The honorary head of a University. He or she is usually a distinguished person or a member of Royalty and need not be an academic.

An information service, set up in 1990 within Community Learning Scotland (CLS) in order to keep schools, further education colleges and youth and community groups well informed about educational deve [..]

The First Minister is appointed by HM the Queen to lead the Scottish Government. He/she is normally the leader of the majority party in the Scottish Parliament.

The term used to describe private, fee-paying schools in Scotland.

The brand name for the Scottish University for Industry (qv). There is a large number of 'learndirect scotland' centres throughout the country offering information, advice and contacts to in [..]

The New Deal is a Government initiative aimed at helping the long-term unemployed back to work.

This website offers a broad range of information for parents, carers and others responsible for school age children about education in Scotland. The website also produces a comprehensive list of links [..]

The name given to the Head of a Further Education College or Higher Education Institution.

This term is used with two different meanings in Scottish education: a) it is the title sometimes given to the head teacher of a secondary school; b) it is the title of the Chairperson of the Universi [..]

A School Board, consisting of elected parent and staff members, contributes to the running of a school and provides a forum for parental views. School Boards have now been replaced by Parent Councils.