News and events

OECD Independent Review of Curriculum for Excellence

08 September 2020

Engagement activities with the OECD Independent Review of Curriculum for Excellence.

Scotland Learns newsletter for practitioners - New digital format

07 September 2020

The Scotland Learns newsletter for practitioners is now available in a new digital format.

New resource to help teachers tackle domestic abuse

18 August 2020

Guidance outlines how to identify signs of domestic abuse and respond to potential cases.

Scotland Learning Together

17 August 2020

Children and young people welcomed back into the classroom.

Pupils across Scotland receive their SQA results

04 August 2020

More than 138,000 pupils across Scotland received their SQA results today.

New partnership offer to improve availability of online learning across Scotland

25 June 2020

New support announced today (Thursday 25 June) will increase the availability of online learning across different subjects and support digital inclusion across Scotland.

HM Inspectors of Education temporarily suspend inspection activity to provide support to schools

02 June 2020

Inspectors will focus on supporting schools when they reopen in August and take forward plans for recovery and continuity of education provision.

Education staff encouraged to share views on what additional support they require

27 May 2020

A new workforce support group created in response to Covid-19 is surveying Scotland’s education and early learning and childcare workforce to find out what additional training and wellbeing support is needed.

Education Scotland praises response of local authorities to supporting learners during school closures

20 May 2020

Aberdeen City Council, Dundee City Council and North Ayrshire Council have been praised for the work they are doing to support learners in response to the closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education Scotland announces a range of additional resources to help parents support their children's learning at home

14 May 2020

Chief Executive commends parents for their work to support learning since the closure of schools in March.

Scottish Learning Festival cancelled

05 May 2020

We are disappointed to announce that the Scottish Learning Festival will be cancelled this year in line with the Government Covid-19 restrictions.

Education Scotland providing support for parents and teachers during school closures

06 April 2020

Education Scotland has changed the way it is working to provide tailored support to local authorities, schools and pupils in response to the closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.