AifL community
About the AifL community
AifL is not just a programme, it is an active community of researchers, policy makers and practitioners all working together with a single aim – to develop a streamlined and coherent system of assessment for Scottish schools that will support learning.
Since 2002 AifL has been bringing together teachers in Scotland, representatives from Associated Schools Groups (ASGs) and Local Authority staff, with representatives from the Scottish Government, Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and LT Scotland to learn and work together in a range of events across the country. These events report on the background and policy context of AifL, and keep the community up-to-date with developments in the programme. They explore AifL theory and practice through the work of researchers and experts in the field, and through the experiences of practitioners working in schools and clusters. Event delegates work together in seminars and workshops to network with peers, explore and develop their own knowledge and practice, and to report on and share experiences.
Can I attend AifL events?
Attendance at AifL events is normally by invitation. If you are working with AifL and would like to find out more about attending AifL events, contact your Local Authority Co-ordinator
Associated schools groups (ASGs)
Associated schools groups are a big part of the AifL community. ASGs consist of groups of practitioners collaborating and working across traditional boundaries with the aim of developing professional practice. Groups vary in size and may consist of teachers working across classes or departments within a school or establishment, across a cluster of schools in an area, or even across authorities in a national context. Working as part of the AifL programme, ASGs have received funding from the Scottish Government to take forward action research focused on assessment practices on the three sides of the AifL triangle.
Learn more about the work of ASGs in our ASGs resource area.
Assessment is for Learning meets Curriculum for Excellence
You can now download the following documents which accompanied the presentation given by Carloyn Hutchinson and Myra Young at the Scottish Learning Festival 2007. Those involved in the AifL networks are being asked to complete the questions for reflection document by writing about three issues from over the course of this session, which they think will need to be thought through as we introduce Curriculum for Excellence.
Please return completed forms by email to Claire McCulloch, or by post to:
Carolyn Hutchinson, Professional Adviser
AifL - Assessment is for Learning
Learning and Teaching Scotland
The Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow, G2 8DU
Assessment is for Learning meets Curriculum for Excellence presentation (444 KB)
Assessment is for Learning meets Curriculum for Excellence: Questions for reflection (35 KB)