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Education (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report
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Published: Tuesday 03 Dec 2024 (ECYP062024R06)
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Membership changes
Introduction
Qualifications Scotland
More than a rebrand?
Accreditation function
Where should accreditation and regulation sit?
Scope of regulation
Increasing the influence of educators and learners
Use of 'learner' in the Bill
Board
Registered teachers and college teaching staff
Learners taking qualifications
Who would fulfil this role?
Age-appropriate spaces
Qualifications Scotland staff interests
Diversity of representation
Strategic Advisory Council
Interest committees
Learner interest committee
Teacher and practitioner interest committee
Charters
Effective monitoring
Co-creation
Impact
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
Independence
Purpose and approach
Early Learning and Childcare
Scope of inspection
Voluntary organisations and CLD
Initial Teacher Education and Post-16 landscape
National agencies
Child protection
Reporting
Advisory Council
Equalities
Data
Sequencing
Remainder of Education Scotland
Transition to the new bodies
Leadership
Uncertainty for staff
Financial Memorandum
Consideration of delegated powers
Conclusion
Annex A
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Unite the union Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Skills Development Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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University of Stirling. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Universities Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Institute of Physics. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS). (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA). (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Colleges Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER). (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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West Dunbartonshire Council. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Bòrd na Gàidhlig. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/education-scotland-bill-detailed/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=B%C3%B2rd+na+G%C3%A0idhlig&uuId=210248774
Equality and Human Rights Commission. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/education-scotland-bill-detailed/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=equality&uuId=600637020
Scottish Qualifications Authority. (2024, October 4). Additional submission. Retrieved from
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Scottish Qualifications Authority. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Societies’ Group on Scottish STEM Education. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Children in Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Dumfries and Galloway Council. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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CELCIS. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Fife Council Education Services. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Connect. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Federation of Awarding Bodies. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Audit Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Scottish Autism. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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UNISON Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/education-scotland-bill-detailed/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=stephen+low&uuId=94708481
Glasgow City Council. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Dr Judith McClure CBE. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Shorter call for views). Retrieved from
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Care Inspectorate. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Close the Gap. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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Stirling Council. (2024, September). Response to the call for views on the Education (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum. Retrieved from
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Education Scotland. (2024, September). Response to the call for views on the Education (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum. Retrieved from
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