Education (Scotland) Act 2025

63 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “Accreditation Committee” means the committee established under paragraph 13 of schedule 1,

• “additional support needs” is to be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004,

• “Advisory Council” means the council established by the Chief Inspector in accordance with section 44,

• “British Sign Language” is to be construed in accordance with section 5(1) of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015,

• “British Sign Language learner education” means the teaching of British Sign Language to, and learning of the language by, pupils to whom education is provided primarily by means of the English language,

• “British Sign Language medium education” means teaching and learning by means of British Sign Language,

• “Chief Inspector” means His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,

• “college teaching staff” means persons employed as teaching staff by colleges of further education, within the meaning of section 35 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005,

• “Deputy Chief Inspector” means the Deputy Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland appointed under section 34,

• “education authority” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

• “educational support needs” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a child or a young person within the meaning of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004, additional support needs,

  (b)

  in relation to any other person, support needs within the meaning of section 8 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005,

• “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunities requirements” have the same meaning as in Section L2 (equal opportunities) of Part II of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998,

• “Gaelic language” means Gaelic language as used in Scotland,

• “Gaelic learner education” means the teaching of the Gaelic language to, and learning of the language by, pupils to whom education is provided primarily by means of the English language,

• “Gaelic medium education” means teaching and learning by means of the Gaelic language,

• “Inspectors” means His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education in Scotland appointed under section 35,

• “Learner Interest Committee” means the committee established in accordance with paragraph 11 of schedule 1,

• “Qualifications Scotland qualification” means a qualification devised or awarded by Qualifications Scotland,

• “registered teacher” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

• “relevant educational establishment” has the meaning given by section 39,

• “Scots language” means the Scots language as used in Scotland,

• “Strategic Advisory Council” means the council established in connection with Qualifications Scotland by virtue of section 9,

• “Teacher and Practitioner Interest Committee” means the committee established in accordance with paragraph 12 of schedule 1.

(2) A reference (however expressed) to undertaking a qualification is a reference to undertaking education or training with the intention of obtaining a qualification.