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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The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC)
Education Scotland has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to lead the work of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) for Scotland.
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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.
- National evaluation of local authority support for school improvement 12 March 2025
- Focus on Froebelian practice 27 February 2025
- Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland engagement sessions 18 February 2025
- New Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors 14 January 2025
- STEM Nation Award Open Day – Balmalloch Primary School 17 March 2025
- Gaelic Professional Learning Network – Middle Leaders Secondary - 17 March 2025 17 March 2025
- It’s all about relationships - Session 4 18 March 2025
- STEM Nation Award Open Day – Braes High School 19 March 2025
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Safegaurding: prevent radicalisation and extremism Last updated on 13 March 2025This safeguarding resource identifies what Prevent is, what it looks like in schools and what you can do to support it.
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French e-books for first level learners Last updated on 12 March 2025
An interactive resource for first level French, it can also be adapted for younger learners exploring four topics: school, food, zoo animals and travel.
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Work Placements Standard and Benchmarking Last updated on 11 March 2025
This self-evaluation tool has been developed to help you baseline your current approach to work placements and to consider actions to achieve the ambitions of the Work Placements Standard.
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Imagine if… approaching the curriculum creatively Last updated on 10 March 2025
A creative approach to embedding learner voice in school improvement.
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A summary of resources to support learning, teaching and assessment within numeracy and mathematics Last updated on 10 March 2025
Find key information, resources, and exemplification relating to numeracy and mathematics.
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Cost of the School Day practice across Tayside Last updated on 10 March 2025
Recent webinars were held in partnership with Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland and local authority reps from across Tayside.
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The Cost of the School Day Programme, Child Poverty Action Group Last updated on 10 March 2025
Supporting schools to identify and overcome barriers that children from low income families face in terms of the costs associated with their participation and engagement at school.