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The Power of Pineapples
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28 Gibl 2020

As the Historic Environment Skills Investment Plan is launched today, it’s worth reflecting on what can be achieved by bringing partners together with supportive leadership.

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By the numbers
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28 Gibl 2020

SFC’s Laura Hepburn reflects on Data Summit 2019, and what it’s been like to go from data intern to panel guest.

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SFC in Ireland
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28 Gibl 2020

Continuing the theme of international collaboration to share learning, Ken Rutherford talks about the work he’s led with SFC colleagues to support reform in the Republic of Ireland’s further education and training sector.

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Fighting back against cyber attacks
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28 Gibl 2020

The Scottish Funding Council’s David Beards writes about the rising tide of cybercrime and how to keep your data safe.

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Men in Early Years
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28 Gibl 2020

Alison Malcolm on the challenge to recruit more men into the childcare workforce, and the innovative approaches being trialled by colleges to address this.

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Next GP to the surgery please…
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28 Gibl 2020

Helen Raftopoulos, The Scottish Funding Council’s Assistant Director for Health, looks at SFC’s role in helping to meet the challenges facing general practice in Scotland.

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A Framework for Fair Access
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28 Gibl 2020

Peter Scott, Commissioner for Fair Access on what Scotland’s new Framework for Fair Access means for the sector, and students from our most deprived communities.

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The research and innovation ties that bind
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28 Gibl 2020

SFC’s Stuart Fancey on the active steps Scotland is taking to safeguard its research and innovation partnerships with Europe.

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Fathers in Childcare
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28 Gibl 2020

Russell Moore, a HNC Childhood Practice student from Dunblane shares his story on what it’s like to prepare for a career in childcare at Forth Valley College.

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