Ewan Carmichael

🗓️ EXAM TIMETABLE UPDATE: We’ve listened to feedback and made a change to the 2026 exam timetable.

To acknowledge the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations, we’ve moved all Urdu exams to Monday 1 June 2026.

All other exams remain unchanged.

👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExamTimetable

📣 Strategic Advisory Council - recruitment open.

The Scottish Government is inviting applications for our new Strategic Advisory Council.

Membership of the council will reflect Scotland’s wider education, skills and economic landscape.

Find out more: info.qualifications.gov.scot/3MIJ2Yj

📣 Teachers, lecturers and learners - take part in our qualifications reform survey.

We want to hear your views on proposed changes to assessments in English, Sciences and other subjects.

Have your say. 👉info.sqa.org.uk/4c502lS

📣 Share your views on improvements to our qualifications.

We're asking teachers, lecturers and learners to complete our survey on proposed changes to assessments in Sciences, Business and other subjects.

Find out more, and take part in the survey. 👉 info.sqa.org.uk/4c502lS

We're strengthening engagement with learners & educators from across the education and skills sectors.

Help us shape qualifications across Scotland by joining one of our new committees:

🔵Learner Interest Committee
🔵Teacher & Practitioner Interest Committee

👉 info.sqa.org.uk/4qUIRIv

Public appointment: chair and members appointed to the inaugural board of Qualifications Scotland Scottish public appointments news release.

Delighted to share that I’ve been appointed to the inaugural Board of Qualifications Scotland, the body replacing the SQA.

Really looking forward to engaging with the wider sector as the organisation begins operations in February 💛

www.gov.scot/publications...

😊 We were pleased to welcome First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to our Fife Supported Living service today.

The visit highlighted the vital contribution of international care workers, and the importance of workforce stability in delivering high-quality, person-centred support. 🩵

✍️ We are proud to join over 200 signatories calling for urgent action to address the crisis facing social care in Scotland.

📈 The Scottish Government must act now, with measures including sustainable multi-year funding and a fully funded medium-term recovery plan.

Professor Angela O'Hagan stands at a lecturn speaking next to two red Care Scotland banners, with a backdrop of a misty Edinburgh skyline.

This evening, our Policy and External Relations Officer is in Edinburgh to mark the 60th anniversary of @carersscotland.bsky.social.

We’re proud to stand alongside unpaid carers and ensuring their rights are realised, both in the present and for a fairer future 🩵

Four people, including Martin McCluskey MP and representatives from Quarriers, standing on an indoor staircase. They are smiling, dressed in smart-casual attire with black and white stairs and railings behind them.

💬 We really appreciated the opportunity to meet with @martinmccluskey.bsky.social today in his constituency office.

🩵 We discussed the vital support needed for the future of social care services, and the role Quarriers continues to play in supporting communities across Inverclyde.

Proud to have represented Quarriers this week, sharing our work on mental health and wellbeing alongside brilliant speakers from COPE Scotland and Aberdeen Blueberry Wellness.

Grateful for the opportunity to be part of such important conversations. 💬

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🗳️ Today, we urge MPs to vote in favour of crucial amendments to the National Insurance Bill to exempt social care organisations from increased employee contributions.

⚠️ Without this exemption, the sector faces severe financial strain, risking services that support thousands.

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Our Policy Officer, Ewan, is pleased to be attending the Child Poverty Conference hosted by @uofgpolicy.bsky.social and @aberlourcharity.bsky.social, exploring solutions for the public debt crisis.

#DebtAwarenessWeek 💬

COVID-19 Day of Reflection Sunday 9 March 2025 is the Day of Reflection for the COVID-19 pandemic. People and communities are invited to mark the day in ways that feel meaningful to them.

The impact of COVID-19 is still felt deeply by many of the people and communities we support.

This Sunday, the COVID-19 #DayofReflection honours the tireless dedication of our health and social care staff and volunteers, and recognises the resilience of our communities through the pandemic.

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🔎 The latest Audit Scotland report (buff.ly/KFjVRpW) and The ALLIANCE's response (buff.ly/ta4MMcE) highlight the urgent need for reform in health & social care.

With rising costs and shrinking reserves, action is crucial to ensure sustainable, person-centred support. #SocialCare #HealthReform

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🚨 Exciting news!

I am overjoyed to announce that I’m joining @quarriers.bsky.social as their Policy Officer.

It’s an incredible privilege to contribute to one of Scotland’s leading charities, which provides vital support to communities up and down the country 💙

As a Scottish policy consultant this is very helpful, much appreciated!

Lovely to see you on here! It feels weird starting all over again, again 😂

Yay 🎉 I've created my first #StarterPack over here and looking for more members to add to it. So if you're an educator who is not afraid to speak up for the values of social justice and decolonising the curriculum, let me know and I'll add you to the list!

go.bsky.app/5zfUjQv

Honoured! This platform seems to be 1000x better already ☺️

Guess it’s time for me to start using this thing… 👋🏻🥳