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A Scottish Government established network to enable teachers, parents and young people to share ideas about how bullying can be tackled.
Anti-Bullying Network

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The Association of Scottish Colleges (ASC) is the policy and representative voice of Scotland's Further Education Colleges. There are 46 FE Colleges across Scotland providing education and training.
Association of Scottish Colleges

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Capability Scotland is Scotland's leading disability organisation. They provide a range of flexible services which support disabled people of all ages in their everyday lives. They are committed to creating a just and fair Scotland and they work with disabled people, their families and carers to influence policy legislation, practice and attitudes.
Capability Scotland

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The Care Inspectorate is the independent scrutiny and improvement body for care and children’s services and it has a significant part to play in improving services for adults and children across Scotland. They regulate and inspect care services and carry out social work and child protection inspections.
Care Inspectorate

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Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland website aims both to provide an explanation for the interested public of what CLD can achieve, and to provide members and others with information about CLD services and CLDMS activities and resources.
CLD Managers Scotland

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The Standards Council for Community Learning and Development for Scotland is the body responsible for the registration of CLD practitioners, the approval of training courses, and the continuing professional development of the sector workforce. The Standards Council will work with the sector to establish and maintain high standards of practice in CLD across Scotland.
CLD Standards Council for Scotland

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Curriculum for Excellence is the most radical education reform in Scotland for a generation. It describes the purposes of learning from 3 to 18 and entitlements for all learners.
Curriculum for Excellence

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Determined to Succeed (DtS) is the Scottish Government's strategy for enterprise in education. It aims to help Scotland's young people develop self-confidence, self-reliance and ambition to achieve their goals - in work and in life. The DtS website supports the strategy by providing information and practical resources for teachers, businesses and local authorities.
Determined to Succeed

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Educational resources and web links for teachers and pupils
EduWeb

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Colleagues who are parents or simply have an interest - professional or personal - in Scottish education now have a unique way to share their views and engage directly with the wider education community. An innovative and accessible website, it creates an open dialogue through interactive workshops and blogs and generate feedback which the Education Secretary describes as essential to the delivery of progressive changes to Scottish education.
Engage for Education

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Eurydice is an institutional network for gathering, monitoring, processing and circulating reliable and readily comparable information on education systems and policies throughout Europe. Eurydice covers the education systems of the Member States of the European Union, the three countries of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area, and the EU candidate
EURYDICE

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Cathy Jamieson, former Minister for Education, launched the Home Reading Initiative in August 2002. The Home Reading Initiative will encourage parents and carers to share books with their children from a young age. The campaign is initially targeting children aged 0 to 8 years.
Home Reading Initiative

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LT Scotland works in partnership with other to develop the curriculum from 3 to 18, to enhance learning and teaching and to promote creative and effective use ofc information and communications technology in education and learning throughout life
Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS)

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A Scottish Government established strategy to create a climate in Scotland which will promote and sustain lifelong learning.
Lifelong Learning Strategy

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The NCB is a registered charity which promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives
National Children's Bureau (NCB)

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This web site is a valuable resource for schools and education authorities, designed to support them in their implementation of the national priorities.
National Priorities in Education

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A guide to quality schemes and the delivery of public services.
Open Scotland - Promoting Excellence in Scotland

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Offers a broad range of information for parents, carers and others responsible for school age children. The website also provides a comprehensive list of links to useful organisations and recent publications.
Parent Zone

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Established in 1997, the Agency's mission is to promote public confidence that quality provision and standards of awards in higher education are being safegurded and enhanced
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

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20 portraits of schools in Scotland, Austria, Northern Ireland, Flanders, England and The Netherlands show how ICT has changed their teaching and learning. They describe how schools worked on the implementation of ICT in their schools and how this affected pupils, teachers and the school organisation and management.
School Portraits

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The SCDC is a partnership between the Community Development Foundation and the University of Glasgow. It promotes and supports best practice in community development throughout Scotland with the aim of building stronger and healthier communities
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)

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SCRE is an independent, national body, providing research, evaluation and training services under contract and expert gateways to educational research in Scotland
Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE)

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The SCVO is the umbrella body for the voluntary organisations in Scotland, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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The SCQF website is intended to help learners and providers of learning to understand how different learning programmes relate to each other. So in the end everyone can see what is the next best step in terms of developing a skill or gaining knowledge.
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

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SFC seeks to develop the contribution of further education to Scotland's success, by further learning opportunities that enable students to achieve personal, social and economic goals, and by supporting the sector to earn a world class reputation
Scottish Funding Council (SFC)

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A reference index to all further education colleges with an online presence
Scottish Further Education Colleges

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The SFEU is the primary agency whose purpose is to contribute to the development of learning provision within FE colleges through the support of staff and the curriculum
Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU)

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The main portal for the Scottish Government containing links to news, publications and departments
Scottish Government

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Link to Education section of Scottish Government website
Scottish Government Schools Section

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The Scottish Human Rights Commission promotes and protects the human rights of everyone in Scotland. We are working to increase awareness, recognition and respect for human rights in Scotland by bringing human rights into everyday life. The Commission is dedicated to helping everyone understand their rights and the shared responsibilities we all have to each other and to our community. The Commission is independent of the UK and Scottish Parliaments and Governments.
Scottish Human Rights Commission

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SQA is the national body responsible for the development, accreditation, assesssment and certification of qualifications other than degrees
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

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SSEN is a communication service, supporting members through the complex process of evaluating the whole context of learning in their own setting
Scottish Schools Ethos Network (SSEN)

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Part of the National Grid for Learning in Scotland, the SVTC is targeted at practitioners, the educators such as teachers and school librarians who work in the Scottish early years and school sectors
Scottish Virtual Teachers' Centre

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"Show Racism The Red Card is an anti-racist charity which aims to harness the the role model status of professional footballers to combat racism. Every school in Scotland has our anti-racist video and education pack, we regularly visit schools and organise anti-racist events at football staiums throughout Scotland.
Show Racism The Red Card

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From April 2011 the new body Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) will scrutinise social work and social care services, including child protection and the integration of children’s services. More information about this can be found on the project website.
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

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This website contains a captivating collection of activities for children aged 5-8 years. The site is based on popular children's stories by authors Scoular Anderson, Debi Gliori, Mairi Hedderwick and Frank Rodgers.
Storybook Web

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Responsible for processing support applications from eligible Scottish domiciled students undertaking full time, higher education courses up to degree level throughout the UK.
Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)

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A UK weekly publication for education, covering primary, secondary and further education
Times Educational Supplement (Scotland)

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YouthLink Scotland is the national youth agency in Scotland. It promotes the well-being and development of young people in a local, national and global context. It is a national voluntary organisation serving the needs of young people and those who work with them.
YouthLink Scotland