Welcome to Education Scotland
Education Scotland is the national body for supporting quality and improvement of learning and teaching in Scottish education.
We are driven by the shared ambitions of supporting the development and wellbeing of all those who work in education and ensuring positive experiences and outcomes for all learners.
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The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC)
Education Scotland has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to lead the work of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) for Scotland.
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Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors
This self-evaluation framework supports quality improvement in early learning and childcare (ELC) settings.
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Learning for Sustainability
Learning for Sustainability (LfS) is about exploring local and global issues. It’s about children, young people and communities taking action for a better future.
- New Curriculum Improvement Cycle mini podcast series 07 May 2025
- Dundee school celebrates STEM achievements as Education Scotland’s STEM Nation Award programme reaches important milestone 29 April 2025
- Education Scotland publishes a third Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper 03 April 2025
- Education Scotland publishes third National Summary Report for the Scottish Attainment Challenge 2023-2024 20 March 2025
- Developing Your Use of Insight for Senior Leaders - Cohort 1 - Session 4 - 27 May 2025 27 May 2025
- Engaging parents and families to improve attendance in school 27 May 2025
- Keeping Trauma in Mind - 27 May 2025 27 May 2025
- Raising awareness of Critical Literacy: the what, how and why 27 May 2025
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Engaging parents and families - A toolkit for practitioners Last updated on 19 May 2025This toolkit has been developed to provide practitioners with a practical resource to help support partnerships with parents and families in all aspects of their children’s learning.
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Engaging with LGBT and migrant equalities: Activities for the ESOL classroom Last updated on 19 May 2025This resource is designed to facilitate an exploration of LGBT lives, and an engagement with issues of sexual and gender diversity in the adult ESOL classroom.
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Engaging with LGBT and migrant equalities Last updated on 19 May 2025
This youth and community practitioner toolkit is designed to facilitate an exploration of LGBT and migrant equalities and aligns with wider work aimed at challenging prejudice through an intersectional approach.
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Bide Oot Last updated on 13 May 2025A CLD case study of a partnership between Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre and Children First .
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Sharing inspection evidence on Gaelic Medium Education - secondary curriculum Last updated on 30 April 2025
This resource is based on a recording from SLF online 2021 and covers shared findings from young people, educators and inspectors supporting Gaelic Medium Curriculum.
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Forest Kindergarten Approach - Learning Outdoors With Confidence Last updated on 30 April 2025
This professional development video is designed to support practitioners to improve children's experiences when outdoors, particularly through a Forest Kindergarten approach.
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Water Safety Last updated on 29 April 2025
Learning resources to support water safety education across all ages and stages.