  There will be creative ways to display and discuss young people’s issues as well as their ideas and innovative solutions.  For more information and a booking form please email education.services@scottish.parliament.uk.