Publications
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A Curriculum for Excellence - Ministerial Response (2004)
Summary and link to Scottish Government (formerly Scottish Executive) document containing the response from Peter Peacock, former Minister for Educati...
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A Curriculum for Excellence - The Curriculum Review Group
Summary and link to a document writtten by The Curriculum Review Group and published by the Scottish Government (formerly Scottish Executive) in Novem...
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AifL Development Programme - Personal Learning Programme: 2002-2004 Evaluation Report
In 2002 the Scottish Government launched a programme to develop approaches to personal learning planning. Thirty-two Scottish schools took part over t...
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AifL Early Years – Self-Assessment Toolkit
Details of LTS publication
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This document from 2004 set out the agenda for a wide-ranging programme of modernisation in Scottish schools. The agenda for action included more free...
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Assessment Development Programme Action Plan
This document from 2002 describes the aims of the Assessment is for Learning programme and some of the key issues involved. It also provides some cont...
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Assessment for Learning - embedding and extending
This paper presents a rationale and context in which assessment for learning can be both embedded as effective classroom assessment in its own right a...
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Assessment for Learning: 10 principles
Based on research evidence and the views of experts in the field, this provides a brief accessible 10-point summary of the key principles of assessmen...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 1, Summer 2002
This first edition of the AifL newsletter introduces the programme. It includes information on its aims and management, and the work being carried out...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 10, Spring 2007
This edition of the AifL newsletter looks at the principles that underpin AifL and at a broad range of assessment issues, such as the Scottish Survey ...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 11, Summer 2007
AifL newsletter which reflects on achievements since 2002 and the progress made towards meeting the target of ‘every school being part of AifL by 2007...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 12, Spring 2008
Final newsletter from AifL which looks at its impact on continuing, lifelong learning.
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 2, Autumn 2002
This edition of the AifL newsletter includes a project summary and update, information about the AifL team, news and events, and comments from teacher...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 3, Spring 2003
This edition of the AifL newsletter charts progress to date, and other key national developments/issues relevant to the AifL programme. It includes ar...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 4, Summer 2004
This edition of the AifL newsletter charts progress to date, and key national developments/issues relevant to the AifL programme. Contents include art...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 5, Autumn 2004
This edition of the AifL newsletter looks forward to the relaunch of the AifL website and features excerpts from case studies based on work carried ou...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 6, Spring 2005
This edition of the AifL newsletter examines future programme developments, and looks back on what has been achieved. It includes articles on personal...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 7, Winter 2005
This edition of the AifL newsletter includes articles on the features of the AifL school and a report from the National AifL Conference. There is also...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 8, Spring 2006
This edition of the AifL newsletter highlights the connections between different areas in Scottish education. Evidence is drawn from schools and local...
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Assessment is for Learning Newsletter 9, autumn 2006
This edition of the AifL newsletter offers a broad coverage of items that relate to all three sides of the Assessment triangle, moving beyond formativ...
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Five Open Space events on learning sponsored by AifL, SEED were held in Scotland with 272 pupils (age 10 to 16), 93 teachers and 41 student teachers. ...
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Assessment is for Learning: programme update - 2 September 2003
Outlines the development of assessment in Scottish schools, from the review carried out by HMIE in 1998-99 to the work of the AifL programme establish...
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Assessment of Achievement Programme - First Survey of Modern Languages (French and German) 2001
The 2001 Assessment of Achievement Programme survey on modern languages (French and German). The survey assessed listening, speaking, reading and writ...
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Assessment of Achievement Programme - Seventh Survey of Mathematics 2004
The 2004 Assessment of Achievement (AAP) Survey of mathematics. The survey assessed the mathematics and core skills attainment of pupils in P3, P5, P7...
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Assessment of Achievement Programme - Sixth AAP Survey of Science (2003)
This is the first AAP survey to report pupils’ Knowledge and understanding in science in terms of 5-14 levels and the first to explore pupils’ informe...
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Assessment of Achievement Programme - Sixth Survey of English Language (2001)
The 2001 Assessment of Achievement Programme survey on English language. The survey assessed reading, writing and listening and talking in P4, P7, and...
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Assessment Testing and Reporting 3-14 Consultation on Partnership Commitments
This consultation document from 2003 invited views on the commitments on arrangements for the assessment and reporting of pupils' learning and achieve...
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Assessment, Testing and Reporting 3-14 - Our Response
This describes the Scottish Executive's responses to the consultation Assessment, Testing and Reporting 3–14 (2003), which sought the views of the edu...
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Education Department Circular No. 02 June 2005: Assessment and Reporting 3-14
This Education Department document describes the proposed developments for assessment, testing and reporting for 3-14 year-olds in Ambitious Excellent...
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The final report from October 2004, on a study into effective classroom approaches to formative assessment.
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Evaluation of the Assessment is for Learning Programme: Final Report
Evaluation of the the AifL - Assessment is for Learning Programme by the Quality in Education Centre, University of Strathclyde. It reports on phases ...
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Evaluation of the Status of Assessment OF Learning in Scotland 2006-07
This evaluation was carried out by George Street Research to assess the extent of understanding of the Assessment of Learning strand (AoL), the impact...
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An interim report from January 2004, on a study into effective classroom approaches to formative assessment.
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A report from a consultation carried out by the University of Glasgow, which arose from the review of 5–14 assessment arrangements undertaken in Novem...
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Making the Difference: Personal Learning Planning
This document contains practical advice for parents on personal learning planning.
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Personal Learning Planning - a Framework for Development - Draft for Consultation
This guidance document from 2004 supports the development of personal learning planning. It draws on Scottish schools’ recent experience and on what w...
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Personal learning planning in Scotland 1998-2005
This paper from 2005 outlines the development of personal learning planning in Scottish primary and secondary schooling and suggests some ways forward...
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Scottish Survey of Achievement (SSA) - 2005 Survey of English language and core skills
The Scottish Survey of Achievement of English Language and Core Skills took place in May/June 2005. It assessed a sample of pupils in P3, P5, P7 and S...
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Scottish Survey of Achievement (SSA) - 2007 survey of science, science literacy and core skills
The 2007 SSA assessed science, science literacy and core skills. The survey took place between April and June 2007. Results were published by the Scot...
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The 2006 social subjects (enquiry skills) and core skills survey was carried out in May and June of that year. The results were published by the Scott...
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Scottish Survey of Achievement 2008 - Mathematics and Core Skills
The 2008 Scottish Survey of Achievement was on Mathematics and Core Skills. Between April and June of tha year just under 40,000 pupils in P3, P5, P7 ...