 Education in Medieval Scotland includes all forms of education within the modern borders of Scotland , between the departure of the Romans from Britain in the fifth century , until the establishment of the Renaissance late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century . Few sources on Scottish education survived the Medieval era . In the early Middle Ages , Scotland was an oral society, with little need for formal education. everybody in the society knew the basics of the oral tradition and the culture.
The earliest known Scottish schools were established by the Church in the seventh century , but they were not widespread until the twelfth century . The first written evidence of the existence