Work has now begun on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
As part of our commitment to keeping you updated on the progress being made last week we published a discussion paper with findings from the pilot curriculum reviews work in 23/24.
👉ow.ly/zAtv50U6QMO
As part of our commitment to keeping you updated on the progress being made last week we published a discussion paper with findings from the pilot curriculum reviews work in 23/24.
👉ow.ly/zAtv50U6QMO
November 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Grow Wild Community fund for urban groups in the UK. Deadline for applications 13 Feb 2025. growwild.kew.org/apply-grant/... #NaturePlay #OutdoorLearning #outdoorplay #EduSky #EduSco 🏴 #EduScot #ukedchat
Community Programme
growwild.kew.org
January 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Grow Wild Community fund for urban groups in the UK. Deadline for applications 13 Feb 2025. growwild.kew.org/apply-grant/... #NaturePlay #OutdoorLearning #outdoorplay #EduSky #EduSco 🏴 #EduScot #ukedchat
This is a very good summary of a huge topic that permeates all schools and school life - definitely worth a look and a think. #EduSky #EduSco 🏴 #EduScot #EdTech
How do your colleagues experience your school's culture for professional learning? Find out more by checking out my new website: culture-insight.com
#teachers #schools #cpd #professionallearning
#teachers #schools #cpd #professionallearning
Exploring culture and professional learning
Examining how perceptions of culture influence teachers professional learning capacity
culture-insight.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Do your children or class feel this level of belonging to their outdoor spaces, neighbourhoods and local greenspace? Identity and culture grow in and from these places... #EduSky #EduScot #ScotEduSky #EdChat #UkEdChat #LearningSpace #LearningPlace
“This place has a feel. It seeps into the walls & you can feel it when you come in. Every little thing carries a memory. It’s rammed full of imprints of children. There are good stories here.” Play Rangers at @playglos.bsky.social describing The Play Sanctuary #Play2Nurture #GeniusLoci #playwork
January 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Do your children or class feel this level of belonging to their outdoor spaces, neighbourhoods and local greenspace? Identity and culture grow in and from these places... #EduSky #EduScot #ScotEduSky #EdChat #UkEdChat #LearningSpace #LearningPlace
I was researching AI in Scottish schools today & found that Education Scotland has an AI Exploration Hub for teachers.
Never heard of it? Me neither.
Here it is: bit.ly/4iDklr1
A mix of resources, prompts & AI guidance—worth a look!
#EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduScot #AiEdu #EdScot
Never heard of it? Me neither.
Here it is: bit.ly/4iDklr1
A mix of resources, prompts & AI guidance—worth a look!
#EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduScot #AiEdu #EdScot
GenAI in Education Exploration Hub
A guide to unlocking the transformative power of Generative AI in education and empowering educators to be curious experimenters.
bit.ly
March 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This is a handy outdoor learning qualification - really flexible. Ask Kate for more information. #NaturePlay #OutdoorLearning #outdoorplay #Play #EduSky #EduSco 🏴 #EduScot #UKedchat #primary #secondary #CLD
Please to be offering more SCQF Level 7 Learning Beyond the Classroom qualifications in Shetland. A great qualification! easy to achieve with a simple portfolio and delivery of 4 sessions ( any age, any group size, in any location along any theme (e.g. Maths, Science, Bushcraft, Mindfulness, PE....)
February 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is a handy outdoor learning qualification - really flexible. Ask Kate for more information. #NaturePlay #OutdoorLearning #outdoorplay #Play #EduSky #EduSco 🏴 #EduScot #UKedchat #primary #secondary #CLD
"Tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne."
Celebrate Scotland’s Bard with this Scottish FamilySongs resource from Froebel Falkirk Network. Singing connects us across generations, bringing joy, learning & togetherness. sway.cloud.microsoft/irwe0qFQqQ0C... #edusky #Froebel #eduscot #burns
Celebrate Scotland’s Bard with this Scottish FamilySongs resource from Froebel Falkirk Network. Singing connects us across generations, bringing joy, learning & togetherness. sway.cloud.microsoft/irwe0qFQqQ0C... #edusky #Froebel #eduscot #burns
Family Songs - Learning Together Through Music - January 2025
As we celebrate the great bard Rabbie Burns, remembering his birthday on the 25th of January and his wonderful literature. We have included the Selkirk Grace, a Scottish rhyme along with the words to
sway.cloud.microsoft
January 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"Tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne."
