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CDN Update

I hope you are well.

This month, CDN’s Marketing and Communications Network launched the fantastic #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign on 12 February. The week-long digital campaign highlighted the importance and strength of Scotland’s colleges, with college staff, businesses, local communities and stakeholders getting involved on social media by using #LoveScotlandsColleges, reaching more than 3 million people during the week! Many thanks to everyone who contributed. 

We're delighted to announce plans for this year's Big College Open Week aka #BigCOW, where colleges across Scotland are opening their doors from 21 to 28 March to host an exciting range of activities. The purpose of the week is to demonstrate all that colleges offer – including the wide range of learning pathways and options open to students.

As always, we continue to offer a wide range of impactful Courses, Events and practice-focused Research to support your professional practice. Take a moment and have a look at what's on offer on CDN’s website. Don’t forget to let us know what professional development you’d like to see by completing the CDN Workforce Survey – details below.
Marie Hendry, Chief Executive, CDN
#LoveScotlandsColleges
Campaign Success!

To celebrate the outstanding innovation, hard work and best practice that takes place across the sector every day, organised by the CDN Marketing and Communications Network, our collaborative #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign launched on
Monday 12 February 2024.

The campaign achieved achieved over 3 million impressions across the 5 day period!

Thank you for your continued support and telling the world why you #LoveScotlandsColleges!
Big College Open Week 21-28 March

This year colleges across Scotland will come together for the second Big College Open Week aka #BigCOW.

The week-long campaign will kick start on Thursday 21 March, with colleges opening their doors to showcase all that the sector has to offer. The purpose of the week is to raise awareness of the benefits and pathways offered by colleges – and we hope to demonstrate this through an exciting range of activities in every college through the week.

Big College Open Week is part of the #ChooseCollege collaborative national campaign, organised by the CDN Marketing and Communications Network, highlighting the importance of Scotland’s colleges and encourage potential students to – Choose College.
CDN's Management and Leadership Programmes

CDN’s Management and Leadership Programmes aim to support you lead with confidence and take the next step in your career.

We offer programmes for aspiring managers through to executive senior leadership development, alongside excellent coaching opportunities.

Upcoming programmes include:
Coaching Skills for Managers Programme
Starting April

Elevate your leadership with our Coaching Skills for Managers Programme. Tailored for current and aspiring managers, this specialised course empowers you with effective coaching strategies for leadership and team development.

Empower your team and elevate your leadership.
Executive Leadership Series
Workshops Ongoing

The CDN Executive Leadership Series supports aspiring leaders in education and related sectors who either currently fulfill executive roles or are looking to work at executive level in the future.

There are spaces available for the final four workshops - don't miss out!

CDN Workforce Survey

Thanks to everyone who has completed the #CDNWorkforceSurvey so far!

The survey is open to ALL college staff, & will inform the design and nature of professional learning moving forward.

Make sure you have YOUR say!
30th Episode:
Pedagogy Matters Podcast

The hugely popular Pedagogy Matters Podcasts break down what the key aspects of pedagogy are and how these can be realised in current practice, whether that be online delivery, face to face delivery, or a mixture of both.

Pedagogy Matters with Valerie Innes, Mairi Nisbet, and Jayne Clark - SQA HN NextGen
In the latest episode, we chat with Valerie Innes, Head of Next Generation Qualifications and Standards at SQA, and lecturers Mairi Nisbet and Jayne Clark from South Lanarkshire College who have been developing and delivering the NextGen version of the HNC in Childhood Practice.
#EqualityMatters Digest

We want to help you put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of all you do, so we have developed a monthly #EqualityMatters digest, signposting you to related events, information and resources.

February is... Focusing on LGBTQ+ Inclusive Pedagogies

Click the image below for infographic:
Watch this space for March's focus on Gender Inequality
Partner News:
Monitoring Education for Sustainable Development in Colleges - Workshop (online)

How much do we teach the students at our colleges about sustainability and how do we know if what we're teaching is making a difference?
Hear about best practice on monitoring and evaluating ESD from two leading colleges, and explore a six-step flexible monitoring framework based on recent work in HE, including many tools and practice recommendations.
Partner News:
Sustainability & Support for Learning: Realigning Curricula for the Future Event

Join this episode of the 'Realigning Curricula for the Future' series of events run by the EAUC Scotland team, focussing on education for sustainable development in specific subject areas.

At this event you will hear some examples of good practice when embedding sustainability in Support for Learning classes.

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