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New device for Christmas? Here's how to keep it secure...

Blog by Chelsea Jarvie, Director of CJ Cyber Ltd. Here are 3 very simple actions you can take to keep your device secure and ultimately, ...

Collaboration is key when developing qualifications

Thanks to SQA for being one of 2019’s CDN College Award Gold sponsors. In this blog, SQA National Manager Caroline Hunter explains why col...

What's your Digital Ambition for Scotland's colleges?

We spoke to Principal of Forth Valley College Dr Ken Thomson OBE ahead of the Digital Ambition Roadshow, which tours Scotland this Autumn. T...

5 good reasons to go paperless in your board room

Thanks to Admincontrol for being one of 2019's CDN College Award Gold sponsors. The company offers a smart and secure collaboration platform...

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – How we're supporting teaching staff through professional development

Sandy MacLean, CDN’s Curriculum and Teaching Lead, explores the implications for the sector and its practitioners with an increasing incid...

Scottish Government's Public Sector and Climate Change Consultation

Blog by Suzanne Marshall, Lead - Curriculum and Teaching, CDN Why this Consultation? On 14 May, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Cli...

Meet The Course Leader - Valerie Jackman

Valerie Jackman is an experienced educator, a skilled facilitator, a creative catalyst and an enthusiastic collaborator.  Having held se...

The Connected Classroom – a collaborative approach to learning

Blog by College Expo19 Sponsor Ajenta - Vscene The Connected Classroom has become a hot topic in recent years, with a significant rise in...

Do you think you are doing your bit for the environment?

Blog by College Expo19 Sponsor WasteSwitch LTD. Recycling, we all think we are doing it, but are we? We are all trying and due to the ...

Fair Access Framework launched

In 2014 the First Minister of Scotland set out the ambition that 'a child born today in one of our most deprived communities will, by the ti...

Colleges well placed on cyber resilience

On Tuesday 23 April 2019, Kate Forbes MSP, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy opened the first College Cyber Security Conferenc...

Enabling Student Carers: The Journey Continues

Enabling Student Carers: The Journey Continues Thursday 14th March saw the launch of the Carer’s Trust Going Further for Student Carers: ...

College football scores a hat trick

College football is scoring major success – find out how. A level playing field for college and university sport On 3 April a team from ...

Tackling gender-based violence

Suzanne Marshall of College Development Network reflects on the journey so far in Glasgow Kelvin College. An ethos of building and working ...

Top Tips to Creating an Award-Winning Submission

College Awards 2019, delivered by CDN, are now open for entries, and we have provided you with top tips for creating an award-winning submis...

Why new standards will help Scottish colleges excel

By Jim Metcalfe, published in Tes magazine on 30 November 2018 Outstanding teaching is key to the great success stories in FE, writes CDN...

Young Enterprise Scotland - Bridge 2 Business Programme

Young Enterprise Scotland who are proud Gold Sponsors of the College Awards, share their exciting programme Bridge 2 Business below: Bridge...

Climate Week 2018

Climate Week 2018 runs from 1-5 October and is a great opportunity to showcase what colleges are doing about climate change and to plan for ...

Small change, big impact: How five colleges are responding to the FE attainment challenge

Our college sector in Scotland has a strong track record of successfully transforming the lives of learners. We rightly recognise and are ...

Reflecting on the benefits of a management qualification

John Rafferty CMgr MCMI, reflects on his leadership journey with CDN. Throughout my career I've always maintained some form of continuo...