The current Education structure

in Scotland
Presented By: Mohid Mubashar
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MOHID MUBASHAR
Introduction
to the topic
Scotland is in the north of
United Kingdom It is
surrounded by the Atlantic
Ocean and North Sea
Scotland shares a border with
England to the south.

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Public
Education
System
Education in Scotland is
overseen by the Scottish
Government and has a
history of universal
provision of public
education.
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Scottish Parliament
The Scotland Act 1998 gives the Scottish
Parliament legislative control over all
education matters, and the Education
(Scotland) Act 1980 is the principal legislation
governing education in Scotland.

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 Range of
subjects
Traditionally, the Scottish
system at secondary school level
has emphasised breadth across a
range of subjects, while
the English, Welsh and Norther
n Irish systems have emphasised
greater depth of education over
a smaller range of subjects.
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Scottish
Universities
Following this, Scottish
universities generally have courses a
year longer (typically 4 years) than
their counterparts elsewhere in the
UK, though it is often possible for
students to take more advanced
specialised exams and join the
courses at the second year. One
unique aspect is that the ancient
universities of Scotland issue
a Master of Arts as the
first degree in humanities.
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 High Schools
State schools are owned and
operated by the local
authorities which act
as Education Authorities, and
the compulsory phase is
divided into primary school
and secondary school (often
called high school).
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 Schools are supported in delivering learning and
teaching by Education
Scotland (formerly Learning and Teaching
Scotland). There are also private schools across
Rate of the country, although the distribution is uneven
education with such schools in 22 of the 32 Local
Authority areas. At September 2011 the total
pupil population in Scotland was 702,104, of
which 31,425 pupils, or 4.5%, were being
educated in independent schools.
Highly educated country
In 2014, research by the Office for National
Statistics found that Scotland was the most highly
educated country in Europe and among the most
well-educated in the world in terms of tertiary
education attainment, above countries
like Finland, Ireland and Luxembourg, with
roughly 40% of Scots aged 16–64 educated
to NVQ level 4 and above.
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2006"(PDF). Scottish Executive. 19 January 2006.
Retrieved 24 July2009.
• Scottish Budget Spending Review 20§§, Scottish
Government
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•About: People: Learning Directorate". Scottish
Government. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
Retrieved 25 August 2014.
Questions?

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