Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at the implications of the UK’s exit from the EU on university research funding and student mobility.
Tag: Education
Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill – the story so far
Reading Time: 6 minutes On Tuesday 24 November 2020, the Scottish Parliament will consider the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3. This blog looks at the
Positive progression: The future of college to university pathways
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at college to university pathways and the role they may play post COVID-19
National Qualifications – estimating success: a response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog looks at the cancellation of the 2020 exam diet and the method of certification the SQA has put in place for those qualifications.
RICs: improving Scottish Education through collaboration?
Reading Time: 8 minutes Blog looking at the development of education Regional Improvement Collaboratives.
The price of free tuition in Scotland
Reading Time: 9 minutes A blog reflecting on the debate about tuition fees in Scotland in the period since devolution.
20 years of scrutinising school education policy – a learning experience.
Reading Time: 7 minutes A look at the approach to education policy and resulting challenges for the Parliament.
Scotland’s schools: a new LEIP forward?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog outlines plans for the next phase of school investment.
SPICe FAQ – Higher Education student funding in Scotland
Reading Time: 2 minutes SPICe regularly receives enquiries from MSPs and their staff on behalf of constituents looking for information on funding for undergraduate or postgraduate studies. This blog
How can academics engage with SPICe and the Scottish Parliament?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Relevant, credible, and independent research is essential for good scrutiny and debate. Within the Scottish Parliament, research is used for many purposes including committee work,