Events over the last few weeks have highlighted unacceptably poor levels of care provided in some residential services by those trusted to care and support vulnerable people. High calibre, skilled
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Transition from professional qualifying programmes to the reality of social work can be daunting for newly qualified workers. It can also be challenging for busy practitioners involved in supporting newly
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Colleges, training providers and employers can now use an e-portfolio in their delivery of SVQs in Health and Social Care, as leading awarding body EDI launches a new qualification in
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Scottish Learning Festival, organised by Learning and Teaching Scotland, is set to bring together the global education community for two days of inspirational seminars, speeches
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The Scottish Practice Learning Project (SPLP) is currently leading work on the development of a major new set of qualifications for those working in social services and related professions who
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Cathy Macnaughton of the Scottish Practice Learning Project introduces Scotland’s four social service Learning Networks. Four Learning Networks have been established in Scotland to assist in the development of a
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In the first of two articles, Neil Ballantyne and Keith Quinn (writing in a personal capacity), reflect on the case for informal learning in the workplace; and the role that
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