National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan: 2020

Sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education and the improvements that need to be made to help deliver those priorities.


Annex C

References and useful links

An Empowered System

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/an-empowered-system/

Assessing Children’s Progress – information for parents and carers

https://www.gov.scot/publications/assessing-childrens-progress-guide-for-parents-and-carers/

Child Poverty for Scotland third annual report

https://www.gov.scot/policies/poverty-and-social-justice/child-poverty/

Curriculum for Excellence https://education.gov.scot/scottish-education-system/policy-for-scottish-education/policy-drivers/cfe-(building-from-the-statement-appendix-incl-btc1-5)/What%20is%20Curriculum%20for%20Excellence?

Curriculum for Excellence: Building the Curriculum 5: A Framework for Assessment, 
Scottish Government, February 2011, ISBN: 978-0-7559-9941-5 (web only) https://www.education.gov.scot/Documents/btc5-framework.pdf

Developing the Young Workforce – Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy, Scottish Government, December 2014, ISBN 978-1-7854-4033-5 /publications/developing-young-workforce-scotlands-youth-employment-strategy/

Driving Excellence and Equity: Advice on School Improvement Planning 2017/18

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/NIFschoolimprovementguidance201718.pdf

Education Bill policy ambition: joint agreement

https://www.gov.scot/publications/education-bill-policy-ambition-joint-agreement/

Education Working for All! : Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce Final Report, Scottish Government, June 2014 ISBN 978-1-7841-2523-3 /publications/education-working-commission-developing-scotlands-young-workforce-final-report/

Education (Scotland) Act 2016 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/8/contents/enacted

Education Governance: Next Steps – Empowering our teachers, parents and communities to deliver excellence and equity for our children http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00521038.pdf

Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill https://www.gov.scot/publications/empowering-schools-consultation-provisions-education-scotland-bill/

ELC Quality Action Plan https://www.gov.scot/publications/blueprint-2020-expansion-early-learning-childcare-scotland-quality-action-plan/

Empowering Schools: education reform progress update https://www.gov.scot/publications/empowering-schools-education-reform-progress-update/

Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve Excellence and Equity – a governance review

/publications/empowering-teachers-parents-communities-achieve-excellence-equity-education-governance-review/

Engaging Parents and Families Toolkit https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/engaging-parents-and-families-a-toolkit-for-practitioners

Family Learning Framework – Advice for Practitioners

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/FamilyLearningFrameworkApril18.pdf

Food and drink in schools consultation analysis report

https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-responses-consultation-nutritional-requirements-food-drink-schools/

GIRFEC http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/1141/0065063.pdf

Growing Up in Scotland: Father-child relationships and child socio-emotional wellbeing

http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/03/5231/downloads#res515142

Health and Wellbeing in Curriculum for Excellence http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/HLivi

How Good is Our School? 4th edition, Education Scotland, September 2015, 
ISBN 978-0-7053-1889-1

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Frameworks_SelfEvaluation/FRWK2_NIHeditHGIOS/FRWK2_HGIOS4.pdf

Independent Review of the Scottish National Standardised Assessments at Primary 1 https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/progress-report/2019/06/scottish-national-standardised-assessments-review-2019/documents/independent-review-of-the-scottish-national-standardised-assessments-at-primary-1/independent-review-of-the-scottish-national-standardised-assessments-at-primary-1/govscot%3Adocument/Independent%2BReview%2Bof%2Bthe%2BScottish%2BNational%2BStandardised%2BAssessments%2Bat%2BPrimary%2B1.pdf

Insight http://www.gov.scot/insightbenchmarking

International Council of Education Advisers

/groups/international-council-of-education-advisers/

International Council of Education Advisers: Report 2016-2018 https://www.gov.scot/publications/international-council-education-advisers-report-2016-18/

Learning for Sustainability Action Plan https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/LearningforSustainability-Vision2030ActionPlan.pdf

Learner Participation in Educational Settings (3-18) https://education.gov.scot/improvement/self-evaluation/learner-participation-in-educational-settings-3-18

Learning together: national action plan on parental involvement, engagement, family learning and learning at home 2018 – 2021

https://www.gov.scot/publications/learning-together-scotlands-national-action-plan-parental-involvement-parental-engagement/

