The Knowledge Exchange Blog
Community planning in the devolved UK
Community planning is all about how public bodies and other partners work with local communities to design and deliver services that suitably reflect the needs and priorities or a local area. Effective community planning incorporates strong partnership working and a shared vision which has been ….
‘Think globally, act locally’ – local job creation

By Heather Cameron
The Local Government Association (LGA) last week called for greater devolution of employment and skills funding to councils and a ‘radical rethink’ of the way Jobcentre Plus works. Chairman of the LGA’s ….
Modern language learning in a globalised world
by Stacey Dingwall
In November, the Teaching Schools Council published Ian Bauckham’s Modern foreign languages pedagogy review, which looked at modern foreign languages teaching ….
Research Online: Scotland’s labour market hub
by Stacey Dingwall
As well as the Idox Information Service, the Knowledge Exchange Team manages two other research portals – Research Online and Evaluations Online.
This blog focuses on ….
Building control – constructing a modern, diverse profession
A fire destroys England’s oldest hotel; a car crashes into a Northern Ireland shop; a sinkhole opens up after heavy rain hits a Surrey village. ….





