About EduSCOT
EduSCOT is an independent guide to Scotland’s education system — written specifically for Scotland, not adapted from an English site.
Why we exist
Scotland runs its own education and benefits systems. Curriculum for Excellence, not the National Curriculum. Highers, not A-Levels. SAAS, not Student Finance England. Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant and a family benefits package worth £25,000+ more than England’s. All 32 councils running their own calendars, catchments and placing requests.
No independent, consumer-focused website covers this properly. We do.
Who we are
EduSCOT is written by The EduSCOT Team — a small group of researchers and writers based in Scotland. We’re a faceless brand by design: the content stands on its own, and we update it openly based on primary sources.
How we fact-check
Every rate-sensitive article carries a “last fact-checked” date. Our annual update cycle:
- April — Scottish benefit rates change. We update all benefits articles and the benefits calculator.
- February/March — SAAS publishes new rates. We update the SAAS calculator.
- June/July — Councils publish next year’s holiday dates. We update all 32 holiday pages.
- September — University rankings published. We refresh comparison data.
Our sister site
We also run MoneySCOT — a sister site covering Scotland-specific personal finance. The two sites cross-link extensively, because family education and family money are intertwined.
Independence
EduSCOT is not affiliated with the Scottish Government, SAAS, any council, or any individual university. Where we link to official sources, we make that explicit. Where we have affiliate relationships (e.g. future links to student bank accounts on MoneySCOT), we disclose them.