Mental Health Foundation Survey report into teachers’ mental health

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/70-scotlands-teachers-lack-training-address-mental-health-problems-schools

National Improvement Hub https://education.gov.scot/improvement

National Improvement Framework: Consultation on measuring the attainment gap and milestones towards closing it

https://consult.gov.scot/national-improvement-framework/measuring-the-attainment-gap/user_uploads/sct10171411861-3.pdf

National Parent Forum’s review of the 2006 Parental Involvement Act

https://www.npfs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Final-E-versionpdf.pdf

OECD Education Policy Outlook 2015, Making Reforms Happen 
http://www.oecd.org/edu/education-policy-outlook-2015-9789264225442-en.htm

OECD Report Improving Schools in Scotland: An OECD perspective 
http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/improving-schools-in-scotland.htm

Out to Play, practical guidance for creating outdoor play experiences in early learning and childcare (https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00544754.pdf)

Parental Involvement Act: https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/getting-involved/Scottish%20Schools%20(Parental%20Involvement)%20Act

Parent Communications Plan /publications/national-improvement-framework-parent-communication-plan/

ParentzoneScotland https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/

Primary to secondary school transitions: systematic literature review - key findings https://www.gov.scot/publications/primary-secondary-transitions-systematic-literature-review-research-findings/

Research Strategy for Scottish Education https://www.gov.scot/publications/research-strategy-scottish-education/

Refreshed Narrative on Scotland’s Curriculum https://scotlandscurriculum.scot/5/

Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs): interim review https://www.gov.scot/publications/regional-improvement-collaboratives-rics-interim-review/pages/3/

Reporting to Parents and Carers Guidance for schools and ELC settings https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/par7-ReportingParentsCarersGuidance300117.pdf

Review of Personal and Social Education: preparing Scotland's children and young people for learning, work and life https://www.gov.scot/publications/review-personal-social-education-preparing-scotlands-children-young-people-learning-work-life/

Scottish Attainment Challenge http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/Raisingeducationalattainment

Scottish Household Survey https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002

Scottish Learner Panel - Children and young people put their needs and interests at the heart of the Scottish education system https://youngscot.net/news-database/children-and-young-people-put-their-needs-and-interests-at-the-heart-of-the-scottish-education-system

Self-evaluation framework for Initial Teacher Education https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/SelfEvalFrameworkforITE.pdf

Senior Phase: Headteacher Survey report was published in September 2019: https://www.gov.scot/publications/senior-phase-headteacher-survey/

Supporting disabled children, young people and their families: guidance https://www.gov.scot/publications/supporting-disabled-children-young-people-and-their-families/

Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 statutory guidance : https://www.gov.scot/publications/statutory-guidance-standards-scotlands-schools-etc-act-2000-9781786528759/

Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 statutory guidance https://www.gov.scot/publications/statutory-guidance-standards-scotlands-schools-etc-act-2000-9781786528759/

Standardised Assessments in Scotland: Improvement Activity Plan https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/progress-report/2019/06/scottish-national-standardised-assessments-review-2019/documents/standardised-assessments-in-scotland-improvement-activity-plan---august-2019/standardised-assessments-in-scotland-improvement-activity-plan---august-2019/govscot%3Adocument/Standardised%2Bassessments%2Bin%2BScotland%2B-%2Bimprovement%2Bactivity%2Bplan%2B-%2BAugust%2B2019.pdf

Synergies for Better Learning: An International Perspective on Evaluation and Assessment, OECD Reviews of Evaluation and assessment in Education, Organisation for Economic Development (OECD), April 2013, OECD Publishing, Paris ISBN: 9789264190641 http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/synergies-for-better-learning.htm

Teaching Scotland’s Future http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2011/01/13092132/0

Towards a Learning System; a new approach to raising standards for all in Scottish schools https://thestaffcollege.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Towards-a-Learning-System-v1.0.pdf

Young Women Lead Committee Report on Sexual Harassment in Schools:

http://www.ywcascotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/YWL-Report-FINAL.pdf

Contact

Email: Judith.Tracey@gov.scot

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