Episodes

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Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. This podcast episode focuses on opportunities for personal achievement. Listen as Education Scotland’s Graeme Wallace and Nicola Crawford provide an insight into this work so far. Visit our Curriculum Improvement Cycle blog to find out more.

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Dr Karen Edge, Dean of Education at Yorkville University, Ontario, Canada, is known for her ability to fuse theory, practice and humour with memorable take-home messages and evidence-driven tools. Join Karen as she brings her wellbeing wisdom to this first in a series of three special podcasts for the Leadership+ series. Lesley Walker and Rona Grant from the Professional Learning and Leadership team bring the questions from education leaders as they engage Karen in a wide-ranging discussion about the challenge of combining education leadership with staying mentally and physically well.

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Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. This podcast episode looks at Interdisciplinary Learning and how it’s being strengthened through the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Education Scotland’s Leigh Watson is joined by Jenny Mackay, Headteacher at Sorn Primary School in East Ayrshire, and Andrew Baxby, Secondary Depute Headteacher currently working in the Quality Improvement team at Falkirk Council. Listen as they explore what’s been emerging from this work so far and how the evolved technical framework can support schools to design learning that is relevant, connected and meaningful. Visit our Curriculum Improvement Cycle blog to find out more.

Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. The focus of this podcast episode is the Curriculum Improvement Cycle for Technologies. Listen as Lise Mccaferry, Education Scotland’s Interim Head of Learning, Teaching and Assessment, discusses the progress of the work so far with Laura Kupsch and Caroline McFarlane, National Advisers for Technologies at Education Scotland. Visit our Curriculum Improvement Cycle blog to find out more.

Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. In this podcast Education Scotland’s Andrew Creamer discusses the progress of the work so far with our National Advisors for Expressive Arts, Scott McCorquodale and Caroline Dickov. Read more about this on our Curriculum Improvement Cycle blog.

Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Education Scotland is leading a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum called the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. The focus of this podcast episode is the Curriculum Improvement Cycle for Social Studies. Courtney Dow and Sharon Kean are both seconded to help co-lead the Curriculum Improvement Cycle for Social Studies nationally. Here they discuss the progress of the work so far and what’s next with Education Scotland’s Andrew Creamer. Read more about this on our Curriculum Improvement Cycle blog.

Education Scotland
Education Scotland is the national body for supporting quality and improvement of learning and teaching in Scottish education.
We are driven by the shared ambitions of supporting the development and wellbeing of all those who work in education and ensuring positive experiences and outcomes for all learners.



