Policy News

• Russell last man standing over college cuts - view article at Scottish Liberal Democrats
• MSPs sent 80,000 emails from students and lecturers - view article at BBC News
• College students bombard SNP minister with 80,000 emails in protest over 'criminal' cash cuts - view article at Sunday Mail
• Cuts to student support could leave more young Scots on the dole, claim NUS - view article at Sunday Mail
• 80,000 students write to Scottish Government in protest over college funding cuts - view article at The Scotsman
• Students' anger at college cuts - view article at Greenock Telegraph
• MSPs ready to back £30bn Budget (also in: IC Scotland; IC Lanarkshire; IC Ayrshire; IC Renfrewshire; Blairgowrie Advertiser; Stirling Observer; Hamilton Advertiser; Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser; East Kilbride News; Irvine Herald ; Paisley Daily Express; Wishaw Press; Dumfries & Galloway Standard; Kilmarnock Standard; West Lothian Courier; Perthshire Advertiser; Ayrshire Post; Rutherglen Reformer; Stornoway Gazette; Kincardineshire Observer; Cumbernauld Today; Bo'ness Journal; Galloway Gazette; Donside Piper & Herald; Carluke Gazette; Falkirk Herald; Buteman; Mearns Leader; Kirkintilloch Herald; Hawick News; Linlithgow Gazette; Bellshill Speaker; Lanarkshire Extra; Fife Today; Arbroath Today; Wharfvalley; Carrick Gazette; Midlothiantoday; Deeside Piper & Herald; Motherwell Times; Selkirk Today; Buchan Observer; West Lothian Herald and Post; Lancashire Evening Post; Berwickshire News; Southern Reporter; Brechin Advertiser; Guide Gazette; East Lothian Today; Inverurie Herald; Queensferry Gazette) - view article at IC Scotland
• Swinney sets extra £130m to work on education and housing - view article at The Scotsman
• Colleges hope for Budget cuts relief - view article at The Herald
• New drive to find jobs for 5000 young Scots - view article at The Herald
• A welcome local scheme to rescue lost generation - view article at The Herald
• Demand for Shared Services to increase as research reveals ‘cost-cutting' and ‘increasing efficiency' remains key priority for FE - view article at Source Wire
• Vince Cable's choice for universities watchdog vetoed by MPs - view article at The Telegraph
  

College Mentions

• Cardonald students help airport staff beat winter blues - view article at STV Glasgow
• A Career in wind energy - view article at Galloway Gazette
• Trio of council apprentices in running for national public service awards - view article at Aberdeen City Council
• OYA+ Glasgow & Edinburgh Buddy Roadshow - view article at Volunteer Scotland
• The sweet science of success - view article at Carrick Gazette
• ASF Shetland - Weaver in Residence 2012 - view article at Hi Arts
• 3G perfect arena for sport at Netherdale - view article at Border Telegraph
  

General Education News

• Jim Caldwell: Bullying of staff members at Education Scotland will be tackled - view article at The Scotsman
• Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle blaze at university - view article at The Scotsman
• University fire forces students to flee union - view article at The Herald
• Be prepared: Schools to recognise Scouting skills - view article at The Herald
• UK trails Poland and Bulgaria on adults educated to A-level standard - view article at The Guardian
• UCAS application figures: overview of the statistics and the coverage - view article at The Guardian
  

Scotland's Colleges Mentions

• Funding cuts ‘risks quality of colleges' - view article at The Herald
• College cash for bursaries running out in Scotland - view article at Student Times
  

College Mentions

• Scottish craft apprentice of the year named - view article at heatingandventilating.net
• Criminals' cash funds play project - view article at Montrose Review
• The lady is a vamp: a guide to Scotland's alt-drag scene - view article at The Scotsman
• Panto stars' kind donation - view article at Greenock Telegraph
  

General Education News

• Bullying claims rock Scots schools watchdog - view article at The Scotsman
• Analysis: It needs to have the confidence of pupils and parents - view article at The Scotsman
• Comment: Lesson in leadership needed - view article at The Scotsman
• Rector warns Scotland could be 'sleepwalking into a possible disaster' with Curriculum for Excellence - view article at The Courier
• EMA replacement 'failing young poor students' - view article at BBC News
  

