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Publication - Consultation paper

Prescribing the minimum annual number of learning hours: consultation

Published
21 March 2023
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, +2 more … Director of Education Reform, Director of Learning
Directorate
Learning Directorate, +2 more … Early Learning and Childcare Directorate, Education Reform Directorate
Part of
Education
ISBN
9781805256410

This consultation sets out Ministers’ proposal to set in law the minimum

number of learning hours provided in public and grant aided schools, and invites

views on this proposal and its implementation.

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. Education authorities, managers of grant aided schools and Jordanhill School were asked to provide information about the number of learning hours provided in a typical term time week.

2. Review of time in school and 16 to 19 settings (publishing.service.gov.uk)

3. Minimum expectation on length of the school week: information note (publishing.service.gov.uk)

4. Wellbeing (SHANARRI) - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Contact

Email: learninghoursconsultation@gov.scot

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