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- ↑ Transforming Lives, Transforming Scotland Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine : An Overview by the Review’s ‘Core Group’, Scottish Governmental Publication, June 2007
- ↑ "Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group | DueDil". www.duedil.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "Scotland's colleges chief quits after row with board". Herald Scotland. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 2016-08-31.