Celebrate Scotland’s Bard with this Scottish FamilySongs resource from Froebel Falkirk Network. Singing connects us across generations, bringing joy, learning & togetherness. sway.cloud.microsoft/irwe0qFQqQ0C... #edusky #Froebel #eduscot #burns
Celebrate Scotland’s Bard with this Scottish FamilySongs resource from Froebel Falkirk Network. Singing connects us across generations, bringing joy, learning & togetherness. sway.cloud.microsoft/irwe0qFQqQ0C... #edusky #Froebel #eduscot #burns
HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) in Scotland now has its own website: educationinspectorate.gov.scot
It's also on X: x.com/hmiescotland
#EduSky #EduScot #InformedScotland
It's also on X: x.com/hmiescotland
#EduSky #EduScot #InformedScotland
HMIE
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Education. A future defined by those who shape it.
educationinspectorate.gov.scot
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) in Scotland now has its own website: educationinspectorate.gov.scot
It's also on X: x.com/hmiescotland
#EduSky #EduScot #InformedScotland
It's also on X: x.com/hmiescotland
#EduSky #EduScot #InformedScotland
Such an important point! Too often, 'quality' is about what adults think, not what children need. Real quality means valuing children's right to play, their choices, and their joy, its not just about ticking boxes. Time to shift the focus! #EduSky #EduScot #EYSky #MorePlayPlease #PlayEveryday
January 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Such an important point! Too often, 'quality' is about what adults think, not what children need. Real quality means valuing children's right to play, their choices, and their joy, its not just about ticking boxes. Time to shift the focus! #EduSky #EduScot #EYSky #MorePlayPlease #PlayEveryday
Must have got the prompt right with #MicrosoftDesigner as this is pretty much how I am feeling now with two sleeps to go until the end of term.
Hang in there teachers, you've got this!
#endofterm #EduScot #ScotEduSky #Eduguardians #Christmasterm
Hang in there teachers, you've got this!
#endofterm #EduScot #ScotEduSky #Eduguardians #Christmasterm
December 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Must have got the prompt right with #MicrosoftDesigner as this is pretty much how I am feeling now with two sleeps to go until the end of term.
Hang in there teachers, you've got this!
#endofterm #EduScot #ScotEduSky #Eduguardians #Christmasterm
Hang in there teachers, you've got this!
#endofterm #EduScot #ScotEduSky #Eduguardians #Christmasterm
#Falkirkteachers! Get ready for the Learning to Achieve Festival!
Gavin Morrison and myself are co-hosting an online session on @briskteaching.bsky.social & @diffitapp.bsky.social on Mon 31st Mar, 2025.
Create resources that would take HOURS in minutes! ⌛
Sign up: bit.ly/43ScIsc
#EduSkyAI #EduScot
Gavin Morrison and myself are co-hosting an online session on @briskteaching.bsky.social & @diffitapp.bsky.social on Mon 31st Mar, 2025.
Create resources that would take HOURS in minutes! ⌛
Sign up: bit.ly/43ScIsc
#EduSkyAI #EduScot
bit.ly
March 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#Falkirkteachers! Get ready for the Learning to Achieve Festival!
Gavin Morrison and myself are co-hosting an online session on @briskteaching.bsky.social & @diffitapp.bsky.social on Mon 31st Mar, 2025.
Create resources that would take HOURS in minutes! ⌛
Sign up: bit.ly/43ScIsc
#EduSkyAI #EduScot
Gavin Morrison and myself are co-hosting an online session on @briskteaching.bsky.social & @diffitapp.bsky.social on Mon 31st Mar, 2025.
Create resources that would take HOURS in minutes! ⌛
Sign up: bit.ly/43ScIsc
#EduSkyAI #EduScot
I’m chuffed to be part of #ClubBrisk with
@briskteaching.bsky.social 🙌
It’s a great tool that’s already helping 1000s of teachers, including me!
Always happy to chat Brisk with anyone curious about what it can do.
#edtech #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduAI #UKteachers #EduScot
@briskteaching.bsky.social 🙌
It’s a great tool that’s already helping 1000s of teachers, including me!
Always happy to chat Brisk with anyone curious about what it can do.
#edtech #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduAI #UKteachers #EduScot
April 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I’m chuffed to be part of #ClubBrisk with
@briskteaching.bsky.social 🙌
It’s a great tool that’s already helping 1000s of teachers, including me!
