Building a New Scotland: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's vision for Education and Lifelong Learning in an independent Scotland.
Education
Policies
Featured
Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
First Minister John Swinney announced his first Programme for Government on 4 September 2024.
Education and skills - National Improvement Framework 2025: improvement plan
The 2025 improvement plan provides the full details of the actions that will be taken to deliver the seven outcomes set out in the 2025 National Improvement Framework, the evidence to support them, and how we will measure progress.
Publications
Consultations
Teachers of children and young people who are blind or partially sighted, deaf, or deafblind: guidance - consultation
09 May 2025
Education - delivery of relationships, sexual health and parenthood: draft statutory guidance - consultation report
28 March 2025
Use of remote technology in school admission and exclusion appeal hearings: Consultation Analysis
17 February 2025
Statistics and research
News
More support for care-experienced young people
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) Bill published.
Building positive relationships in schools
Guidance on behaviour and consequences published.
Rise in school leavers in positive destinations.
Growing numbers in Higher and Further Education in 2023-24.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Jenny Gilruth MSP