Welcome to Education Scotland’s Community Learning & Development information portal. This site aims to support practitioners by providing them access to news and updates that will be useful in their work with children, young people, adults, families and communities.

For further information or to discuss support that we can offer please contact your local CLD Officer: Local Authority contacts

You can explore the Education Scotland professional learning offer for CLD here: Professional learning for Community Learning and Development | National approach to professional learning | Professional Learning | Education Scotland

This site is specifically for information sharing however in future releases it will contain links to resources.

Latest News & Information

Analysing community needs March 25, 2026

You’ve probably heard the quote ‘There is nothing permanent, except change.’ It was apparently first used by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus in around 500 BCE, so its definitely a phrase that’s got legs and it seems as relevant as ever today. Over the past year or two, we’ve been invited… Read more

2026 Youth Voice Toolkit – Professional Learning January 15, 2026

We have released new dates for PL on the Youth Voice Toolkit. Find more information in our events area or sign up directly at the links below: Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning 19/02/26 | Events | Education Scotland Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning 12/03/26 | Events | Education Scotland The… Read more

Keeping the conversations going: Feedback from Education Scotland’s Community Learning and Development (CLD) Stakeholder webinars November 17, 2025

Throughout 2025, we’ve been exploring what the changes at Education Scotland (ES) should mean for our CLD support. These discussions have been extremely helpful in shaping our plans and CLD stakeholders have encouraged us to continue to engage with them as the refocused ES takes shape. In August, we published… Read more

Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning November 6, 2025

We have released new dates for PL on the Youth Voice Toolkit. Find more information in our events area or sign up directly at the links below: Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning (November) Tickets, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite Youth Voice Toolkit: Professional Learning (December) Tickets,… Read more

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