1 Review of Scotland’s Colleges: Transforming lives, Transforming Scotland: An overview by the Review’s ‘Core Group’
2 Scotland’s national intranet for education, funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland.
3 Reviews of National Policies for Education – Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland (2007)
4 Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network
5 Curriculum for Excellence: Building the Curriculum 3: A Framework for Learning and Teaching
6 School Boards were replaced over the period of this report by Parent Councils.
7 Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000
8 Reviews of National Policies for Education – Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland (2007)
9 Reviews of National Policies for Education – Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland (2007)
10 The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) (2007)
11 Scottish Survey of Achievement: English language and core skills (2006); social subjects (enquiry skills) (2006); science (2007)
12 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) (2006)
13 Amazing Things – Published by Youth Scotland 2008
14 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/13092240/9
15 HM Inspectorate of Education inspects Learning, Skills and Employability (LSE) in Scottish prisons as part of the institutional inspections carried out by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. LSE is defined by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as a range of coordinated activities and interventions that addresses offenders’ needs and develops the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours for offenders to access education, training and employment opportunities on release. It is delivered in part through contracts with two of Scotland’s colleges and in part by prison officers.
16 Improving Scottish Education: Effectiveness of Education Authorities (2006)
17 Quotation from HM Senior Chief Inspector’s commentary in this report and in Improving Scottish Education 2002-2005
18 See Curriculum for Excellence: Building the Curriculum 3: A Framework for Learning and Teaching, page 22
19 Getting it right for every child