The Scottish Survey of Achievement (SSA) aims to find out how well pupils are learning in primary schools and the first two years of secondary schooling in Scotland.  It is the approach used by the Scottish Government to monitor performance nationally at these stages of pupils’ education. 

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• Benefits describes some of the advantages which SSA offers.

• Origins explains how SSA came into being.

• SSA and AifL explains the importance of SSA within the wider AifL programme.

• Management outlines how the SSA surveys are developed and managed.