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School admissions, curriculum and qualifications. Most children and young people attend schools in a catchment area administered by the local authority. Placing requests. Parents have the right to express a preference for a particular school that they want their children to attend.
There are five curriculum levels - Early, First, Second, Third and Fourth - in the Broad General Education (from early years to the end of S3). Diagram showing the stages of Curriculum for Excellence from Early level (Age 3/Primary 1) to the Senior phase (S4-S6)
Education in Scotland is provided in state schools, private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. Mandatory education in Scotland begins for children in Primary 1 (P1) at primary school and ends in Fourth Year (S4) at secondary school.
Scotland provides free education to all children living in Scotland (and have done so as early as the 17th century). Scotland's schools operate a Curriculum for Excellence which provides knowledge, skills and attributes for learning and life to all nursery, primary and secondary schooling between the ages of 3 - 18.
5 cze 2024 · Scotland’s education system is being reformed to improve outcomes for learners of all ages, while ensuring that those delivering education in settings, schools and colleges are better supported. Our education reform programme has been informed by a series of independent reviews which were published between 2021 and 2023.
24 mar 2021 · Three and four year olds and eligible two year olds are entitled to 600 hours of funded early learning and childcare (ELC). An expansion to 1,140 hours is currently being phased in. As of September 2020, 2,587 centres were providing funded ELC to 90,126 children with 729 teachers.
21 cze 2021 · The Scottish education system in context. This chapter presents an overview of the education system in Scotland (United Kingdom) and introduces the background to the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).
