1 Improving Scottish Education, HMIE, February 2006
2 How good is our school?, HM Inspectors of Schools 1996
3 The Child at the Centre, HM Inspectors of Schools 1998
4 Scottish Qualifications Authority
5 A Curriculum for Excellence, Scottish Executive, 2004
6 Effective Secondary Schools, Scottish Office Education Department (1988)
7 Effective Primary Schools, Scottish Office Education Department (1989)
8 Missing Out, HMIE 2006
9 In residential settings, the school takes on the role of parents in providing experiences beyond the school day.
10 Data may be of different kinds, for example, surveys of people’s views, data relating to attendance, behaviour, exclusions, leavers’ destinations and attainment. The range of data available for analysis will vary depending on the sector or setting in which you work. Some will be collected at national level and some by the local authority or by the school itself.
11 The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Regulations and Guidance, Volume 1 Support and Protection for Children and Their Families