National Events
While St Andrew's Day and Burns' Night are the perfect occasions for schools to celebrate their own achievements 
and diversity, success can be celebrated at any time.
Scottish Education Awards
The Scottish Education Awards are an annual celebration of the good practice and innovative developments taking place in schools across the country. They highlight best practice in Scottish classrooms and acknowledge the dedicated individuals who devote their lives to helping young people fulfill their potential.
Entry to the awards is open to all publicly funded schools, including secondary, primary, nursery and special schools.
Nominations for the 2010 awards are now open. Visit the Scottish Education Awards website for information on this year's categories and how to nominate.
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Scottish Learning Festival
This annual event is an opportunity to for teachers and other educational professionals to come together and listen to inspirational speakers, share good practice and find out about new resources to use in their classrooms.
A very successful 2009 Festival took place on September 23 and 24 at the SECC in Glasgow, attracting teachers and educational professionals from across Scotland and even further afield to its many sessions, seminars and stands.
More information about this year's event, including pictures and videos, is available on the Scottish Learning Festival website.
Speech by the Education Secretary
Homecoming Scotland 2009 and St Andrew's Day
Scotland hosted its first-ever Homecoming celebration - a year-long celebration of the country's culture and contribution to the world - in 2009 running from Burns' Day to St Andrew's Day. Schools and pre-schools from all over Scotland have been contacting the schools' Homecoming and St Andrew's Day websites to showcase their celebrations on an interactive map.