The Scottish Government

Documents

You may find the following documents to be of interest:

General

• FAED Business Plan 2006-07
• Further Education in Scotland 2004 (The latest FE Annual Report)

• Learning to Improve: Quality Approaches for Lifelong Learning (Report, December 2005)

• Lifelong Learning Statistics 2005 (December 2005)
• Ministerial Strategic Guidance to the Scottish Funding Council (Letter, November 2005)

The Review of Scotland's Colleges (RoSCO)

• Accountability and Governance (Research, February 2007)
• Unlocking Opportunity: The Difference Scotland's Colleges Make to Learners, the Economy and Wider Society (Report, October 2006)

Additional Needs

• Finding Practical Solutions to Complex Needs Consultation (Summary of Responses, January 2006)

• Partnership Matters: A Guide to Local Authorities, NHS Boards and Voluntary Organisations on Supporting Students with Additional Needs in Further Education (January 2005)

Governance

• Report of Ministerial Review of Governance and Accountability in the Further Education Sector (March 2003)

Professional Development

• Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland's Colleges (June 2006)
• Analysis of Responses to 'A Consultation on the Need for a Professional Body for Staff in Scotland's Colleges' (July 2005)
• Analysis of Responses to 'A Review of Occupational Standards and National Guidelines on Provision Leading to the Teaching Qualification in Further Education and Related Professional Development' (October 2003)

School-College Collaboration

• LIFELONG PARTNERS: SCOTLAND'S SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETY: A Strategy for Partnership (May 2005)

• LIFELONG PARTNERS: SCOTLAND'S SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETY A Guide for Schools, Colleges and Local Authorities (May 2005)

• A REVIEW OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND: CONSULTATION ANALYSIS REPORT OF RESPONSES TO INTERIM REPORT AND OUTLINE DRAFT STRATEGY (May 2005)

• WORKING GROUP ON BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL/COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS (May 2005)

• School/college review funding working group (May 2005)

• SCHOOL/COLLEGE WORKING GROUP ON QUALIFICATIONS REPORT (May 2005)

• A REVIEW OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND: Interim Report (November 2004)

• Partner Document to the Interim Report (November 2004)