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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A globally respected, empowered, and responsive education system with clear accountability at every level that supports children, young people, and adult learners to thrive. The system enables the development of their knowledge, skills, values, and attributes that give them the best opportunity to succeed and contribute to Scotland’s society ...

To that end, the 2025 National Improvement Framework has been updated to provide clarity and focus to our work on improving Scottish education. The framework sets out seven strategic outcomes – delivery of which will make a significant difference to our children and young people.

Scotland’s Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF) is our tertiary education sector’s new approach to quality assurance and enhancement for colleges and universities. It is built on the legacy of the last 20 years of Scotland’s leading approach to quality assurance and enhancement.

The National Improvement Framework (NIF) and Improvement Plan sets out what needs to be done to improve Scottish education so that every child can achieve their full potential. The NIF is designed to help deliver the twin aims of excellence and equity in education – ensuring children and young people develop a broad range of skills and capacities, whilst supporting them to thrive, regardless ...

Scotland’s approach to quality in our tertiary education sector is also set against a wider international context. The Scottish Government is a signatory to the Bologna Process and is a member of the European Higher Education Area. As a member, Scotland’s quality frameworks are aligned with the European Standards and Guidelines.

A SCOTTISH QUALITY ENHANCEMENT FRAMEWORK The Quality Enhancement Framework (QEF) is the enhancement-led approach to quality in Scottish higher education. Collaboration and partnership are at the heart of this innovative method. All Scottish institutions have adopted the QEF, which provides public confidence in academic standards and the quality ...

Through this approach, we aim to ensure that the scope of Scotland’s Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework meets the wider requirements of the ESG, which are focused on higher education, wherever it is delivered, while also meeting our statutory responsibility to ensure the quality of fundable provision across further and higher education ...

QAA Scotland, the SFC, Universities Scotland and NUS Scotland have developed the Quality Enhancement Framework (QEF), an enhancement-led approach to monitoring quality in the Scottish higher education sector. The QEF has five main elements: a programme of reviews at subject level run at an institutional level; an institutional-level review; improved public information on the quality of higher ...

Connect: directly with inspectors from the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland to understand how the framework will be used on inspections. Ask: questions you might have about the framework, its application, or how it will support the sector's goals for improvement. We welcome your queries, whether they are about the framework's practical ...

The framework said that, in 2025-26, the Scottish Government would “develop a more detailed delivery plan setting out what a targeted school age childcare offer will look like for families within communities and providing a clear timescale for delivery”. ... High Quality and Sustainable Public Services ... the Education (Scotland) Bill ...

The Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 (as amended by the Education (Scotland) Act 2016) requires Scottish Ministers to produce a National Improvement Framework (NIF) for Scottish education, to be published and reviewed annually, to support delivery of a duty on Ministers and local authorities to secure improvement in the quality of ...

A SCOTTISH QUALITY ENHANCEMENT FRAMEWORK The Quality Enhancement Framework (QEF) is the enhancement-led approach to quality in Scottish higher education. Collaboration and partnership are at the heart of this innovative method. All Scottish institutions have adopted the QEF, which provides public confidence in academic standards and the quality ...

Tackling inequity is at the heart of the Scottish Government's education reform agenda, and there is a collective responsibility to ensure continuous improvement for children and young people. The national discussion on Scottish education should lead to a consensual vision on the purpose of education, and will help to inform Professor Hayward's ...

The report, titled ‘Unlocking High-Quality Teaching’, draws on extensive research from an expert group led by Professor Jenni Ingram, with contributions from Dr Katharine Burn, Dr Velda Elliott, and Dr Steve Puttick. The Oxford team said: “This exciting report describes a framework of high-quality teaching and is being used in over 40 countries around the world.

The Education Scotland Framework Document sets out how Education Scotland will operate, our relationship with Scottish ministers and the Scottish Government and how we are expected to fulfil our remit and purpose. The Framework Document includes information about Education Scotland's: Vision, mission, values and strategic priorities

Staff and students of Scotland’s colleges and universities, and the general public. Further information Erica Russell-Hensens, Deputy Director: Student Interests, Access & Quality; or Ryan Bell, Deputy Director: People & Transformation