New Quality improvement framework for the early ... - Education Scotland
We are delighted to announce that the new Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors is now available on the Education Scotland website.. We have collated the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) we have received about the new framework. We hope that you find these helpful. We will continue to listen to feedback and may make further adjustments to the ...
Quality improvement framework for early learning and childcare sectors
The Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors is available on the Education Scotland website.. It is important to note that the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland will begin to use the new framework for inspection from September 2025.. This will allow settings to become familiar with its content and structure.
A quality improvement framework for early learning ... - Education Scotland
• offered high-quality learning and development opportunities The Care Inspectorate and HMIE will use the framework to work with ELC services and sector-wide bodies to build the capacity for self-evaluation. Framework quality indicators Quality indicators (QIs) will help you to evaluate performance at every level. You should use
A quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school ...
Since 1 April 2018, the Health and Social Care Standards have been used across Scotland. ... 3.1 Quality assurance and improvement are led well, and 4.1 Staff skills, knowledge, and values. (For childminders, without assistants) ... A quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare 7 ...
National Improvement Framework (NIF) - Schools - gov.scot
The National Improvement Framework (NIF) for Scottish education sets out the vision, key priorities and seven key educational outcomes for children and young people. The 2025 improvement plan sets out the full details of the actions that will be taken to deliver the seven key outcomes of the NIF, the evidence to support them, and how we will ...
Healthcare Improvement Scotland quality framework
Healthcare Improvement Scotland quality framework. Posted on: 7 July 2023. Document Type. Corporate documents. Process guidance. Summary. Reference guide to support and inform reflection, evaluation and decision making about how best to improve outcomes for users of services. Documents.
Quality improvement | NHS Education for Scotland
Quality Improvement is defined as the application of a systematic approach that uses specific techniques to improve quality. The purpose of Quality Improvement team at NHS Education Scotland (NES) is to provide learning, development and networking opportunities to build skills, knowledge and confidence, enabling all staff across to use Quality ...
Achieving Excellence and Equity: 2025 National Improvement Framework ...
• A refocused Education Scotland will prioritise its functions on curriculum design, delivery and improvement, including the provision of resources to support high quality learning and teaching, support a national framework for professional learning and building on national leadership programmes. It will also work with
Update on the quality framework for early learning ... - Education Scotland
We are pleased to share some important updates on the development of the new quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors. Over the past months, we have been working to develop a framework that will support continuous improvement in the quality of early learning and childcare.
Quality Improvement Framework for the early learning and childcare sectors
Over the past months, we have been working to develop a framework that will support continuous improvement in the quality of early learning and childcare. The framework will be used by the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland when carrying out inspections from September 2025.
Quality frameworks for care services | Care Inspectorate Hub
A quality improvement framework to support self-evaluation for appropriate adult services in Scotland. This framework is for local authorities and their partners to support self-evaluation of appropriate adult services. It is designed to lead to improvement in services.
Improvement Framework - Quality Improvement and Measurement - What Non ...
Improvement Framework . The 3-Step Improvement Framework for Scotland's Public Services has been developed to support people in creating the conditions for, and implementing, the improvements that will make a difference across our public services.. The framework sets out six questions (Figure 1) to be asked of every change programme to test whether the right conditions exist to support true ...
What You Need to Know About the Quality Improvement Framework ... - Twinkl
On 14th January 2024, The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland introduced a new, streamlined Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, designed to simplify self-evaluation, inspections and continuous improvement. Inspections using the framework will begin in September 2025, allowing settings time to familiarise ...
A quality improvement framework for adult support and protection
The public sector in Scotland uses the EFQM (European Foundation of Quality Management) excellence model extensively. This quality improvement framework was informed by the well-understood EFQM model. The model has three sections: X Direction – Includes the adult protection partnership’s vison, purpose, strategy and strategic leadership.
Progress towards the Quality Improvement Framework ... - Education Scotland
These will be shared with the sector ahead of implementation in September 2025. The 18-month gap between Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspections will also remain in place. You may wish to begin to use the new quality framework to support self-evaluation in your setting after its release in January.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes ...
In 2024 we also hosted a further event in partnership with Epilepsy Scotland to provide an opportunity for secondary school children with epilepsy to compete and all those present were once again impressed by the thoughtful and high-quality presentations delivered by the competitors. We hope that this will also become an annual event.
The Final Countdown to election 2026: Programme for Government 2025-26 ...
The theme of the PfG was ‘Building the Best Future for Scotland’ and, as with last year’s PfG, it focuses on the Government’s Priorities for Scotland which were announced to the Scottish Parliament on 22 May 2024. SPICe also published a blog analysing the Priorities at the time.. The PfG for 2025-26 sets out the actions that the Government intends to take in the next twelve months, and ...
Supporting system improvement | NHS Confederation
We brought together 168 leaders across 38 integrated care systems, NHS trusts and health boards, local authorities and voluntary organisations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The roles included directors of improvement, quality improvement leads, system transformation managers, clinical directors and non-executive directors.
Inspection frameworks | Inspection and review - Education Scotland
We use a set of standards to evaluate and report on quality and improvement in Scottish education. The standards are set out in a series of quality frameworks. Overarching Framework. All quality frameworks are designed around the framework for evaluating the quality of services and organisations. This is known as the 'Overarching Framework ...