Policy News

• College Regions Announced - view article at vadvert.co.uk
• Parties call on Swinney to rethink college cuts - view article at The Scotsman
• SNP faces pressure on college cuts - view article at The Scotsman (also in: IC Scotland; IC Lanarkshire; IC Ayrshire; IC Dumfries; IC Renfrewshire; Blairgowrie Advertiser; Stirling Observer; Hamilton Advertiser; Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser; East Kilbride News; Irvine Herald ; Paisley Daily Express; Wishaw Press; Lanark Gazette; Lennox Herald; Dumfries & Galloway Standard; Kilmarnock Standard; West Lothian Courier; Perthshire Advertiser; Ayrshire Post; Rutherglen Reformer; Stornoway Gazette; Kincardineshire Observer; Kirriemuir Herald; Cumbernauld Today; Bo'ness Journal; Galloway Gazette; Donside Piper & Herald; Carluke Gazette; Falkirk Herald; Buteman; Mearns Leader; Kirkintilloch Herald; Hawick News; Linlithgow Gazette; Bellshill Speaker; Lanarkshire Extra; Fife Today; Arbroath Today; Wharfvalley; Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra; Milngavie Herald; Carrick Gazette; Midlothiantoday; Deeside Piper & Herald; Forfar Today; Motherwell Times; Grantham Journal; Selkirk Today; Buchan Observer; West Lothian Herald and Post; Lancashire Evening Post; Berwickshire News; Southern Reporter; Brechin Advertiser; Guide Gazette; East Lothian Today; Inverurie Herald; Queensferry Gazette; Montrose Today; Real Radio Scotland)
• Youth job prospects will be wrecked by £74m college cuts proposal, warn opposition MSPs - view article at Daily Record
• Swinney defends EU nationals' votes - view article at STV
• Monklands MSP to hold talks with education secretary over colleges fallout - view article at STV Airdrie
• Strike action at James Watt suspended - view article at Irvine Herald
• Opposition demand Russell apology over slur - view article at The Herald
• Parents call on Russell to clear up exams confusion - view article at The Herald
• Curriculum in crisis - view article at The Herald
• Schools don't want time to revise for new exams, reckons Mike Russell - view article at The Scotsman
• Teachers say new exams are ‘fraught with danger' - view article at The Scotsman
  

College Mentions

• Glowing review for West Lothian College - view article at West Lothian Courier
• Cumbernauld College radio station attracts a global audience - view article at STV Cumbernauld
• Maritime centre in college's safe hands - view article at Buchan Observer
• College taster day for Kirrie pupils - view article at Forfar Dispatch
• Youth gets heard - view article at Motherwell Times
• John Smeaton needs medical treatment after being attacked by angry bird - view article at Daily Record
• Film awards' focus falls on Fife primary school's budding movie-makers - view article at The Scotsman
  

General Education News

• Decision to delay ‘makes nonsense' of new exams - view article at The Herald
• Key target is missed in bid to save Gaelic - view article at The Herald
• Tax deal for student loan bosses spark inquiry call - view article at The Scotsman
• Big push to create apprenticeships in UK companies - view article at The Scotsman
• Glasgow applications up after tuition fees move - view article at The Scotsman
• Brian Monteith examines why meddling with tradition may not be in Scotland's best interests - view article at The Scotsman
• Welcome to the desktop degree... - view article at The Guardian
• Top universities warned over places for 'disadvantaged' students - view article at The Independent
• Work experience 'cuts dropout rate' - view article at BBC News
  

Policy News

• Mike Russell accuses opposition of ‘anti-Scottish’ education policies - view article The Scotsman
• College regions announced - view article Engage for Education
• Scottish Government accused of butchering college funding by £74m - view article STV
• Education budget cuts revealed - view article The Herald
• Scottish colleges deserve better from SNP - view article Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Time for SNP to reconsider drastic college cuts - view article Scottish Conservatives
• SNP college cuts need to be reversed - view article Scottish Conservatives
• Proposed cuts spark fears of students being priced out of college education - view article The Journal
• Focus on youth unemployment - view article My village.com

