Scottish Government

NATIONAL PRIORITIES IN EDUCATION: Performance Report 2003

ANNEX 2 - WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION

The Education and Training topic on the Scottish Executive website provides information about school education in Scotland. www.scotland.gov.uk

The Parentzone website offers a broad range of information for parents, carers and others responsible for school age children. The website also provides a comprehensive list of links to useful organisations and recent publications. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/parentzone/

School Improvement Framework

Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2000/20000006.htm

National Priorities in Education and the School Improvement Framework. http://www.nationalpriorities.org.uk/NPFP.html

The National Priorities website offers support to schools and education authorities taking forward the implementation of the National Priorities in Education, and the materials on it are written mainly for a professional audience.

Statistics

A range of useful statistics about school education in Scotland can be found on the Scottish Executive website, through the Scottish Children's Statistics Gateway at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/ED/IAC/00016135/Welcome.aspx

Publications

Several Scottish Executive publications on aspects of education policy are referred to in the footnotes to this report, and others can be found in the Education section of the Publications area in the Scottish Executive website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/subjects.aspx

HM Inspectorate of Education in Scotland

The HMIE website at www.hmie.gov.uk contains information about the work of the Inspectorate, along with inspection reports for schools and local authorities. How good is our school? can be found on this site.

International Studies

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/

Information about the most recent Scottish report from PISA can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pages/news/2002/01/SE5255.aspx

Progress in International Reading Literacy Survey (PIRLS)
http://timss.bc.edu/PIRLS2001.html

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
http://timss.bc.edu/timss2003.html