Borders College: Work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions

Borders College is taking an innovative approach to supporting the delivery of learning to its students, many of whom are who are spread out across a wide geographical area in remote locations where broadband coverage and mobile phone reception are poor or non-existent.

Barnsley College: Rethinking assessment of work-based learning

Barnsley College’s level 3 and 4 diplomas in digital learning design are delivered in one year, enabling apprentices to be employed alongside their studies in the college’s innovative learning design company, Elephant Learning Designs. The limited time this allows for delivery and assessment has prompted course leaders to rethink their approach to course structure, assessment and feedback design, and the role of technology in evidence collection.