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Education Scotland
Welcome back
This week, schools across the country are welcoming children and young people back into the classroom on a full time basis.
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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
18 August 2020
New resource to help teachers tackle domestic abuse
Guidance outlines how to identify signs of domestic abuse and respond to potential cases.
04 August 2020
Pupils across Scotland receive their SQA results
More than 138,000 pupils across Scotland received their SQA results today.
25 June 2020
New partnership offer to improve availability of online learning across Scotland
New support announced today (Thursday 25 June) will increase the availability of online learning across different subjects and support digital inclusion across Scotland.
02 June 2020
HM Inspectors of Education temporarily suspend inspection activity to provide support to schools
Inspectors will focus on supporting schools when they reopen in August and take forward plans for recovery and continuity of education provision.