Organisations

Browse our selection of web links to a range of educational organisations in Scotland and beyond, covering secondary and further education, and lifelong learning.

• Careers Scotland

  Careers Scotland offers careers guidance and career planning support to people of all ages, with a focus on employability and enterprise skills.

• Applied Educational Research Scheme (AERS)
  AERS conducts research to benefit school education in Scotland. Led by a consortium of three Scottish universities, it explores issues affecting teachers, learners and managers, and other areas such as governance and leadership, citizenship, and educational inequalities.
• Becta
  The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is the UK Government's lead agency for ICT in education.
• BRITE Initiative
  BRITE advises on the use of enabling technologies to support students with disabilities and additional support needs in post-16 education. The Resources section has a teaching guide on ways to create an inclusive classroom. It has valuable tips and advice for lecturers and teachers on producing materials and planning classes that are accessible to all students.
• Centre for Educational Sociology (CES)
  Find out about the Centre's research into education, training and the youth labour market. Reports and briefings can be downloaded free, such as 'Gender and pupil performance in Scotland's schools'.
• CETIS
  The Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards represents UK higher education and further education institutions on international learning technology standards initiatives.
• COLEG
  The Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG) is a membership organisation of Scotland's further education colleges.
• Department for Education and Skills
  UK government site with ministerial information, policies, consultations, statistics, career development, adult learning and help for job seekers.
• Education Department Websites
  A list of education department websites in Scotland's councils can be found on the 5-14 Online website.
• ELearning Alliance
  The eLearning Alliance is a membership-based organisation that seeks to promote eLearning in Scotland and beyond.
• HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE)
  Information about HMIE, with the full text of inspections and follow-up reports, plus questions and frameworks.
• International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks (INCA)
  A project assisting policy makers, practitioners and researchers by comparing education systems and curricula in 18 countries.
• Learndirect Scotland
  Learndirect's website provides a searchable database of thousands of learning opportunities throughout Scotland. It also offers advice and funding information.
• Moray House School of Education - Chartered Teacher Programme
  Find out about the Chartered Teacher Programme at Moray House School of Education in Edinburgh.
• National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
  UK research organisation covering all aspects of education.
• National Learning Network
  Information about educational organisations such as BECTA, and topics such as distributed electronic learning.
• SCHOLAR programme
  Heriot Watt University has created a 'virtual college' with learning materials to help pupils progress to college or university. NQ subjects include science, mathematics, computing, engineering and languages.
• Scottish Centre for Research into Online Learning (SCROLLA)
  Find out about research into how information and communications technology (ICT) is used in education, specifically for online learning and assessment.
• Scottish Council of Independent Schools
  Comprehensive details of all independent Scottish schools represented by the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS). Search for a school's details by specific categories and by location.
• Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)
  SERA aims to promote educational research and debate the contribution that research can make to enhanced practice. Membership is open to teachers, policy makers, researchers and other educational professionals. SERA runs events and produces a newsletter.
• Scottish Government Education Department (SEED)
  SEED is responsible for administering policy on pre-school and school education, children and young people.
• Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
  The SQA is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment, and certification of qualifications other than degrees. Find key information for National Qualifications, such as the exam timetable, specimen papers and news of subject reviews.
• SCRE Centre
  The SCRE Centre's functions are to conduct educational research of the highest quality and to support the use of research outcomes through the dissemination of findings. It also organises conferences on relevant topics.
• Young Scot
  Scotland's portal for young people aged 12-25. Features information about jobs, training, education, health, sport, travel, relationships, music, arts, housing and benefits.
• SQA - Understanding Standards

  Explore assessment standards for marking SQA examinations