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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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Subject: Education

School Education: Subject Profile

Author(s): Ned Sharratt

This briefing provides an overview of Scottish education. It identifies some key policies and policy challenges for the coming parliamentary session. It also identifies the main agencies and organisations involved.

Summary

This briefing provides an overview of Scottish education. It identifies some key policies and policy challenges for the coming parliamentary session. It also identifies the main agencies and organisations involved.

We have been experiencing technical difficulties with our publishing process. This means that, at present, the briefing cannot be accessed in our preferred online format.

While we work to resolve this, the briefing is available in PDF format. You can download the PDF by clicking on the PDF button at the top of this page. Please contact SPICe, [email protected], if you cannot access the PDF.