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Education Scotland update on COVID-19
Support for practitioners, local authorities, children and young people at this time.
Update on COVID-19
Supporting and developing education in Scotland
Find inspection reports
Search reports on schools, other educational establishments, local authorities and related services.
Early learning and childcare (ELC)
Early learning and childcare is a generic term used to cover the full range of early education and childcare available in Scotland today.
Broad general education
The period of education from age three to the end of S3 (the third year of secondary school) has the particular purpose of providing each young person in Scotland with a broad general education.
Senior phase
All learners are entitled to experience a senior phase where they can continue to develop the four capacities and achieve qualifications.
Be at the heart of your child’s learning during COVID-19
Find guidance and support for parents and families regarding learning at home.
Education that challenges, celebrates and rewards
Embedding inclusion, equity and empowerment
This programme uses community learning approaches to improve outcomes for young people, families and adults.
Experiences and outcomes
Use the experiences and outcomes help plan learning and to assess progress across all curriculum areas.
What is Curriculum for Excellence?
A quick introduction to Scotland’s 3-18 curriculum with links to key documents.
Latest News
05 May 2020
Scottish Learning Festival cancelled
We are disappointed to announce that the Scottish Learning Festival will be cancelled this year in line with the Government Covid-19 restrictions.
06 April 2020
Education Scotland providing support for parents and teachers during school closures
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.
27 March 2020
Education Scotland update regarding COVID-19
Staff are working hard to support practitioners in helping them to ensure learning continues while schools are closed.
24 March 2020
A message from HM Chief Inspector and CEO of Education Scotland
Gayle Gorman offers thanks to those working to support our learners.
17 March 2020
HM Inspectors of Education publish report signposting highly-effective practice on assessment within Broad General Education
Scotland's HM Inspectors of Education have published a new report highlighting key features found to be making the greatest difference to using assessment effectively to improve children’s and young people’s learning.