Education Scotland completes inspections using a variety of models. This includes a full model inspection which covers four QIs, and a short model inspection which covers two QIs. ... The advice and support materials below have been designed to help you to prepare for the inspection and to outline the kinds of activities which will take place ...
Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education. ... We have developed our sector specific frameworks in partnership with stakeholders. On occasion, we carry out inspection and review in response to identified risks. In such instances, we may develop a bespoke ...
Education Scotland has also put together a helpful document on preparing staff (and leaders) which you can circulate. How to write an excellent inspection notification message to staff When announcing that the inspection will be taking place to your team, make sure you create excitement rather than anxiety.
Full inspections take around one week, have a fuller programme and a wider scope. Both types use the same six-point grading scale (see below). Initial process for inspections Education Scotland anticipates that the period between notification to the school or centre of an impending full inspection and the inspectors arriving, is two and half weeks.
2. THE INSPECTION FRAMEWORK . Education Scotland moved some time ago from a generational cycle of inspection (where a school is inspected every six to seven years) to a sampling model where around 2 50 inspections will take place each year across the school sectors and 140 in nursery/ early years settings.
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After experiencing an Education Scotland school inspection recently, ... Preparing for a school inspection. Paperwork and documentation. Inspectors give schools a couple of weeks’ notice, and I would recommend using this time to ensure that your departmental paperwork is up to date. Inspectors are not going to examine everything, but a sample ...
Preparing for school inspections The 'how good is our school?' (HGIOS) framework that Education Scotland uses to inspect schools includes mental health and wellbeing as a focus. ... Education Scotland does not work on an inspection cycle, inspecting all schools every few years. Instead, it uses a sampling model, inspecting around 250 schools ...
approaches to maximise the role inspection plays in providing assurance and supporting teachers and other practitioners to improve education in Scotland, including through legislation. Please read the consultation paper for an introduction to and details about the proposed new qualifications body and approaches to inspection.
DescriptionFind out about the first stages of the inspection process and the way that schools and education centres can prepare for visits by the inspection ...
The school inspection reports, some of which can be read on Education Scotland’s website, provide analysis of what goes on inside schools and a tool for gauging and improving Scotland’s ...
Starting from: £99 + VAT Format: DOWNLOADABLE PDF Order on-demand. This conference focused on next steps for school inspections in Scotland. It was a timely opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss priorities following the publication of the Education (Scotland) Bill in June 2024, including plans to establish a new independent school inspectorate body, the office of His ...
Inspection and review supports improvement and provides assurance on quality and improvement in Scottish education in order to promote the highest standards of learning leading to better outcomes for all learners. Inspection and review fulfil this by: providing assurance and public accountability; promoting improvement
In November 2024, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited Ochil Tower School. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and young people and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work.
The process of school inspection in Scotland is to be fundamentally reviewed, the country’s inspectorate has revealed. Interim chief inspector Janie McManus has spoken exclusively to Tes Scotland about her plans, which she is notifying education directors of today.. McManus, who was appointed to the role in November, wants to make school inspection “world class” and promises that the ...
EIS Advice on Resumption of Education Scotland Inspections (August 2022) On 31 May 2022, Education Scotland announced its intention to resume its ... setting or the local authority, that is aimed at preparing for inspections ‘just in case’ a setting is selected. If this does occur, the matter should be raised immediately by the School
Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education. ... The advice and support materials below have been designed to help senior leaders and staff to prepare for the inspection and to outline the kinds of activities which will take place during the inspection. It ...
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said last year's results were "not good enough" Scotland's school exam season is getting under way, with more than 132,000 candidates sitting National 5s, Highers ...
Our approach to inspection and review is based on the premise that establishments and services take responsibility for the quality of education they provide, taking action to secure continuous improvement. This is complemented by external evaluation carried out by Education Scotland via inspection and review activity.
