DYW e-bulletin: October ‘16 |
Dear colleagues,
Welcome to the latest edition of the monthly DYW e-bulletin which aims to support your work in this area through sharing up-to-date information, news, resources etc.
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SLF 2016: DYW and skills featured highly! With 18 related seminars, two discussion sessions and explicit references in the keynote address by the Depute First Minister, Mr Swinney, DYW was again high on the agenda at this year’s SLF. Read more here. |
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The Interesting practice exemplars The latest interesting practice examples are now available on the DYW webpages and the National Improvement Hub. Find out more here.
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First 8 DYW e-bulletins in 2016 The DYW e-bulletin has become a popular monthly publication with over 2200 recipients. Should you have missed any of this year's editions you can access these here. |
New college quality framework
Work on the new college quality framework, and the methodology behind it, has been going well and has been approved by external stakeholders at the Scottish Funding Council. The new framework will be shared with the group of college Associate Assessors at their annual training event in the University of Stirling on 4th October.
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Careers Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) reviews
The review of SDS CIAG services in The Highlands will be published in November. The review of Renfrewshire CIAG services will commence on 10 October. |
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Review of Modern Apprenticeships (MA) in Automotive Engineering
The review of MAs in Automotive Engineering will commence in October. This review considers all aspects of off-the-job training. In future, all reviews will also consider on-the-job training activities. |
 New: Work Placements Standard for Colleges
The Scottish Funding Council published this new standard in order to build on and enhance work-based learning experiences for college students across Scotland. Access and download the standard here. |
Business Language Champions: Developing skills for the world of work A number of case studies around this SCILT initiative showcase how effective school/employer partnerships can highlight the relevancy of language skills for the world of work. More on this initiative here. |
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 Scotland’s Enterprising Schools (SES) – national leadership event 26 October, Glasgow
SES, with the support of Education Scotland, will host a national event for strategic leaders in education to inspire enterprising attitudes, entrepreneurship and the development of skills for learning, life and work in learners. More details here.
Scotland's Enterprising Schools successfully re-launched with a brand new website and our first set of FREE lesson plans at the Scottish Learning Festival 2016. Access the new site here. |
Sky Academy: Developing skills of young people across Scotland This free half day interactive learning experience linked to CfE gives 8 – 18 year olds the chance to produce a TV report with the latest technology available. More on this offer here. |
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 Labour marked information (LMI) inspires change in the Western Isles LMI has been applied to enhance ‘Personalisation and Choice’ in senior phase and drive forward curriculum change in the Western Isles. Find out more here. |
Skills Development Scotland: My World of Work Ambassadors Programme This initiative provides learners with the opportunity to share their expertise of new digital career education tool My World of Work with others. Find out more about this programme here.
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Young Enterprise Scotland: Resources for the new session 2016/17 As many of the Company Programme Teams sign up and begin their enterprise journey for 2016/2017 it is worth sharing the wonderful resources that have been produced by our partners at Kaplan UK. The YES Programme is the ultimate business experience for S5 and S6 pupils. |
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North East DYW Regional Group launches DYW Quality Accreditation award This new award recognises partnerships that encourage the employment of young people and meet core standards set by the regional group based at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce. |
Futurism and Business: Dealing with complexity A free online course to help prepare for the future and learn some practical skills to predict business trends. More here. |
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 Aspires 2 Project (King’s College, London): Year 11 Students’ Views on Career Education and the Work Experience This survey contains some key information around the impact of career education on students’ level of satisfaction as well as the equalities and STEM agenda. Download the report here. |
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For Your Diary: 24 Oct ‘16: Scotland’s Enterprising Schools event Scottish Apprenticeship Shows:
9 - 11 Oct ’16: Glasgow
13 – 14 Oct ’16: Edinburgh
28 Nov ’16: Polishing our Gems: A Call for Action on Childhood Adversity, NHS event, Edinburgh |
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