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This presentation was delivered by Carola Towle of UNISON, at a series of events titled 'Managing the interface: sexual orientation and faith equality'. These events were organised by the Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in Post School Education in partnership with Lifelong Learning UK and the Council for Faiths and Beliefs in Further Education.
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The document discusses issues with the current model of professional legal education in Scotland and proposes reforms to address past deficits. Specifically:
1. There is currently no clear concept of linkage between different stages of legal education and no agreed performance standards across providers.
2. A new curriculum structure is proposed that has professionalism at its core, is flexible, and builds on jurisdictional knowledge through a community of practice approach.
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