Informed Scotland June 2023 – Learning & skills for the future
A later-than-usual round up of learning & skills last month – a month crammed full of major reports and announcements to keep us all busy over the summer.
One of the hottest topics was It’s Our Future, the final report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment led by Prof Louise Hayward. This was followed by a statement to Parliament by education & skills Cabinet Secretary, Jenny Gilruth. To help subscribers, Informed 112 included the report’s 26 recommendations in an Annex.
Another major theme was Post-School Education, Research and Skills. Fit for the Future, the final report of the Skills Delivery Landscape Review by James Withers was published. Swiftly followed by a Scottish Government announcement and publication of a Purpose & Principles ‘blueprint’ and Initial Priorities papers. The review’s 15 recommendations were also provided in an Annex for digest subscribers.
And these weren’t the only hot topics. The others were learning for sustainability, entrepreneurial higher education and innovation, driven by three Scottish Government publications:
- Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability Action Plan 2023–2030 for the schools sector
- Entrepreneurial Campus, a ten-year ‘blueprint’ to make higher education ‘a driving force for the entrepreneurial ecosystem’
- Scotland’s National Innovation Strategy, a ten-year plan including a focus on the role of universities.
Other items worth highlighting:
- Skills Development Scotland’s exploration of Young People’s Career Ambitions
- The Open University’s annual Business Barometer of the skills landscape and the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland’s Big Small Business Survey
- The UK Government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, including plans to build talent and develop skills UK-wide
- QAA Scotland’s report on microcredentials in higher education
- Money & Pensions Service’s survey report on children & young people’s financial education and wellbeing
- And Audit Scotland’s progress report on early learning & childcare.
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