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Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

Portfolio in the Scottish Government

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Foghlam agus Sgilean), commonly referred to as the Education Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire an Fhoghlaim), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet responsible for all levels of education in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Minister for Higher and Further Education and the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise which are both junior ministerial posts.[2]

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The current Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills is Jenny Gilruth, who assumed office on 29 March 2023.

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Children and Education; it was renamed as the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs in 2000 and given more responsibilities; those were taken away from the post in 2001 and it was renamed again as the Minister for Education and Young People. The current position of Cabinet Secretary was created following the 2007 election.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills include:

  • school standards, quality and improvement
  • school infrastructure & staffing
  • educational attainment, qualifications and closing the attainment gap
  • National Improvement Framework
  • teaching profession
  • behaviour and measures to combat bullying
  • modern languages and the Gaelic and Scots languages
  • Named Person
  • Skills Development Scotland
  • non-advanced vocational skills
  • historical abuse enquiry

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills:

List of office holders

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References

  1. [1]
    "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 5 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Biographies and responsibilities: Ministerial responsibilities: Education portfolio". Scottish Government. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.


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