Education Scotland

Education Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Foghlam Alba) is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, tasked with improving the quality of the country's education system.

Not to be confused with Education in Scotland.

Education Scotland
Foghlam Alba
Executive Agency overview
Formed1 July 2011
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersDenholm House, Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale Way, Livingston, EH54 6GA
MottoTransforming lives through learning[1]
Employees281
Annual budget£28.7 million (2023—2024)[2]
Minister responsible
Executive Agency executive
  • Gayle Gorman, Chief Executive and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education[3]
Websiteeducation.gov.scot

Origins

The creation of the Agency was announced by Scottish Government Education and Lifelong Learning Cabinet Minister Michael Russell on 14 October 2010.[4]

It was intended to bring to together the work and responsibilities of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education and Learning and Teaching Scotland and was originally entitled the Scottish Education Quality and Improvement Agency (SEQIA).

The name was later changed to Education Scotland and the agency was established under this name on 1 July 2011.[5]

On establishment Education Scotland also incorporated the Scottish Government Positive Behaviour Team, which aims to support Scottish schools and local authorities to introduce and embed approaches that promote positive relationships and behaviour, and the National CPD Team, which aims to provide strategic support for continuing professional development (CPD) and professional review throughout Scottish education.

Inspection of schools

Education Scotland is tasked with inspecting Scotland's primary, secondary and, sometimes in partnership with the Care Inspectorate, nursery schools.[6] At times, both Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate may carry out their own individual inspections of nursery schools and Early Learning and Childcare (ELCC) provision in Scotland. The purpose of Education Scotland's inspections are to improve learning, teaching and attainment along with the quality of learning and teaching in Scottish schools.[7]

A new inspection model was introduced in August 2016.[8]

Remit

Education Scotland's core purpose and strategic priorities are:

  • to lead and support successful implementation of the curriculum
  • to build the capacity of education providers and practitioners to improve their own performance
  • to promote high quality professional learning and leadership
  • to stimulate creativity and innovation
  • to provide independent evaluation on the quality of educational provision
  • to provide evidence-based advice to inform national policy
  • to develop its people and improve its organisational capability[9]

Key areas of work

Evaluation of the quality of learning and teaching in Scottish schools and education services through Inspection and review of Scottish education

Provision of support and resources for learning and teaching via the Education Scotland online service.

References
  1. Education Scotland Corporate Plan education.gov.scot
  2. "Chapter 7 Education & Skills".
  3. Scottish Government. "Scottish Government News release announcing New Chief Inspector of Education". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. Scottish Government. "Scottish Government News release announcing the creation of a new agency". Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. Times Educational Supplement Scotland. "Curriculum and inspection get ready to join hands". Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. "Education Scotland".
  7. Inspection and review sector specific guidance education.gov.scot
  8. New approaches to inspection from August 2016 education.gov.scot
  9. Role and status framework education.gov.scot


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