Studying  part-time in Scotland has become so popular that 40 per cent of students now take the option, according to leading universities in the field.
The Open University (OU), which offers part-time degrees via distance learning, saw a 15 per cent increase in registrations this academic year.
 

Scotland's Colleges are holding an event on Friday 15 January 2010  to promote and support implementation of the SCQF in community based learning settings. This builds on the work that has been carried out in Fife and Tayside over the last 3 years.

 

The Council has decided to review the WARP in 2010 as part of wider review of its access and inclusion programme funding in colleges and universities, and also in the context of the introduction of New Horizon funding.

Find out more about this review by reading the SFC full circular sent on the 22nd January 2010. 

 

A report from the University of Virginia found boys learnt better when lessons were "high-activity" and presented ideas and concepts visually.

The study also called for greater competition in schools, saying boys responded positively to it.

Read the full BBC article

 

The Scottish Government have publicised the destinations of leavers for 2007/08.  This reports on all higher education qualifications, including those at HNC/ HND level and students that upgraded their previous higher education qualification.

For more information, download the full document

Attainment in Higher Education and Destinations of Leavers 2007-08

 

THE number of people going to university has risen by nearly a quarter in Scotland over the past decade, according to new statistics.
In 1999, there were 24,943 Scots who had been accepted on to a university place, compared to 31,030 last year.

The figure for the whole of the UK represented a 44 per cent rise, according to the universities admissions body, UCAS.