This consultation follows the work of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee (PAPLS) in the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament, to undertake post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
The Committee’s report ...More
Restricting alcohol marketing is identified as one of the World Health Organization’s three ‘best buys’, the most cost-effective measures that WHO recommends to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm. Many our European neighbours have already taken action to restrict alcohol marketing...More
Having a choice about which school your child will attend is a fundamental feature of our education system. Choosing which school your child will attend is one of the most important decisions parents/carers will make. Most parents opt for their local catchment school while others will apply...More
The Good College Governance Task Group's report , published in 2016, made a series of recommendations to improve the governance of colleges, including adding trade union nominees to the boards of management of college institutions.
Following consultation in 2017 on the Good College...More
Small landholdings are a part of our Scottish agricultural and national heritage, and we are determined to have them as part of our future. We are fully committed to modernising their truly unique legislative status to ensure small landholders have comparable rights with other types of land...More
Why is there a need for an independent review?
Recognising the need to look to the future, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills announced in October 2021 the intention to reform qualifications and assessments.
This was influenced by:
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In September 2022, the Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training set out to parliament that he would be initiating an independent review of the skills delivery landscape in Scotland as part of work to ensure that the skills system is fit for purpose for...More
The Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR) was announced on 23 rd September. The IRISR will make recommendations to ensure that social care support services are the best that they can be for those that use them and work within them. IRISR will ensure a human...More
This Cycling Framework and Delivery Plan for Active Travel in Scotland builds on the progress made through three iterations of the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland (CAPS) between 2010 and 2020. It reflects our aim to progress from CAPS and to develop an ambitious plan for Scotland for the next...More
A Stronger & More Resilient Scotland: The Programme for Government 2022-23 which was published on the 8 September 2022 committed to introducing the following Bill:
“Wildlife Management (Grouse)
The Bill will implement the recommendations of the...More
This consultation has been extended.
The Scottish Government has made a number of commitments to the Gaelic and Scots languages. Among these there are four key commitments which can be regarded as particularly significant with the other commitments falling under these broad...More
If you haven’t given your view on education in the past, you are exactly who we want to hear from. We want learners to be at the centre of our discussion and in particular we want to hear from people who do not normally have their voices heard in the education system.
In his...More
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The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for adults - PowerPoint
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Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for young adults - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for young adults...More
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The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for children and young people - PowerPoint
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The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for young children - not compatible with screen readers - PowerPoint
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Further information and background to the National Discussion and other education reform processes.
Our qualifications and assessment systems are being reviewed and our education bodies are being replaced. Now is the right time to reflect on what works well, what we have learned about...More
Use these dedicated discussion guides for teachers, parents/carers, youth workers and others to hold group discussions with children and young people.
This will enable them to think creatively about the vision for the Scottish education system.
The online feedback form is now...More
The Scottish Government is committed to realising our Vision for Agriculture and transforming how we support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Recent years have seen a series of global shocks that have had,...More
The time has come for a new national discussion on education, one which will give everyone the chance to have their voice heard. We’re inviting everyone who has an interest in the future of our education system: children and young people, parents and carers, practitioners, and those in the...More
These focus groups are a chance for Scotland’s leading child rights and inclusion organisations to share the kinds of key educational issues that affect the children and young people they support with the national discussion’s co-facilitators.
Please use this form to tell us which...More
Aggregates make an important contribution to Scotland’s economy, providing materials for housing, construction, road-building and other uses, and supporting employment, including in rural and remote areas of the country. Aggregates are also required as construction materials to support the...More
The National Discussion is being co-convened by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA).
We have appointed two independent facilitators, Professor Carol Campbell and Professor Alma Harris, to help shape the National Discussion.
Watch the...More
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The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for parents and carers - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for parents and...More
We want a national conversation with everyone interested in what a new Dementia Strategy for Scotland should look like.
To help inform your response, we have put together a short discusssion paper . Please read this before responding.
We have also created an audio...More
Your activities will help prepare your group to answer the national discussion's consultation questions.
This web form is the easiest and most thorough way for one person to feedback the points raised by their group's discussion. The form also offers you the chance to upload anything that...More
The 'Once for Scotland' Workforce Policies Programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies) in line with our vision:
"Once for Scotland' workforce policies will promote NHSScotland as a modern,...More
We welcome your views on the draft revised breast cancer quality performance indicator engagement document. Please refer to this document for full details of each quality performance indicator.
Please provide comments on all individual quality performance indicators (QPIs)...More
We welcome your views on the draft revised testicular cancer quality performance indicator engagement document. Please refer to this document for full details of each quality performance indicator.
Please provide comments on all individual quality performance indicators...More
Scotland has a proud history of land reform going back to the early days of devolution. We are committed to bringing forward a new Land Reform Bill in this parliamentary session. Over the summer, we are undertaking a wide-ranging consultation on our proposals for the measures it should...More