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Education in Country

<From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Education in Scotland Scottish Government logo.png Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Mike Russell MSP National education budget (2007-08) Budget £2,5 bn[1] Per Student £3,855 (2004-2005)[2]‡ General Details Primary Languages English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic System Type National Compulsory education 1872 Literacy (2005 est) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% Enrollment (2005[3]) Total 1,452,240 Primary 390,260 Secondary 322,980 Post Secondary 739,000# ‡: Expenditure on Pre-school, Primary and Secondary education only.

1. 2004, All further and higher education institutions includes overseas students.

Scotland has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from other parts of the United Kingdom. The Scotland Act 1998 gives Scottish Parliament legislative control over all education matters, and the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is the principal legislation governing education in Scotland.

Traditionally, the Scottish system at secondary school level has emphasized breadth across a range of subjects, while the English, Welsh and Northern Irish systems have emphasised greater depth of education over a smaller range of subjects.

Following this, Scottish universities generally have courses a year longer (typically 4 years) than their counterparts elsewhere in the UK, though it is often possible for students to take more advanced specialised exams and join the courses at the second year. One unique aspect is that the ancient universities of Scotland issue a Master of Arts as the first degree in humanities.

The majority of schools are non-denominational, but as a result of the Education Act 1918, separate denominational state schools were also established. The vast majority of denominational state schools are Roman Catholic but there are also a number of Scottish Episcopal schools. Catholic schools are fully funded by the Scottish Government and administered by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate. There are specific legal provisions to ensure the promotion of a Catholic ethos in such schools: applicants for positions in the areas of Religious Education, Guidance or Senior Management must be approved by the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, which also appoints a chaplain to each of its schools. There is also one Jewish state primary school.

Qualifications at the secondary school and post-secondary (further education) level are provided by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, which is the national awarding and accrediting body in Scotland, and delivered through various schools, colleges and other centres. Political responsibility for education at all levels is vested in the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Education and Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Departments.

State schools are owned and operated by the local authorities which act as Education Authorities, and the compulsory phase is divided into primary school and secondary school (often called high school). Schools are supported in delivering the National Guidelines and National Priorities by Learning and Teaching Scotland.

Inspections and audits of educational standards are conducted by three bodies: Care Commission inspects care standards in pre-school provision; Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education for pre-school, primary, education, further and community education; with the Scottish office of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA Scotland) responsible for higher education.>

Further and Higher education

Universities in Country

<University of Aberdeen University of Abertay Dundee

Crichton University Campus, Dumfries, shared by the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and The Open University

University of Dundee University of Edinburgh • Moray House School of Education

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness (main campus) & across north and western Scotland • University Marine Biological Station, Millport (shared with the University of Glasgow) Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen University of St Andrews University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan University of Strathclyde, Glasgow University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, Hamilton, Dumfries and Paisley 15>

Colleges in Country

<Aberdeen College Adam Smith College Angus College Anniesland College Ayr College Banff & Buchan College of Further Education The Barony College Borders College Cardonald College Carnegie College

City of Glasgow College [merger of Glasgow Met, Glasgow Nautical, Central College] Clydebank College Coatbridge College Cumbernauld College Dumfries & Galloway College Dundee College Edinburgh's Telford College Elmwood College Forth Valley College

Inverness College James Watt College of Further & Higher Education Jewel & Esk College John Wheatley College Kilmarnock College Langside College Lews Castle College Moray College Motherwell College North Glasgow College Oatridge College Perth College Reid Kerr College South Lanarkshire College Stevenson College Stow College North Highland College West Lothian College Orkney College Shetland College of Further Education Sabhal Mor Ostaig Newbattle Abbey College

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Education reform

Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/understandingthecurriculum/ for details of Scottish secondary curriculum

New National Qualifications

New National Qualifications called National 4 and National 5 will be introduced.

They will replace a number of current National Qualifications – Standard Grade General, Standard Grade Credit, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2. Standard Grade Foundation will be replaced by the updated Access 3.

Revisions will also be made to the current Access 1, Access 2, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications.

The new National 4 and National 5 qualifications will be introduced in 2013/14, as will the new Access qualifications. The new Higher will follow in 2014/15 while the new Advanced Higher will be available from 2015/16 onwards. How are the new qualifications being developed?

Over 1,000 people - including sector professionals, subject experts and nominated representatives from partner organisations, among them stakeholders, teaching professionals and parent groups from across Scotland - have contributed to the development process.

To guide the development, SQA set up a number of groups to take the development process forward:

   Curriculum Area Review Groups provide advice and guidance in each curriculum area. Each group is made up of nominated representatives from partner organisations, stakeholders, teaching associations and parent groups.

   Qualifications Design Teams work on the design of qualifications within individual subjects such as Physics, History or English. They are made up of nominated subject experts.

   Subject Working Groups carry out specific pieces of work as designated by the Qualifications Design Teams. Teachers and lecturers can nominate themselves to join these groups.

There are a number of internal governance groups which oversee and sign off the work of all our groups. All work produced by the Subject Working Groups is reviewed by Qualifications Design Teams and Curriculum Area Review Groups before they are signed off. When are the new qualifications being introduced?

The new qualifications will be phased in between session 2013/14 and session 2015/16. Timeline New qualifications 2010/11 New curriculum introduced to S1 pupils April 2012

Formal publication of Qualifications/Course Arrangements and Specifications for Access 1-3, National 4, National 5 and Higher on SQA website April 2013

Formal publication of Qualifications/Course Arrangements and Specifications for Advanced Higher on SQA website August 2013

Last certification of Standard Grade qualifications 2013/14

Access 1-3, National 4 and National 5 introduced – ‘dual run’ alongside Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 2014/15

New Higher introduced – ‘dual run’ alongside current Higher, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 2015/16

New Advanced Higher introduced

How will literacy and numeracy skills be recognised?

Literacy and numeracy are the responsibility of all and will be developed across learning. Literacy and Numeracy Units will be available as freestanding Units at SCQF levels 3, 4 and 5. These Units will also be available to adult learners.

There will be mandatory Units in Access 3 and National 4 English and Mathematics Courses and National 5 Lifeskills Mathematics.

At National 5, some, but not all, literacy and numeracy skills will be included within English and Mathematics Courses. These skills will not be separately certificated by SQA.

For those who require full, separate certification, freestanding Literacy and Numeracy Units at SCQF level 5 will be available.

For more information on Literacy and Numeracy, go to the SQA Literacy and Numeracy page.

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