Cabinet Secretary for Education

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The Cabinet Secretary for Education is the senior Scottish Government minister responsible for overseeing education policy, schools, and related learning and skills across Scotland.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Government ministerial post
cabinet-level position
accountableTo Scottish Parliament
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: "Monarch of the United Kingdom"
appointedOnAdviceOf First Minister of Scotland
country Scotland
governmentDepartment Scottish Government Education portfolio
hasAuthorityOver allocation of education budgets within devolved competence
implementation of education legislation in Scotland
national education strategy in Scotland
inception after establishment of Scottish Parliament in 1999
jurisdiction Cabinet of the Scottish Government
surface form: "Scottish Ministers"
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Scotland
memberOf Cabinet of the Scottish Government
nativeLabel Cabinet Secretary for Education
nominatingAuthority First Minister of Scotland
oversees education policy in Scotland
learning and skills policy in Scotland
schools in Scotland
partOf Scottish Government
policyArea adult learning in Scotland
apprenticeships and vocational training in Scotland
early learning and childcare in Scotland
primary education in Scotland
secondary education in Scotland
portfolioMayInclude children and young people
further education colleges
higher education and universities
skills and lifelong learning
teacher education and professional development
reportsTo First Minister of Scotland
responsibleFor curriculum policy in Scotland
further education policy in Scotland
higher education policy in Scotland
school standards in Scotland
skills development policy in Scotland
strategic direction of Scottish education system
teacher workforce policy in Scotland
seat Edinburgh
style Cabinet Secretary
subordinateTo Scottish Parliament
surface form: "Scottish Parliament (in terms of accountability)"
worksWith Education Scotland
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Scottish local authorities

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cabinet of the Scottish Government hasMemberRole Cabinet Secretary for Education
Cabinet Secretary for Education nativeLabel Cabinet Secretary for Education
Scottish Government directorates underAuthorityOf Cabinet Secretary for Education
this entity surface form: "Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills"

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