{"id":112,"date":"2024-03-08T12:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/escldportal\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:21:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/escldportal\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to Education Scotland\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

For further information or to discuss support that we can offer please contact your local CLD Officer: Local Authority contacts <\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/p>\n

This site is specifically for information sharing however in future releases it will contain links to resources.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Education Scotland\u2019s role is changing. Going forward the organisation will have a focus on curriculum and professional learning. In late 2024, a paper was presented to Education Scotland\u2019s (ES) leadership team giving an overview of the context for our Education Scotland\u2019s CLD officers\u2019 support to the sector. A recommendation from… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Poverty Alliance organise Challenge Poverty Week every year in Scotland. They want to highlight the injustice of poverty in Scotland, and to show that collective action based on justice and compassion can create solutions. The week is an opportunity to raise your voice against poverty and unite with others… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Due to popular demand, Education Scotland are providing a range of future dates for professional learning on the Youth Voice Toolkit. The toolkit allows practitioners to support non-tokenistic and representative consultations of children and young people in schools, communities, organisations and local authorities, around any theme or topic. A complete… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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International Adult Literacy Day 2026\u00a0 UNESCO states that “Literacy is a fundamental human right for all. It opens the door to the enjoyment of other human rights, greater freedoms, and global citizenship. Literacy is a foundation for people to acquire broader knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and behaviours to foster a… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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