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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
Membership changes
Introduction
Qualifications Scotland
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
Equalities
Sequencing
Remainder of Education Scotland
Transition to the new bodies
Financial Memorandum
Consideration of delegated powers
Conclusion
Annex A
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Scottish Autism. (2024, September). Response to the Education (Scotland) Bill (Detailed call for views). Retrieved from
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