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Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills at SLF Online

21 July 2021

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville, will be presenting a keynote speech at this year’s SLF Online. This exclusive presentation will be Ms Somerville’s first opportunity to address the education community directly and will take place in our online arena.

Professional Learning opportunities at Education Scotland

21 July 2021

Education Scotland has ensured practitioners in Scotland continue to be able to access supportive and responsive learning during this education recovery year.

Judy Murray teams up with Education Scotland to launch Tennis at Home resource

05 July 2021

Judy Murray demonstrates and explains a range of fun progressive practices and games to encourage 'Tennis at home'.

Registration is open for this year’s Scottish Learning Festival Online

05 July 2021

Register for this year’s Scottish Learning Festival Online

STEM professional learning gets £430,000 boost

24 June 2021

Scottish Government funding is being provided to support the recommendations of Scotland’s STEM Education and Training Strategy.

Scottish schools win National Teaching Awards on Thank a Teacher Day

23 June 2021

Six Silver Award winners announced as part of celebration of excellence in education.

Renew, Refresh, Re-imagine! Scottish Learning Festival theme announced

16 June 2021

The theme for this year’s Scottish Learning Festival has been confirmed as ‘Renew, Refresh, Re-imagine: Learning from our experiences and looking to the future.’

Creative Wellbeing fund launched

16 June 2021

Local authority schools and funded early learning and childcare settings are invited to apply to the Creative Scotland and Education Scotland partnership fund.

Education Scotland co-host live health session to help young people get set for summer

09 June 2021

Young people from S1-S6 are invited to join two live sessions with a panel of public health experts about staying safe and well this summer.

Nominations for Learning for Sustainability Awards now open

09 June 2021

In partnership with the Daily Record we are delighted to launch the Learning for Sustainability Awards to help recognise those who have demonstrated passion and commitment to building a socially-just, sustainable and equitable world.

New report highlights the approaches to remote learning in Scotland’s Colleges

07 June 2021

HM Inspectors of Education (HMIE) engaged in professional dialogue with learners, college staff and managers across all colleges in Scotland to develop a national overview of practice in the delivery of remote learning.

National review of local authority approaches to quality assurance as part of the alternative certification model published

02 June 2021

Education Scotland publishes a new report highlighting the arrangements for quality assurance put in place by local authorities as part of the alternative certification model.