Education Reform - ‘Putting Learners at The Centre’, March 2022 In summary, the Putting Learners at the Centre report proposed the following: • There should be a new agency for qualifications, a new education agency and an independent inspectorate. • The new education agency should include SQA’s Accreditation/Regulation Directorate and the Community Learning and Development Standards Council. • The Registrar for Independent Schools should return to the Learning Directorate and link directly with GTCS. • The staff in Education Scotland who are HM Inspectors or support the inspection functions of Education Scotland should move to an independent inspectorate. • The new education agency should create and sustain a forum for ongoing and proactive discussion about curriculum, learning and teaching ADES Comment ADES agrees with the above proposals in general terms.