This month's news

Adventure activities consultation launched

9 January 2012

news items about a consultation on the development of a safety system for adventure activities in Scotland has been launched by the Minister for Commo...

Make your nominations for the Parents' award in Scottish Education Awards 2012

13 December 2011

News about entering a parent council, a parent or an organisation working with parents for a new category in the Scottish Education Awards.

New National Qualifications - information for parents and carers

3 November 2011

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has published resources to support parents and carers in understanding the new National Qualifications.

Rural Education Commission

19 October 2011

Commission on the delivery of Rural Education opens call for evidence that will run until January 12, 2012.

New resources for parent councils

13 October 2011

Two new documents, in relation to the role of Parent Councils, have been prepared by the Scottish Government.

First Minister marks the new school year

22 August 2011

First Minister Alex Salmond marks the start of the new school year, and stresses the importance of keeping parents engaged, on the Engage for Educatio...

Supporting parents to be all they can be: conference presentations

14 July 2011

Presentations from the recent Scottish Government event 'Supporting parents to be all they can be' are now available to download from the Growing up i...

Future of Foster Care in Scotland

5 July 2011

Conference to offer foster carers and professionals an opportunity to debate a future model for fostering which supports all stakeholders and the chil...

New Curriculum for Excellence factfile: Overview of key terms and features

5 July 2011

A new Curriculum for Excellence factfile is now available, providing a handy summary of the key features of Curriculum for Excellence and the main lan...