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.
- Glow users can now opt-in to use Adobe Express for Education 27 March 2024
- New Podcast examines the link between social media and misogyny 22 March 2024
- HM Inspectors publish new anti-bullying resource 21 March 2024
- Artificial Intelligence in Schools Week 21 March 2024
- This is early level digital: Spotlight on transition 23 April 2024
- Drop in session for secondary Business Education teachers - 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
- Supporting Young Carers in Education - Session 1 24 April 2024
- Supporting Young Carers in Education - Session 2 24 April 2024
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The Playboxes method Last updated on 17 April 2024
Playboxes is an approach to supporting play. It is relevant for all children with Additional Support Needs (ASN).
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Dyslexia and inclusive practice Last updated on 17 April 2024
A professional learning resource to improve practice and empower whole-school approaches to support learners.
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Dealbhan-sgeidse - a’ co-roinn feartan cleachdaidh fìor èifeachdach bho sgrùdaidhean air roinn na Gàidhlig Last updated on 17 April 2024
Tha na dealbhan-sgeidse seo air an dealbhadh gus conaltradh proifeiseanta a bhrosnachadh, buaidh a thoirt air atharrachadh agus taic a thoirt do phlanadh leasachaidh.
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Pupil Equity Funding: Looking inwards, outwards, forwards – sharing effective practice to maximise support for learners and practitioners Last updated on 12 April 2024
This publication is intended to support school leaders and local authority staff as they further develop and refine their approaches to Pupil Equity Funding.
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The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Years Education Last updated on 05 April 2024
This publication explains 'the Reggio approach' and explores how aspects of this pedagogical approach could be adapted and used to support improvement in Scotland.
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Engaging parents and families - A toolkit for practitioners Last updated on 05 April 2024
This 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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Learning to read in the Early Years: A professional support overview Last updated on 03 April 2024
The professional support overview outlines the range of ways that educators build a holistic knowledge of each child as a reader in order to effectively support their reading journey.