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International opportunities for lecturers and students

CDN is delighted to be working with Erasmus+ in Scotland to raise awareness of overseas training and vocational opportunities open to c...

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Engaging Young People by Connecting Your Courses to Their Career Aspirations

CDN are delighted to announce that Economic Modelling Specialists (Emsi) are the Overall Sponsor and an Award Category Sponsor for this year...

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Feeding a growing sector

Kate Mathieson, Food and Drink Subject Mentor at CDN, explains how she is connecting colleges with the opportunities offered to young people...

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Catching the Stalker: Launch of the Victim Impact Box

Suzanne Marshall, Advisor, CDN, highlights  key facts relating to stalking and the launch of the Victim Impact Box Did you know? Young...

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Digital Skills @ CDN

The term ‘digital skills’ describes a broad field, from core digital literacy to careers in cyber resilience. During this academic sessi...

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Mindfulness – what’s it all about?

Sandy Maclean explains what mindfulness is and how it relates to an educational context.  Mindfulness is a particular way of paying att...

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The Skills Demand 2016 & Beyond

Garry Cameron, Delivery Lead, College Development Network (CDN) reflects on the Skills Demand in 2016 and beyond. Every day we listen to th...

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Collaborative Working in Sensory Support

Strengthening the quality and consistency of support throughout the learner journey Kellie Mote, Consultant, CDN reflects on 'Collaborative...

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Closing the attainment gap: college sector contribution

Garry Cameron considers how colleges can strengthen and consolidate the significant contribution they are already making to closing the att...

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A Blueprint for Fairness

Suzanne Marshall, Advisor at CDN outlines key recommendations of the final report of the Commission for Widening Access. The final repor...

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Mental health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland

Suzanne Marshall, Advisor at CDN, looks at Mental health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland: profile and trends, a recent publicati...

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Professional learning online: the student experience

Professional learning online: the student experience. We interviewed students to find out more about their online experience....

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Media employment connections

Forth Valley College Media student, Naina Bhardwaj supported CDN’s Employer and College Partnerships event, here she shares her experience...

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Digital literacy isn’t just for students

Brian Kelly argues that digital literacy needs to go beyond student teaching...

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