Learning Sector

Please use this section to keep up-to-date with the key pieces of news relevant to the work of the Forums. This includes Events, Reports,  news from the Scottish Funding Council, the Scottish Government and other topic news.

THINK, EXPLORE, INFLUENCE

01 September, 2009
tagged: Events

Learning Link Scotland’s Annual Conference

 

Learning to Work Two consultation responses

01 September, 2009

In May 2009 the Scottish Funding Council issued its Learning to Work Two consultation on developing the Council’s employability strategy.

 

Teaching funding subject price groups for higher education institutions

01 September, 2009

This consultation sets out proposals for a new set of four subject price groups for higher education institution (HEI) formula teaching funding.

 

Learning Connections Update

01 September, 2009

Changes of Personnel in Learning Connections

 

Action Plan on Children’s Rights

01 September, 2009

One of UN’s top children’s rights representatives, Professor Lothar Krappmann has helped to launch the Scottish Government’s action plan on children’s rights, ‘Do the Right Thing’.

 

Government is urged to help lift poor students out of hardship

02 September, 2009
tagged: Topical News

Latest figures show 14,386 Scottish university students applied for emergency funds in the past year, including 1,142 at Edinburgh University, 1,005 at Napier, 662 at Heriot-Watt, 448 at Queen Margaret and 408 at Edinburgh College of Art.

 

We must expand higher education to boost economy, says university chief

07 September, 2009
tagged: Topical News

One of Scotland’s leading university principals has used his final interview before stepping down to call for an expansion of higher education to help safeguard the future economic security of the nation.

 

Shake-up vow to boost exam standards

11 September, 2009
tagged: Topical News

Marking of university degrees is to be shaken-up in the wake of concerns about standards, it was announced yesterday.

 

Degree of Concern

13 September, 2009
tagged: Topical News

Funding is a key issue for Scottish universities. Before the last budget settlement, Scottish principals said the sector would need £168 million over three years – to be matched with private funding – to remain competitive with universities south of the Border, which have access to extra funding by charging tuition fees.

 

Delay in student loans as record numbers apply

15 September, 2009
tagged: Topical News

Thousands of 18 and 19-year-olds who are leaving home to enter university for the first time are still waiting for confirmation of loans to pay for fees and rent.