“Education Policy Under the Scottish Parliament”
Prof. David Raffe
Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh
The Scottish Parliament was established in 1999 with devolved powers including education and training. However, Scotland already had its own education system, which had been administered separately under the UK government. Policy since 1999 has been a mixture of innovation (charting new policy directions), continuity (maintaining pre-existing policy directions) and avoidance (resisting policy directions favoured by the UK government). This presentation will review recent Scottish policy in five areas of education and training: the organisation of secondary schools; the curriculum; qualifications; student funding; and skills strategy. It aims to provide educationists and those interested in policy with a flavour of current Scottish developments. It also offers a provisional assessment of the impact of devolution within the UK on Scottish policy, and the issues raised by this experience.
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date and Time: Thursday 5th June 2008, at 4 p.m.
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