Education: National Improvement Framework and improvement plan 2024
Sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education that have been agreed across the system, and the national improvement activity that needs to be undertaken to help deliver those key priorities.
Third Report from the International Council of Education Advisers (ICEA)
The ICEA was established in 2016 to advise Ministers on how best to achieve excellence and equity in the Scottish education system. The third formal report of the ICEA was published on 7 November 2023. It highlights that Scottish education is well recognised globally as valuing both equity and excellence, and emphasizes the continued importance of equity and excellence in Scotland’s future education policies.
The report has a strong focus on improving teaching and pedagogy. In particular, the ICEA states that we need to invest in the professional learning of educational professionals to address the changing needs of children and young people. The report also helpfully synthesises the reviews of the Scottish education system that have been undertaken over the last few years. It recognises there are significant commonalities between them all, and that now is a time for implementation, improvement and reform.
The report makes 27 recommendations split into 7 strategic areas:
- Strategic Area 1: Improve the teaching profession and professional learning
- Strategic Area 2: Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
- Strategic Area 3: Support collaboration among teachers and schools
- Strategic Area 4: Engagement of students, families, and communities
- Strategic Area 5: Governance and leadership
- Strategic Area 6: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital world
- Strategic Area 7: Equity and excellence
The Scottish Government will be publishing a formal response to the ICEA report in 2024.
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