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Countdown to COP
Find out about the resources and programmes being organised by Education Scotland and partners to support engagement with the United Nations COP26 Climate Summit taking place in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021.
Countdown to COP
For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators
Find inspection reports
Search reports on schools, other educational establishments, local authorities and related services.
Realising the Ambition
Realising the Ambition: Being Me builds upon the original principles and philosophy of Pre-Birth to 3 and Building the Ambition.
Scottish Attainment Challenge
The Scottish Attainment Challenge aims to raise the attainment of children and young people living in deprived areas, in order to close the equity gap.
How good is our school? - HGIOS 4
A suite of quality indicators that support staff in all sectors to look inwards, to scrutinise their work and evaluate what is working well for learners and what could be better.
Curriculum for Excellence Benchmarks
Benchmarks have been developed to provide clarity on the national standards expected within each curriculum area at each level.
A strong focus on learning, teaching and leadership
What is Curriculum for Excellence?
A quick introduction to Scotland’s 3-18 curriculum with links to key documents.
Experiences and outcomes
Use the experiences and outcomes help plan learning and to assess progress across all curriculum areas.
Current vacancies
Find opportunities to make a positive contribution to the future of Scotland’s children and young people.
Latest News
19 October 2021
Annual STEM Professional Learning Practitioner Surveys 2020-2021
Help shape the future of STEM professional learning by completing our 10 minute online survey by Monday 20 December 2021.
12 October 2021
Education Scotland awards the University of Edinburgh funding for platform Noteable
Education Scotland has awarded the University of Edinburgh £26,400 to help support learning and teaching in data science, computing science and cyber security beyond the classroom.
08 October 2021
First SLF Online a huge success
The recordings from most of the sessions at this year’s event are now available.
04 October 2021
Highest number of aspiring headteachers start Into Headship Programme
The most participants the Education Scotland leadership programme has ever seen.
16 September 2021
HM Inspectors of Education will undertake a phased return to scrutiny activities this academic year
Education Scotland has announced that HM Inspectors of Education will adopt a phased approach to resuming scrutiny activity this academic year.