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.
Briefing note for staff in secondary schools: this page opens up in a new window and aims to help staff understand the inspection process of a secondary school.
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.
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.

If you are looking for some information regarding secondary school inspections which is not listed on the sections above, please do not hesitate to contact HMIE on the 'Contact Us' section on your left.