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Colleges in Scotland

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	# [[West Highland College]]		# [[West Highland College]]

	All of the colleges, with the sole exception of [[Newbattle Abbey]] - a college of adult education - offer higher education programmes as well as vocational training.		All of the colleges, with the sole exception of [[Newbattle Abbey College]] - a college of adult education - offer higher education programmes as well as vocational training.

	For a complete list of colleges in Scotland see [[All colleges in Scotland]] - and also [[:Category:Colleges in Scotland]] - each college has an entry on the wiki.		For a complete list of colleges in Scotland see [[All colleges in Scotland]] - and also [[:Category:Colleges in Scotland]] - each college has an entry on the wiki.

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Colleges in Scotland: updated at April 2013

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	There are 43 FE colleges in Scotland whose locations are mapped on the [http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/About_the_Council/Location_of_colleges_in_Scotland.pdf Scottish Funding Council] website, including eight which are partners in the University of the Highlands and Islands. As with English FE colleges, there has been a trend over the past twenty years for smaller colleges to merge and form larger organisations: the most recent merger has been the formation in 2010 of the [~~http://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/~~ City of Glasgow College], formed from Central College, Glasgow (no. 11 on the linked map), Glasgow College of Nautical Studies (20) and Glasgow Metropolitan College (21) merged in 2010 to form The City of Glasgow College.		There are 43 FE colleges in Scotland whose locations are mapped on the [http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/About_the_Council/Location_of_colleges_in_Scotland.pdf Scottish Funding Council] website, including eight which are partners in the University of the Highlands and Islands. As with English FE colleges, there has been a trend over the past twenty years for smaller colleges to merge and form larger organisations: the most recent merger has been the formation in 2010 of the [[City of Glasgow College]], formed from Central College, Glasgow (no. 11 on the linked map), Glasgow College of Nautical Studies (20) and Glasgow Metropolitan College (21) merged in 2010 to form The City of Glasgow College.

	~~Eight~~ of the colleges ([http://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk/ Inverness] (22); [http://www.lews.uhi.ac.uk/ Lews Castle] (28); [http://www.moray.ac.uk/ Moray] (29); [http://www.northhighland.ac.uk/ North Highland] (33); [http://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/ Orkney] (35); [http://www.perth.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx Perth] (36); [http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/index_en.html Sabhal Mor Ostaig] (38); and [http://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/ Shetland] (39)] work alongside the University of the Highlands & Islands.		Nine of the colleges work alongside the [[University of the Highlands and Islands]]:

	All of the colleges, with the sole exception of [~~http://www.newbattleabbeycollege.ac.uk/~~ Newbattle Abbey] ~~(31)~~ - a college of adult education - offer higher education programmes as well as vocational training.		# [[Perth College]]
			# [[Lews Castle College]]
			# [[Orkney College]]
			# [[Shetland College]]
			# [[Inverness College]]
			# [[Moray College]]
			# [[North Highland College]]
			# [[Argyll College]]
			# [[West Highland College]]

			All of the colleges, with the sole exception of [[Newbattle Abbey]] - a college of adult education - offer higher education programmes as well as vocational training.

			For a complete list of colleges in Scotland see [[All colleges in Scotland]] - and also [[:Category:Colleges in Scotland]] - each college has an entry on the wiki.

			Further mergers are currently (April 2013) in progress - see individual college entries for details.

	== Education reform ==		== Education reform ==

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Universities in Scotland

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	There are two universities ([[University of Strathclyde]] and [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]) who have been involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme. This might be thought to be a rather small number (e.g. compared with Wales) - however seven Scottish universities have set up the Scottish Benchmarking Group, with a little support from the Higher Education Academy, to carry out collaborative activities related to benchmarking: the universities involved are Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Paisley. Stirling and Strathclyde.		There are two universities ([[University of Strathclyde]] and [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]) who have been involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme. This might be thought to be a rather small number (e.g. compared with Wales) - however seven Scottish universities have set up the Scottish Benchmarking Group, with a little support from the Higher Education Academy, to carry out collaborative activities related to benchmarking: the universities involved are Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Paisley. Stirling and Strathclyde.

	For a list of universities in Scotland ()current as at April 2013) see [[:Category:Universities in Scotland]]		For a list of universities in Scotland (current as at April 2013) see [[:Category:Universities in Scotland]]

	=== Polytechnics in Scotland ===		=== Polytechnics in Scotland ===

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	There are two universities ([[University of Strathclyde]] and [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]) who have been involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme. This might be thought to be a rather small number (e.g. compared with Wales) - however seven Scottish universities have set up the Scottish Benchmarking Group, with a little support from the Higher Education Academy, to carry out collaborative activities related to benchmarking: the universities involved are Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Paisley. Stirling and Strathclyde.		There are two universities ([[University of Strathclyde]] and [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]) who have been involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme. This might be thought to be a rather small number (e.g. compared with Wales) - however seven Scottish universities have set up the Scottish Benchmarking Group, with a little support from the Higher Education Academy, to carry out collaborative activities related to benchmarking: the universities involved are Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Paisley. Stirling and Strathclyde.

