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.
A range of national events based on Celebrating Success take place through the year.
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.
Winners of the 2009 awards were announced at a ceremony on June 16. Further information about who won what and more information about the 2010 awards is available on the Scottish Education Awards website.
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 is currently hosting its first-ever Homecoming celebration - a year-long celebration of the country's culture and contribution to the world. Schools and pre-schools from all over Scotland have been contacting the schools' Homecoming website throughout the year, posting information about what they have been doing to join in the celebrations. 
The Homecoming year reaches an exciting finale on St Andrew's Day, presenting a fantastic opportunity for schools and pre-schools to celebrate their national day and in doing so, showcase all the events and activities they have been involved in throughout the Homecoming year.
Last year, many schools and pre-schools contacted a dedicated website to post information about and photographs of their St Andrew's Day celebrations which were showcased on an interactive map. A similar map has been developed for 2009 to again capture the fantastic activities taking place in schools and pre-schools all over Scotland. Visit the Learning and Teaching Scotland website to find out more.