HM INSPECTORATE OF EDUCATION: ANNUAL REPORT 2003/04

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An Agency of the Scottish Executive
Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers June 2004
SE-2004-105
ISBN 0 7053 1044 2

Contents

1. Report by HM Senior Chief Inspector
2. Who are we and what do we do?
Our core objective
Our aims
How we plan our work
How we promote improvement through inspection
How we have improved our inspection processes
3. Our staff and management structure
HM Senior Chief Inspector (HMSCI)
How we are structured
Our Management Board
Associate assessors
Lay members
Part-time inspectors
Staff by gender
4. What do we do to run a best value organisation?
What approaches do we use?
What do people say about us?
Our complaints procedure
Internal audit
Developing our people
5. How we have performed over the last three years
6. What we did in 2003-04
Our performance against strategic priorities

Working with others to build capacity in the education system in Scotland and beyond
Providing professional advice to others within the UK
International links
7. What we plan to do in 2004-05
8. Appendix
HMIE publications April 2003-March 2004

Acronyms
Organisational guide