The personal touch With the (notable) exception of the ITI Conference – already involving lots of work from ScotNet behind the scenes – I’ve noticed that the word “hybrid” is becoming rarer in the context of events, not just in those featured in this newsletter but in the wider world […]
I’ve said here before that I’m a fan of the sense of promise that a new year brings and I cling relentlessly to the tradition of new year’s resolutions (although last year’s time management workshop did its part to persuade me that turning over a new leaf doesn’t necessarily have […]
School’s in for summer Our spring workshop this year brought the first hints of returning to CPD in conventional in-person formats – not that the switch online over the past couple of years hasn’t brought certain benefits of its own. Our features in this newsletter show that, ever since that […]
As good as a rest It’s the time of year when I start looking forward to Christmas and New Year, largely because it means more lie-ins, as I tend to burn the candle at both ends during the rest of the year. As the saying goes, however, a change is […]
All together now Welcome to a very special issue marking ScotNet’s 30th anniversary! In a short format like this, it is of course immensely difficult to sum up just how special this network is, and without the ability to host large-scale events this year, we’ve decided to dedicate a special […]
Getting to know you Full disclosure – when I wrote my last editorial, I didn’t imagine that we’d still be staying out of one another’s houses and away from the pub, even if it was clear that hand sanitiser and masks were here to stay. But I was often wondering […]
Community spirit “Normal” is a word we find ourselves saying a lot these days. If things had been “normal”, I would perhaps have been writing this editorial between throwing things into my bag for our ScotNet trip to Shetland. Sadly, it wasn’t to be – but we’re already looking forward […]
November 2019 issue of the ITI Scottish Network Newsletter. Levelling up Casting our minds back to May, those of us who were there will remember that the latest ITI Conference focused on advancing our professional careers – and from this newsletter issue, there’s certainly evidence that ScotNetters have been carrying […]