LTS worked in close partnership with the Scottish Government,
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, the
Scottish Qualifications Authority, the
Association of Directors of Education in Scotland, the
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, education authorities, schools and with a range of professional associations, playing a key role in the drive to improve learning and teaching. LTS provided support for people working in the Scottish
state education system—including
ministers,
local authorities, school managers,
teachers, and support staff—and was accountable to the
Scottish Executive Education Department. LTS operated the LT Scotland Online Service, the successor to the
National Grid for Learning in Scotland. It also ran a professional development programme known as
Masterclass, and a range of supported online communities of practice including
Heads Together. LTS managed
Glow, a national intranet for schools and practitioners, offering a range of teaching, learning and collaborative tools across the Web, in a secure and fully authenticated way—bringing together more than 700,000 students, 50,000 teachers, all lecturers and students in initial teacher education and many others across the country. LTS had been charged with leading the development of Scotland's '
Curriculum for Excellence' programme. The purpose of the programme is to improve the learning, attainment and achievement of children and young people in Scotland. It is also about ensuring that pupils achieve on a broad front, not just in terms of examinations. LTS also led the innovative
Assessment is for Learning programme in Scotland. On 14 October 2010, Cabinet Secretary for Education Mike Russell announced that Learning and Teaching Scotland would be subsumed, along with
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education into a new body named the
Scottish Education Quality and Improvement Agency. This was later renamed to
Education Scotland. == References ==