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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Learning in Scotland
Find out more about how we support different sectors, programmes and strategies.
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Curriculum for Excellence
Education Scotland works in collaboration with stakeholders, learners, practitioners and communities to help children and learners acquire the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.
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Inspection and review
Education Scotland supports the system to gather, analyse, evaluate and share an agreed set of data, including independent external evaluation.
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Early Learning and Childcare (ELC)
Find out about the full range of early childhood education for children under school age in Scotland
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Professional Learning
Professional learning resources for educators across Scotland.
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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.
- HM Inspectors publish thematic inspection report on curriculum design 08 May 2024
- Education Scotland partners with National Numeracy Day 29 April 2024
- HM Chief Inspector of Education announces review of school inspections 26 April 2024
- Shared inspection framework 25 April 2024
- National Family Learning Network 21 May 2024
- Health and Wellbeing Professional Learning Network - ELC and Primary - May 2024 21 May 2024
- This is early level digital: Spotlight on outdoor play 21 May 2024
- Health and Wellbeing Professional Learning Network – PSE 23/05/24 23 May 2024
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British Sign Language (BSL) - Toolkit for Practitioners Last updated on 17 May 2024
This British Sign Language (BSL) Toolkit sets out the key national legislation and General Teaching Council for Scotland standards which practitioners should be aware of when working with BSL users.
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Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Last updated on 17 May 2024
This briefing provides a definition of AI, explores some of its uses in education, and identifies further reading around the topic.
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Improving gender balance and equalities 3-18 Last updated on 15 May 2024
Links to resources and research to help practitioners identify and tackle issues of gender stereotyping.
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Music and literacy in primary classrooms Last updated on 15 May 2024
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Last updated on 15 May 2024
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) describes what every child, from birth to 18-years-old, needs to survive, grow and thrive in order to live with dignity and achieve their potential.
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Parental involvement and engagement strategies Last updated on 15 May 2024
Links to local authority parental involvement and engagement strategies in Scotland.
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Safeguarding - Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Last updated on 15 May 2024
This overview page gives a brief description of what is meant by child sexual exploitation (CSE) and highlights some key resources.