Always happy to chat Brisk with anyone curious about what it can do.
#edtech #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduAI #UKteachers #EduScot
@briskteaching.bsky.social 🙌
It’s a great tool that’s already helping 1000s of teachers, including me!
Always happy to chat Brisk with anyone curious about what it can do.
#edtech #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduAI #UKteachers #EduScot
If you are interested in Education in Scotland you might like to follow @scotedublogs.bsky.social which posts links to educational blogs posts in Scotland. #EduScot #EduSky If you are an educational blogger in Scotland you can join in at scotedublogs.org or give me a shout.
ScotEduBlogs
An aggregation of Scottish educational blogs
scotedublogs.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If you are interested in Education in Scotland you might like to follow @scotedublogs.bsky.social which posts links to educational blogs posts in Scotland. #EduScot #EduSky If you are an educational blogger in Scotland you can join in at scotedublogs.org or give me a shout.
From September 2025, the Care Inspectorate & Education Scotland will use their new joint framework for inspections 👇. Framework supports high-quality experiences where play is valued, protected & central to children’s learning and development. Let’s uphold children’s right to play! #EduSky #EduScot
Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors
Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.
education.gov.scot
January 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Scotland's Finest Woods Award - always worth considering if you are a school or ELC organisation that uses and/or cares for a local wood. See link for more details: owlscotland.org/woodland-lea... #EduScot #ScotEdChat #OutdoorLearning #natureplay #ELC #EarlyYears
Awards
Awards can provide a sense of achievement and recognition and be a real and lasting sense of reward for everyone.
Flexibility in awards ensure that people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills a...
owlscotland.org
January 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Scotland's Finest Woods Award - always worth considering if you are a school or ELC organisation that uses and/or cares for a local wood. See link for more details: owlscotland.org/woodland-lea... #EduScot #ScotEdChat #OutdoorLearning #natureplay #ELC #EarlyYears
With the Scottish Government now allowing chatbots and GAI to help students do research, now is a great time to find out about @briskteaching.bsky.social. Brisk lets you create and control the chatbot with no student accounts needed.
#SQA #GAI #chatbot #Briskteaching #EduScot #EDUAI
#SQA #GAI #chatbot #Briskteaching #EduScot #EDUAI
Still time to sign up! I’m joining @computingatschool.bsky.social on 23 June to share how I use @briskteaching.bsky.social with Google Docs & Slides to support planning, feedback, podcasts & chatbots. Real AI. Real pedagogy.
🔗 bit.ly/4014VFC
#BriskTeaching #AIinEducation #GlowScot #EduSky
🔗 bit.ly/4014VFC
#BriskTeaching #AIinEducation #GlowScot #EduSky
Events
bit.ly
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
With the Scottish Government now allowing chatbots and GAI to help students do research, now is a great time to find out about @briskteaching.bsky.social. Brisk lets you create and control the chatbot with no student accounts needed.
#SQA #GAI #chatbot #Briskteaching #EduScot #EDUAI
#SQA #GAI #chatbot #Briskteaching #EduScot #EDUAI
Wondering how to use our #30DaysWild maths resources? We caught up with Welly Walkers Childminding Family from Aberdeenshire for a chat about how they used our resources last year mathsweek.scot/news/30-days... We hope it sparks some ideas!
#MathsWeekScot #EduScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #tmwyk
#MathsWeekScot #EduScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #tmwyk
May 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Wondering how to use our #30DaysWild maths resources? We caught up with Welly Walkers Childminding Family from Aberdeenshire for a chat about how they used our resources last year mathsweek.scot/news/30-days... We hope it sparks some ideas!
#MathsWeekScot #EduScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #tmwyk
#MathsWeekScot #EduScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #tmwyk
We had 29 primary school leaders join us for tonight's paid online market research. They fed back on 4 presentations over 60 minutes and received a £40 Amazon as thanks! We'd love you to join us! Visit www.bluecoweducation.com/events.html #edusky #edchat #eduscot @deputygrocott.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We had 29 primary school leaders join us for tonight's paid online market research. They fed back on 4 presentations over 60 minutes and received a £40 Amazon as thanks! We'd love you to join us! Visit www.bluecoweducation.com/events.html #edusky #edchat #eduscot @deputygrocott.bsky.social