RSA Challenge: future of school education in Scotland

Thu Jun 11 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC+01:00

Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh

RSA Fellowship
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RSA Challenge: future of school education in Scotland
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Join us for a solution‑focused conversation about the future path for Scottish school education.
About this Event

It will be held at the University of Edinburgh on 11 June 2026 and is intended to be the first in a series of events that aims to help shape the future direction of Scottish education.

This is not a traditional conference but a space for honest dialogue, fresh thinking and collective problem‑solving. Drawing on the convening power of the RSA, this event brings together people who want to think boldly and work constructively on meaningful reform. Together, we will look beyond incremental change and consider what education could become — more relevant, more responsive and more empowering for young people and for Scotland more broadly.

Professors Donaldson and Chapman (University of Glasgow) will open the event with insights from their series of papers, ‘Where Next for Scottish Education’.



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Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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