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.
Inspection and review
HMI inspection reports and frameworks can be found on His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) website.
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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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Experiences and outcomes
Use the experiences and outcomes to help plan learning and assess progress across all curriculum areas.
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Benchmarks
Developed to provide clarity on the national standards expected within each curriculum area at each level.
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Learning for Sustainability education
Learning for Sustainability (LfS) is about exploring local and global issues. It’s about children, young people and communities taking action for a better future.
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Children's rights in Scotland
Resources, news and professional learning to support children's rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
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Community Learning and Development (CLD)
Find out more about a broad range of practice including youth work, community based adult learning, family learning and community development.
- Curriculum Improvement Cycle: Focus on RERC 08 June 2026
- Maths Week Scotland Small Grant Fund 03 June 2026
- Meadowburn Primary School and Bun-sgoil Innis an Uillt achieve STEM Nation Awards 02 June 2026
- Curriculum Improvement Cycle: Focus on Opportunities for Personal Achievement 27 May 2026
- Curriculum Improvement Cycle - Sensemaking for CLD - 23 June 2026 22 June 2026
- Using migration and empire resources in the history curriculum 22 June 2026