College Mentions

• Degree places switch from university to FE colleges - view article BBC News
• Big change afoot: 41 colleges will be reduced to just 12 regional areas – view article TESS - Page 6
• Allegations of bullying at college investigated - view article TESS – Page 6
• Strike action at James Watt suspended - view article Irvine Herald
• College accused of covering up bullying ‘bullying’ at college - view article The Scotsman
• Principal describes Adam Smith College allegations as 'ridiculous' - view article The Courier
• COLLEGE FACES INQUIRY - view article Fife Today
• Ryan resorts to Sandals - view article Stirling Observer
• Spat breaks out between Lanarkshire's colleges - view article STV
• Karate: British Open next for Edinburgh’s latest champion - view article The Scotsman
• College merger confirmed - view article The Greenock Telegraph
• College merger move condemned - view article The Greenock Telegraph
• 1st anniversary for University of Highlands and Islands - view article Stornoway Gazette

General Education News

• Numbers fall as £9k fees take off - view article TESS – Page 10
• University access tsar threatens to impose 'nuclear' penalty - view article The Telegraph
• Peers hit out over 'unfair' tuition fee policy - view article The Herald
• £45m cut in further education funding - view article The Scotsman
• Blow to Vince Cable as his choice for university tsar faces the axe - view article The Daily Mail
• Universities set to lose £5.6bn as overseas applications plummet - view article The Independent
• Agree with me or you’re anti-Scottish, says Michael Russell - view article The Scotsman
• Simon Carr: Drowsy hum of an education bureaucrat - view article The Independent
• Leaders: Scottish Government must bring in the experts - view article The Scotsman
• Alarm over student application figures - view article The Guardian
• University access tsar threatens to impose 'nuclear' penalty - view article The Telegraph
• Tories and Labour 'anti-Scottish' - view article Edinburgh Evening News
• Mike Russell accuses opposition of ‘anti-Scottish’ education policies - view article The Scotsman

Scotland's Colleges Mentions

• Mike Russell sets out higher education review - view at The Scotsman
• Ministerial Statement: Higher Education and Further Education Governance Reports - watch at BBC Democracy Live
• College Funding Debate - watch at BBC Democracy Live
• Mike Russell sets out higher education review - view at The Scotsman
• College restructuring plan 'does not mean merger' - view at STV
• Lanarkshire colleges region to be established - view at STV Motherwell
• The Herald p8 Plans for overhaul of college sector in new report
  

Policy News

• Report of the Review of Higher Education Governance in Scotland - view at The Scottish Government
• Minister proposes regional cluster plan for Scots colleges - view at BBC News
• Moray College to become part of further education collaboration - view at STV Local
• James Watt merger - view at Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Advertiser
• BREAKING NEWS: JWC merger confirmed - view at Greenock Telegraph
• Cardonald and Anniesland colleges enter into merger talks - view at Glaswegian
• College restructure 'is not merger' - view at Blairgowrie Advertiser
• Salmond says cost of unemployment on young more than just economic - view at The Herald
• Making jobs work for young people - view at The Herald
• University principals to lose their bonuses - view at The Scotsman
• Legal bid over SNP university fees move - view at The Herald
• University principals to face greater scrutiny over pay - view at The Herald
• John Swinney announces extra £33m for housing, jobs and roads - view at BBC News
  

College Mentions

• Learner of the Year ... Oatridge - view at The Landscaper
• North-east college to take over former museum - view at STV Fraserburgh
• Centre's benefit from investment programme - view at Central Fife Times
• Restaurant begins service - view at Arbroath Herald
• Clyde Valley High School pupils recite Burns for local club's annual supper - view at STV Wishaw
  

General Education News

• Watchdog denies ‘MoTs in schools' - view at The Scotsman
• Professional update plan for teachers is step closer - view at The Herald
• Civil servant tax claims: Danny Alexander orders review - view at BBC News
• Give students the right to switch university - view at The Guardian
• Would you consider going to a private university? - view at The Guardian