In this section we aim to help educators, parents and adult learners to better understand the process of inspection in secondary schools. There are several sections below that you can read through. Being ready for inspection Briefing for parents: this page aims to help parents to understand the inspection of a secondary school. Briefing note for headteachers of secondary schools: this page opens up in a new window and aims to help headteachers understand the inspection process of a secondary school. Self-evaluation exemplars: this page opens in a new window and aims to help headteachers in completing the self-evaluation form. Support and advice for Chairperson of Parent Council: this page opens up in a new window and aims to help the Chairperson of the Parent Council understand the inspection process of a secondary school. Inspection Advice Note: this advice notice opens up in a new document and sets out an adjustment in expectations, in line with national implementation expectations, for our evaluation of QI 5.1 (Curriculum) and QI 5.9 (Improvement through self-evaluation) for inspections which are announced from August 2011. Safeguarding/child protection pro forma: this page opens up in a new window and is used by establishments to record safeguarding issues. Advice on issuing pre-inspection questionnaires for headteachers Questionnaires: this page contains national baselines and questionnaires. Secondary School inspection reports: this is a link to the Secondary School inspection reports page. Improving Scottish Education: this link navigates you directly to the Secondary section of the Improving Scottish Education report. How Good is our School: this link navigates you to a revised framework of indicators which help you to work out where your school is in improving its quality and aiming for excellence. Terms we use in inspection