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College Expo19

‘Success in a Changing World’

College Expo is a free landmark event for everyone involved in post-16 education and training. It is a celebration of college excellence, a hub for staff development and practical innovation, and an opportunity to participate in cutting-edge debate on vocational learning.

Following the huge success of the inaugural College Expo last year, planning is underway for an even more exciting event for June 2019!

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College Expo18

‘Redesigning the future of education and skills’

The very first College Expo took place Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 June 2018 at QMU, Edinburgh. Visitors enjoyed two days of learning, debate and networking plus an exhibition of partners, stakeholders and other organisations.

View photos from the College Expo here.

Get ready for College Expo19 by exploring the films, photos and resources from College Expo18 below:

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The programme highlighted three topic strands:

Topic Strand One: Access|Retention|Acheivement

The College Expo18 programme includes three topic strands outlining Scottish Government's key priorities and CDN's strategic themes. View Topic Strand One here

Topic Strand Two: Innovation|Creativity|Learning

The College Expo18 programme includes three topic strands outlining Scottish Government's key priorities and CDN's strategic themes. View Topic Strand Two here

Topic Strand Three: Employability|Skills|Industry Sectors

The College Expo18 programme includes three topic strands outlining Scottish Government's key priorities and CDN's strategic themes. View Topic Strand Three here

Download the 2018 Programme

With over 90 sessions, College Expo18 was the place to be. View the programme here

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Key highlights from College Expo18

Sir William Atkinson - Keynote Speaker

Sir William Atkinson is recognised as one of the UK’s most respected educational leaders. In his session Sir William discussed how to lead and nurture a culture of student retention and achievement, even within the most challenging settings.

Louise Jones - Keynote Speaker

Louise Jones shared hands on demos with GSuite Tools and Services plus Chrome Devices, including the recently launched Chromebook Tab 10

Dr Stephen Breslin - Keynote Speaker

Dr Stephen Breslin, CEO, Glasgow Science Centre shares his ambition of exciting and engaging people of all ages about science

New College Lanarkshire Barbers

New College Lanarkshire students demonstrated their Barber Skills with Expo delegates. 'Be Skilled' develops students skills by providing them with a live environment (i.e. the Barbers) to practice their skills

Mother Tongue - Other Tongue: Multi-lingual Poetry

Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a multilingual poetry project which celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity through creative writing and showcases the languages spoken and learned by young people. Listen to college students recite their poems