This has been an unbelievably busy month and I am only finally getting around to doing some reflection. All change is not an understatement. The draft outcomes for the new National Qualifications are out for comment . Last weekend the SQA offices were crammed with new appointees joining our new awarding teams for National 4 and 5.. In the school space too we are awaiting more information on life after or Glow Futures I'm no longer sure which term to use - but will be significant and exciting when it comes.
It's been awards , dinners and conference month.
Combine a Holyrood Cross Party Skills Committee, a government continuing employ meeting , a Scottish Stakeholder Group on Child Internet Safety and some other high level engagements and it makes for hectic time.
In Further Education sector we have the most radical reform since Incorporation in the 1990's taking shape . I was privileged to hear Mike Russell the Cabinet Secretary set out the ambitious reforms and the ambitious time scale for changes in the sector along with College Principals and Chairs. At Anniesland College where I am a board member we are already planning our way ahead.
While in rest of UK there is still rumour and counter rumour about funding and the role and place of qualifications within modern apprenticeships and also the continued support for functional skills.
All this against a backdrop of highest level of unemployment of 16-24 year olds for a generation and the political and financial machinations across Europe and in Middle East it's been a mad month.
What follows are some postings from a few of these conferences and events
It's been awards , dinners and conference month.
- SQA Star Awards
- Oracle Board Dinner
- SCDI Engagement Dinner with Hewlett Packard
- Scotland's first EGovernment Forum
Combine a Holyrood Cross Party Skills Committee, a government continuing employ meeting , a Scottish Stakeholder Group on Child Internet Safety and some other high level engagements and it makes for hectic time.
In Further Education sector we have the most radical reform since Incorporation in the 1990's taking shape . I was privileged to hear Mike Russell the Cabinet Secretary set out the ambitious reforms and the ambitious time scale for changes in the sector along with College Principals and Chairs. At Anniesland College where I am a board member we are already planning our way ahead.
While in rest of UK there is still rumour and counter rumour about funding and the role and place of qualifications within modern apprenticeships and also the continued support for functional skills.
All this against a backdrop of highest level of unemployment of 16-24 year olds for a generation and the political and financial machinations across Europe and in Middle East it's been a mad month.
What follows are some postings from a few of these conferences and events
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