Welcome to the may 2018 issue of the Scholarship Project newsletter including latest news and updates - aiming to support the development and embedding of a distinct scholarly ethos in the college HE sector.

The Scholarship Project Newsletter Aiming to support the development and embedding of a distinct scholarly ethos in the college higher education (HE) sector May 2018 Project Update   This is the final newsletter from the Scholarship Project as we move towards the launch of its main output, the Scholarship Framework. The framework will be launched on Tuesday 26 June and will include around 50 quality assured resources that have been developed throughout the project. The resources are aimed at enhancing the profile of college HE and students' learning experience. If your college would like more information about how to use the framework when it is available, please contact us. Future newsletters sent to those who have signed up to the Scholarship Framework will include updates, new research and findings. As part of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws, we will not be able to transfer any contact data onto the Scholarship Framework. To receive updates and newsletters on the Scholarship Framework, you will need opt in. This last newsletter, will explore some of the main outputs and dissemination activities which have emerged over the three years that we have been working on in the project. This includes conference proceedings, think pieces and case studies.    The impact of the Scholarship Project As well as developing a framework of resources, a key ambition of the project has been to capture what has been going on in the college HE community and regularly disseminate that to the whole sector. This has led to several publications and the development of a community of practice discussing scholarship within college HE. We will continue with these approaches as the project moves into the its next phase.     The Scholarship Project has produced 58 think pieces on a broad range of topics related to scholarship and college HE.   A recent think piece, written by Sarah Crowson, Scholarship Development Manager at Hereford College of Arts, discusses the idea of a think piece itself and invites everyone to consider writing one.   We have also produced 66 case studies which focus on innovative practice related to scholarship on professional and technical HE courses, throughout college HE, both in the UK and internationally.   The Scholarship Project has held four annual research and scholarship conferences, attracting keynote speakers from around the world, providing a platform for practitioners to report on their on-going projects related to scholarship and college HE.   The proceedings from the first three conferences have been edited into three conference publications. Damian Fidler, Scholarship Development Manager based at Nottingham College, has provided a sketch for the 2018 conference.   The project has also been able to establish a growing community of practice, with practitioners from around the world, sharing their knowledge and ideas on how to develop and enhance college HE.  We hope this community will flourish further and we invite everyone to contribute to it.  A new Community of Practice area of the Scholarship Framework will help to coordinate this work, which will include invitations to contribute to sustaining the framework. The Community of Practice will be open to everyone when the website goes live. Erasmus + Boosting European exchange in HVET and employer involvement in education structures (BEEHiVES) The Scholarship Project is aligned to an Erasmus + project – BEEHiVES. Seeking to develop a toolkit to improve the functioning of the strategic partnership triangle between providers, employers and students within the higher vocational education and training (HVET) and professional higher education (PHE) frame. The BEEHiVES project will provide a series of tools and measures collected in a web-based “Strategy Matrix Toolbox” that will ensure the three apexes of the strategic partnership triangle are able to collaborate more productively, improve student retention and post-graduate employability. Several outputs from the project will be included in the Scholarship Project’s final framework including: Survey work exploring the strategic partnership triangle in six countries, including what works from provider, employer and student perspectives; Emerging models of successful collaborative activity The strategic matrix toolbox providing a range of tools and measures indicating how each partner can improve their partnership working. For work to-date, including the first dedicated HVET country reports go to the BEEHiVES website. Copyright © 2018 Association of Colleges, All rights reserved.