Education

The economic contribution of colleges in Scotland

Author / Creator: Mairi Spowage

Media type: Report

Date published: 2023

College graduates will boost Scotland’s economy by £52 billion over their working lives


PISA evidence suggests Scottish approach to curriculum is less effective than England’s

Author / Creator: Lindsay Paterson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

Scottish results in the recent PISA have come as a shock


It's Our Future - Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment: report

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2023

Proposals to change the secondary school qualifications in Scotland


Further and higher education - residency criteria for access to financial support: consultation analysis

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: consultation response

Date published: 2023

Information on the changes being made to the residency eligibility criteria to receive financial support.


On the Consultation for the National Discussion on Education

Author / Creator: James McEnaney

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

"I do not believe that the Scottish Government, or indeed Scotland’s politicians, are serious about pursuing the reforms we need."  James McEnaney


Support for Learning: All our Children and All their Potential

Author / Creator: Angela Morgan

Media type: Report

Date published: 2020

The child or young person who has additional support needs in a mainstream school needs to be included at school. So, they must be present, participating, supported and achieving.


Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education

Author / Creator: Ken Muir

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Report  on the replacement of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, reform of Education Scotland, and removal of its inspection function.


Upper-secondary education student assessment in Scotland: A comparative perspective

Author / Creator: Gordon Stobart

Media type: Report

Date published: 2021

Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is a pioneering example of 21st century curriculum reform.


Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence : Into the Future

Author / Creator: Beatriz Pont

Media type: Report

Date published: 2021

Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence continues to be a bold and widely supported initiative, and its design offers the flexibility needed to improve student learning further


Education - qualifications and assessment review: consultation - Gaelic

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2022

Gaelic translation of the consultation on the options for change as part of Professor Hayward's independent review of the future of qualifications and assessment


Review of the Future of Qualifications and Assessment: Consultation on Options For Change

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2022

There is a need to reform qualifications and assessments. 


Gender equality in education and learning: Children's Parliament report

Author / Creator: Scottish Youth Parliament

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

The Theory of Change will help to end systemic gender inequality in education and learning.


Evaluation Strategy for the Attainment Scotland Fund 2022-2026

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

use education to improve outcomes for children and young people impacted by poverty with a focus on tackling the poverty-related attainment gap to deliver on the Scottish Government’s vision of equity and excellence in education


Scottish Education in the Twentieth Century

Author / Creator: Lindsay Paterson

Media type: Book

Date published: 2003

 How can democracy be reconciled with the necessity of selection. Selection of culture in the maintenance of excellence, and selection of people, allocating them to  occupations while also preparing them for life as equal citizens in the common culture of the community?


The School Starting Age

Author / Creator: James McEnaney

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

Changes to the school starting age now part of the mainstream conversation around Scottish schooling


Why We Need a Kindergarten Stage

Author / Creator: Sue Palmer

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2022

The case for kindergarden and a 6 year old start to formal schooling in Scotland.


Concerns raised over Scottish Government’s £5m grants to Chinese Confucius hubs

Author / Creator: Billy Briggs

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Grants of £5millon have been given to the Confucius Institute for Scotland’s Schools (CISS) which is based at Strathclyde University and has 22 learning hubs in schools to promote Chinese languages and culture.


Education for Transformation: Rethinking education in a time of ecological and social crisis

Author / Creator: Mike Langdon

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

It is only by mainlining the adoption of degrowth education that Scotland can begin to move to systems of educational practice that begin to address the multiple emergencies we face


Play is the Way: Child development, early years and the future of Scottish education

Author / Creator: Sue Palme

Media type: Book

Date published: 2021

A timely book on early years and education in Scotland, filled with a passion for change and wanting the best for our children. It contains numerous suggestions for how to close the ‘attainment gap’ and give those children currently failed by our education system a better chance in early life.


School spending per pupil highest in Scotland, lowest in Northern Ireland

Author / Creator: Luke Sibieta

Media type: Assessment report

Date published:

In the current year (2021–22), core school spending per pupil is expected to be highest in Scotland (over £7,500) compared to England (£6,700) and Wales (£6,600), and lowest in Northern Ireland (£6,400).