1 The Crerar Review: The Report of the Independent Review of Regulation, Audit, Inspection and Complaints Handling of Public Services in Scotland, Scottish Government 2007.
2 In The Child at the Centre QI 2.1 is called Children’s experiences. Each reference to Learner’s experiences should be interpreted as Children’s experiences for pre-school and early stages of primary education.
3 Satisfactory is a point on HMIE’s six-point scale in Annex 1 on page 20.
4 Getting it right for every child: Proposals for Action; Scottish Executive 2005.
5 Further advice on this audit trail can be found in How good is our school?, Self-evaluation series, Inclusion and equality Part 4: Evaluating educational provision for bilingual learners, HMIE 2006.
6 The four capacities are expanded in Annex 2 on page 21.
7 This QI is used to indicate a relevant area of the work and life of the school/pre-school centre. It does not imply that this and other QIs, shown in plain text, have to be evaluated.
8 This QI is used to indicate a relevant area of the work and life of the school/pre-school centre. It does not imply that this and other QIs, shown in plain text, have to be evaluated.
9 The four capacities are expanded in Annex 2 on page 21.
10 Further advice on evaluating leadership can be found in Leadership for learning: The challenges of leading in a time of change, HMIE 2007.
11 Further advice on the relationship between an establishment’s vision and self-evaluation can be found in: Journey to Excellence Part 4: Planning for Excellence, HMIE 2007.