Education in Scotland is very different from that in the rest of the UK - with a different National Curriculum, school boards to oversee school management and a General Teaching Council which has been in existence since 1965.

Preface List of Contributors 1. Education in Scotland: setting the scene Margaret M. Clark 2. The Under-Fives: from 'preschool education' to 'early years services' Joyce Watt 3. Developments in Primary Education in Scotland Margaret M. Clark 4. The Statutory Years of Secondary Education: change and progress Brian Boyd 5. Upper-Secondary Education David Raffe 6. Special Educational Provision Alison Closs 7. The Teaching Profession: its qualifications and status Margaret M. Clark 8. Standards and Quality Pamela Munn 9. Devolved Management of Schools Pamela Munn 10. Policy Making in Scottish Education: a case of pragmatic nationalism Lindsay Paterson 11. How Scottish is the Scottish Curriculum: and does it matter? Cameron Harrison 12. Future Directions? Pamela Munn List of Abbreviations Useful Addresses Index