Within the Curriculum Improvement Cycle, which is being led by Education Scotland, LfS is highlighted as one of the cross-cutting themes – with production and consumption, climate change and nature being considered.In the 2025-26 Programme for Government the First Minister confirmed his commitment to introducing a new Scottish Government-led approach to national skills planning, and strengthening regional skills planning, to ensure that post school provision becomes more responsive to Scotland’s strategic skills needs and priorities.