Explanatory Notes

Education (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 11

6 August 2025

Overview of the Act

Part 1: Qualifications Scotland

Guidance

Section 15 - Guidance about assistance for people with educational support needs

34.Section 15 requires Qualifications Scotland, within 6 months of this section coming into force, to prepare are publish guidance on arrangements that can be made to assist people with educational support needs with undertaking Qualifications Scotland qualifications. The term “educational support needs” is defined in section 63(1). Qualifications Scotland may revise this guidance from time to time and, where it does so, it must publish the revised guidance.