			For a list of universities in Scotland ()current as at April 2013) see [[:Category:Universities in Scotland]]

	=== Polytechnics in Scotland ===		=== Polytechnics in Scotland ===

Nick Jeans: /* Lessons learnt */

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Lessons learnt

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	== Lessons learnt ==		== Lessons learnt ==

	A distinctive feature of Scotland’s engagement with e-learning is its development of the ‘Glow’ platform for all schools and colleges. Like the South Yorkshire e-Learning Programme, this is an initiative designed to encourage the development of blended learning, using shared online resources in a traditional classroom setting. However, again like the SYeLP, its effectiveness has been hampered by a somewhat unwieldy platform.

	This may suggest that large-scale initiatives of this kind are doomed to failure because they are not small and agile enough to keep pace with new developments in software. The attempt to bring all online education into a single site to make it more accessible for all teachers is beginning to seem like a flawed concept. So, for the moment at least, developments in the use of e-learning seem likely to continue to be fragmented and motivated by enthusiastic individual teachers or schools.


	New, smaller, more user-friendly developments may prove more effective. For example, Xtensis, which has provided the repository for NLN materials since the demise of BECTA, has now produced a platform called XtLearn (http://www.xtlearn.net/) where individual teachers can develop their own repository of favourite online resources. These can then be shared more widely with other teachers using the platform. An example collection of resources can be seen here: http://goo.gl/B7ISz

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General lessons

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	=== General lessons ===		=== General lessons ===

			A distinctive feature of Scotland’s engagement with e-learning is its development of the ‘Glow’ platform for all schools and colleges. Like the South Yorkshire e-Learning Programme, this is an initiative designed to encourage the development of blended learning, using shared online resources in a traditional classroom setting. However, again like the SYeLP, its effectiveness has been hampered by a somewhat unwieldy platform.
			This may suggest that large-scale initiatives of this kind are doomed to failure because they are not small and agile enough to keep pace with new developments in software. The attempt to bring all online education into a single site to make it more accessible for all teachers is beginning to seem like a flawed concept. So, for the moment at least, developments in the use of e-learning seem likely to continue to be fragmented and motivated by enthusiastic individual teachers or schools.

			New, smaller, more user-friendly developments may prove more effective. For example, Xtensis, which has provided the repository for NLN materials since the demise of BECTA, has now produced a platform called XtLearn (http://www.xtlearn.net/) where individual teachers can develop their own repository of favourite online resources. These can then be shared more widely with other teachers using the platform. An example collection of resources can be seen here: http://goo.gl/B7ISz

	=== Notable practices ===		=== Notable practices ===

Nick Jeans: /* Administration and finance */

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Administration and finance

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	== Administration and finance ==		== Administration and finance ==

	In contrast to the rest of the UK, university tuition fees were abolished in 2000 for students living in Scotland. Students who fulfil the residency criteria and are studying in a full-time higher education course at a Scottish university or college do not pay tuition fees. The tuition fees rate is currently set at £1,775 but the Scottish government pays this to the college or university directly. Exemption from tuition fees is not linked to how much money students have.		In contrast to the rest of the UK, university tuition fees were abolished in 2000 for students living in Scotland and the rest of the EU (but not the rest of the UK). Students who fulfil the residency criteria and are studying in a full-time higher education course at a Scottish university or college do not pay tuition fees. The tuition fees rate is currently set at £1,775 but the Scottish government pays this to the college or university directly. Exemption from tuition fees is not linked to how much money students have.

	=== Schools ===		=== Schools ===

Nick Jeans: /* Scotland in a nutshell */

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Scotland in a nutshell

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	Scotland has always been the most independent of the four home unions and, under the ruling Scottish National Party, it is gradually moving towards full independence. The party is committed to holding a referendum on this in the near future.		Scotland has always been the most independent of the four home unions and, under the ruling Scottish National Party, it is gradually moving towards full independence. The party is committed to holding a referendum on this in the near future.

			The population in Scotland is sparsely distributed, especially in the northern part of the country, the Highlands and Islands. As such, one might expect online education to be particularly desirable and more highly evolved. It is therefore surprising that the scarcity of population is matched by a scarcity of virtual schools.

	For more details on Scotland see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland		For more details on Scotland see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland