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22 October 2025 News

STEP Call for Proposals for Funded Project

QAA Scotland and CDN have opened a call for proposals from staff and students across Scotland’s colleges and universities for a funded project on ‘Delivering Tailored, Targeted and Personalised Support’. Up to £10,000 of funding is available to support the development and delivery of the project, which will contribute to Scotland’s Tertiary Enhancement Programme (STEP). […]
16 June 2025 News

SFC evaluation report looks at CDN’s professional learning and quality improvement work

A report published today by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has recommended that the funding body and the College Development Network (CDN), the national…
3 August 2023 News

Three new members appointed to the CDN board

Three new members have been appointed to the College Development Network (CDN) board: Angela Cox, Colin McMurray and Stella McManus. Their term of office…
7 April 2022 News

Scotland’s colleges launch 1800 funded learning spaces to address the social care crisis

The college sector believes that the Introduction to a Career in Social Care course will encourage a variety of people into the care sector,…
1 February 2022 News

Virtual College Expo22 – Call for Workshop Session Proposals and Students’ Stories

Submit your proposal here We are excited to announce that Virtual College Expo22 will take place on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 June 2022.…
29 November 2021 News

College experience helped make me a TV cooking winner says Masterchef Gary

The first National Chef of Scotland today credited his college experiences for giving him the tools which made him a TV cooking winner. Launching…
25 November 2021 News

Scotland’s Colleges: Key Enablers of Sustainable Inclusive Economic Renewal

Scotland’s colleges are key drivers of regional development, and a new national programme, supported by CDN, will explore how they can play this crucial…
10 November 2021 News

Second Annual Scottish College Cup

British Esports are proud  to announce that together we will be hosting the second annual Scottish College Cup, in November 2021 in which teams…
31 August 2021 News

New research into college staff digital skills launched

Today [31 August] College Development Network (CDN) published new research into the impact of the pandemic on the digital skills of staff working in…
6 July 2021 News

Leadership Matters – New Summer Podcast Series

Following on from the success of our Pedagogy Matters podcast series, CDN is delighted to bring you a new mini podcast series which focuses on the subject of leadership.
16 June 2021 News

Corporate Parenting in Colleges – new CPD tool for colleges

CDN has been working in partnership with several colleges, Who Cares? Scotland and the Open University Scotland, to develop the new Corporate Parenting in…
10 June 2021 News

Kevin Murphy inducted into College Hall of Fame at College Expo 21

Today [Thursday 10 June 2021], CDN is marking the life of Kevin Murphy by posthumously inducting him into the CDN College Hall of Fame.
9 June 2021 News

Helena Good inducted into College Hall of Fame at College Expo 21

Today [Wednesday 9 June 2021], CDN is delighted to welcome Helena Good as the fifth inductee of the CDN College Hall of Fame.
31 May 2021 News

Teaching in Colleges Today – New units available

CDN is delighted to launch two new ‘Teaching in Colleges Today’ (TiCT) SCQF credit-rated units, which have been developed to better meet the initial…
27 May 2021 News

Virtual College Expo21: Preview

Join us for Virtual College Expo21 – two incredible days featuring a wide range of interactive sessions and activities for everyone involved in post-16…
21 May 2021 News

Event Summary: What Matters To Us Conference 2021

Over 200 delegates virtually attended the annual What Matters to Us Conference, which took place online on Friday 30 April. The event was attended…
17 May 2021 News

Scottish colleges back new commitment to tackle the Climate Emergency

Scottish colleges have come together to support a new, and ground-breaking statement of commitment on the Climate Emergency. The Scottish Colleges’ Statement of Commitment…
13 May 2021 News

Developing Digital Skills for college lecturers

CDN is currently working with all Scottish colleges to explore and outline a baseline level of digital skills for lecturers in the Further Education…