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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 2005 edition of the
National Dossier on Education and Training in
Scotland - Summary.
This short summary guide to policy developments in all
sectors of the education system in Scotland is published
annually by the Scottish Executive Education Department (
SEED) - International Relations Team,
located in New Educational Developments Division, in close
cooperation with the
Eurydice network for information on
European education and training systems, and is aimed at
both national and international audiences.
The Dossier and summary are part-funded by the European
Commission's
SOCRATES Programme via Eurydice. The aim
of Eurydice is to promote greater cooperation and mutual
understanding across European education systems, and we are
very grateful for the European Commission's continuing
support with this publication.
The information contained in the National Dossier and
summary is based on wide consultation with policy and
professional divisions in the Scottish Executive,
especially those in the Education Department and Lifelong
Learning Group, and with
HM Inspectorate of Education amongst
many others.
Scotland's National Dossier and summary is part of a
wider European database containing information on European
education and training systems called
Eurybase, and is updated annually by the
thirty-five national units which make up the Eurydice
network. The network comprises European Union (
EU), European Economic Area (
EEA) and three current
EU applicant countries (Bulgaria,
Romania and Turkey), with each National Dossier and summary
following the same format and layout for ease of comparison
across countries. Eurybase can be consulted on the Eurydice
web site at
http://www.eurydice.org
under the Eurybase menu.
We would like to thank all those who have contributed to
the content and publication of this year's publication, not
least policy and professional colleagues and Ernie Spencer,
retired
HMI, for his work again on updating much
of the content for the 2005 edition.
There are no copyright restrictions on this document and
we encourage organisations to photocopy the material
freely, with due citation of the source. We would also
welcome any comments on the content and/or design of the
document.
We hope that you find the 2005 edition of the 'National
Dossier on Education and Training in Scotland - Summary'
both helpful and informative.
Eurydyce Unit, Scotland
Scottish Executive Education Department (
SEED)
eurydice@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
June 2005
Summary Diagram - Organisation
of the education system in Scotland, 2003/04
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