Supporting and developing education in Scotland

Broad general education	https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/Broad general education	Broad general education	The period of education from age three to the end of S3 (the third year of secondary school) has the particular purpose of providing each young person in Scotland with a broad general education.
Early learning and childcare (ELC)	https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/Early learning and childcare (ELC)	Early learning and childcare (ELC)	An overview of early learning and childcare in Scotland
Senior phase	https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/senior-phase-and-beyond/Senior phase	Senior phase	All learners are entitled to experience a senior phase where they can continue to develop the four capacities and achieve qualifications.
Quality and improvement in Scottish education	https://education.gov.scot/what-we-do/inspection-and-review/about-inspections-and-reviews/principles-and-frameworks/Quality and improvement in Scottish education	Quality and improvement in Scottish education	Education Scotland has published its latest report on quality and improvement in Scotland education from 2012-2016.

Education that challenges, celebrates and rewards

What is Curriculum for Excellence?	https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/policy-for-scottish-education/policy-drivers/cfe-(building-from-the-statement-appendix-incl-btc1-5)/What is Curriculum for Excellence?	What is Curriculum for Excellence?	A quick introduction to Scotland’s 3-18 curriculum with links to key documents.
Experiences and outcomes	https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/policy-for-scottish-education/policy-drivers/cfe-(building-from-the-statement-appendix-incl-btc1-5)/Experiences and outcomes	Experiences and outcomes	Use the experiences and outcomes help plan learning and to assess progress across all curriculum areas.
Embedding inclusion, equity and empowerment	https://education.gov.scot/what-we-do/Embedding inclusion, equity and empowerment	Embedding inclusion, equity and empowerment	This programme uses community learning approaches to improve outcomes for young people, families and adults.

Latest News

Final Benchmarks for literacy and English, and numeracy and mathematics now available		https://education.gov.scot/news-and-events/news/Final Benchmarks for literacy and English, and numeracy and mathematics now available	Final Benchmarks for literacy and English, and numeracy and mathematics now available	2017-06-09T17:00:00Z	The final Benchmarks for literacy and English and numeracy and mathematics have now been published following an extensive consultation with practitioners.
Evaluating the outcomes of nurture initiatives		https://education.gov.scot/news-and-events/news/Evaluating the outcomes of nurture initiatives	Evaluating the outcomes of nurture initiatives	2017-06-12T01:00:00Z	Our new framework ‘Applying Nurture as a Whole School Approach’ has now been published to support practitioners as they self-evaluate their nurturing approaches.
Registration for the Scottish Learning Festival 2017 is now open		https://education.gov.scot/news-and-events/news/Registration for the Scottish Learning Festival 2017 is now open	Registration for the Scottish Learning Festival 2017 is now open	2017-06-15T00:00:00Z	Scotland’s biggest learning event takes place in September and registration is now open.
Scottish Education Awards ceremony takes place in Glasgow		https://education.gov.scot/news-and-events/news/Scottish Education Awards ceremony takes place in Glasgow	Scottish Education Awards ceremony takes place in Glasgow	2017-06-13T14:00:00Z	Winners of the Scottish Education Awards were announced at the annual awards ceremony in Glasgow on Tuesday 7 June.

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