0209, 2016

Scotland’s Enterprising Schools Conference – developing employability skills for learners from 3 – 18

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September 2, 2016
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Scotland’s Enterprising Schools, with the support of Education Scotland, will host a national event for strategic leaders in education to inspire enterprising attitudes, entrepreneurship and the development of skills for learning, life and work in learners. This all-day event will be held on : 26th October 2016 at Princes Trust Wolfson Centre, Cumbrae House, 15 Carlton Court, Glasgow G5 9JP. Access the event programme here: conference-agenda-2610-draft-updated-031016-2 Delegates will have the

0109, 2016

SDS news: Labour market low down for parents

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September 1, 2016
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Parents have been getting the lowdown on the labour market as part of special careers events at two North Lanarkshire schools. Coltness High School and Airdrie Academy worked with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) on the events for parents and carers whose children were making subject choices. The events – attended by more than 200 people – were part of work to expand SDS career information, advice and guidance services in

1508, 2016

CBI’s latest survey reveals an increasing demand for a skilled workforce

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August 15, 2016
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The latest CBI survey on education and skills (July 2016) revealed that businesses are predicting a rise in the demand for high-skilled jobs. There are also growing concerns by employers of a skills shortage amongst the UK workforce the face of a rapidly changing labour market. In response employers are showing an increasing commitment to supporting the improvement of training and education with 4 out of 5 business now involved in school/college partnerships.

1108, 2016

What Could I Be? … in Food Production

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August 11, 2016
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Scottish Food & Drink Federation and SRUC have developed this great poster outlining the breadth of career opportunities and chain of jobs involved in food production at Castelton Farm. Looking for activities or discussion points with pupils? Research what you could earn from doing the jobs identified on the poster. Think of your favourite food. Can you create a career map demonstrating who is involved in creating your favourite food? What

0308, 2016

Modern Apprenticeship reviews

Modern Apprenticeship (MA) reviews have been conducted in Engineering and Hairdressing. The Hairdressing review will be published in September. A team of reviewers from Education Scotland, SDS, colleges and independent training providers is about to conduct the review of MAs in Automotive Engineering in the autumn. Agreement has been reached to prepare a new model which will now look at on-the-job training, delivered in the workplace, by colleges and independent

0308, 2016

Career Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) reviews

The CIAG team has redesigned the review model to reflect initiatives that have been introduced recently. These include the roll out of the SDS enhanced service delivery of CIAG services across the country, the implementation of the Career Education Standard and the publication of the Work Placement Standard for schools and colleges. In addition, the outcome from the CIAG review grades, for the quality element Capacity to Improve, will now

0108, 2016

SLF 2016: DYW related seminars

This year’s Scottish Learning Festival offers a wide variety of seminars around DYW covering key issues such as curriculum pathways from 3-18, STEM, gender equalities, CLD, school/employer partnerships. Seminars will have direct inputs from practitioners, showcasing the practical implementation of DYW across all levels. Outline of seminars: Wednesday, 21 Sept: Title Presenters Room/ Time What does DYW look like in a secondary school? Gib McMillan, Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh Carron 1,9.30

2507, 2016

‘Closing the gap’ between education and employment, by Anthony Mann

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July 25, 2016
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This latest blog from Anthony Mann focuses on the European dimension of the link between education and employability. It identifies employer engagement in education as a key issues in tackling the skills gap. Government priority objectives across European countries include: Tackling skills shortage/skills mismatch Improving youth skills relevant to dynamic labour market demand Harnessing community resources to improve attainment Putting coherent pathways in place for young people moving through educational and training

1407, 2016

Senior Phase Vocational Pathways – Early Adopter Projects Evaluation

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July 14, 2016
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In academic year 2014/15, SFC supported seven early adopter college regions to work in partnership with local authorities, schools, employers and other key partners to explore and develop senior phase vocational pathways. The document provides a final evaluation of the early adopter and highlights the following key elements: Success criteria: Strategic regional partnership working and planning. A regional co-ordinator who can turn strategic commitment into reality. Effective employer engagement and

0707, 2016

‘Making Education your Business’ – a five step guide to school/employer partnerships

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July 7, 2016
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This new guide developed by teachers and businesses together with the Royal Society in response to its call for closer collaboration between education, industry and academia. It aims to provide support school or college-employer partnerships mainly through the lens of STEM. The guide sets out 5 simple steps for companies planning to engage with education or extend their educational partnerships along side a number of case studies that highlight key features