Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) - 2026 - Privacy Notice

The PIRLS 2026 study is organised by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and is being carried out by Pearson UK who have been contracted by the Scottish Government to deliver the project. For the purpose of data protection legislation, the Scottish Government and IEA are the joint data controllers for the personal data processed as part of PIRLS 2026 and Pearson UK, and their subcontractors, are our data processors.

This means that we are responsible for making sure that the way your data is collected and used meets the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).