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.
- Education Scotland shares first drafts of the frameworks for Scotland’s evolved curriculum 04 November 2026
- New Corporate Plan strengthens Education Scotland’s role as National Curriculum Agency 19 October 2026
- New professional learning activities to support Gaelic Education 29 September 2026
- Join our Maths Week Scotland webinars 14 September 2026
- Relationships Still Matter 1: Solution oriented principles 10 November 2026
- Canva Education via Glow - Empowering learner creativity with Canva Education 11 November 2026
- Relationships Matter 8: What we all need to know about attachment? 12 November 2026
- Relationships Still Matter 2: How shame affects behaviour? 17 November 2026