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• Changing career
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• Scotland's education system
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• Statistical Digest

Scottish Universities

Teaching in Scotland is an all graduate profession. There are 8 universities offering programmes of initial teacher education.

• University of Aberdeen - Faculty of Education
• University of Dundee, School of Education, Social Work and Community Education
• University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education
• University of Glasgow
• University of Stirling
• University of Strathclyde - Education Department
• University of the West of Scotland - School of Education
• The Open University in Scotland

Entry requirements can be found under each University website.

Accreditation of university programmes

We are responsible for reviewing and maintaining the standards of education provided by each university. We do this by regularly reviewing and accrediting the courses provided by each university.

The main purposes of accreditation are to:

• ensure the professional appropriateness of programmes
• ensure compliance with statutory requirements
• provide objective information about the quality of programmes
• determine and advise on approval of programmes
• inform policy
• stimulate enhancement of the quality of provision