National documents
Getting it right for every child - Consultation Responses
This is the Summary Report on responses to the draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill, including the roles and responsibilities of all agencies to act to help children and proposed changes to the Children's Hearings system.
HMIE: Count Us In: Achieving Success for Deaf Pupils
Produced jointly by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) and the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). The aim of the publication is to report on the quality of education currently experienced by deaf children in Scottish schools.
Report on the Implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
In September 2005, Scottish Ministers asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) to monitor and evaluate the consistency, effectiveness and efficiency of education authorities in implementing the Act.
Gender Equality: A Toolkit for Education Staff
Under the new Equality Act (2006) and the Gender Equality Duty, schools have to show that they are eliminating unlawful discrimination and harassment and promoting equality between women and men. This toolkit has been produced to help schools reflect on and develop that process throughout all aspects of their work.
The school report: the experiences of young gay people in Britain's schools
The School Report, the largest poll of young gay people ever conducted in this country, presents a report outlining key findings on experiences of bullying and also outlines a series of recommendations and identifies ways in which to support LGB pupils at school.
Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning
This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2007 for disabled learners and is a useful guide for practitioners giving advice to others.
Index of Well-being for Children in Scotland
Barnardo’s Scotland has produced an Index of Well-being for Children in Scotland. The index ranks outcomes for children in Scotland on a range of measures and compares Scotland with other OECD countries.
The Child at the Centre: Self-evaluation in the Early Years
This revised edition, published by HMIE, will be of interest to staff working in the pre-school sector and in the early primary stages. It focuses on the impact early education has on improving the educational experiences and lives of our youngest children.
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- Books For All: Accessible Curriculum Materials For Pupils with Additional Support Needs
- My Turn to Talk? The Participation of Looked After and Accommodated Children in Decision-Making about Their Own Care
- Sharing Practice Across Sectors, Across Scotland
- Glossary of terms for mainstream and specialist educational provision
- Looked After Children and Young People: We Can And Must Do Better
- Insight 39: Evaluation of Intensive Support and Monitoring Services (ISMS) within the Children’s Hearings System
- Insight 38: Education and Schooling for Asylum-seeking and Refugee Students in Scotland: an exploratory study
- Insight 37: Evaluation of making the Difference Leaflets Description
- Insight 36: Transitions Evaluation
- Insight 35: Literature Review of Educational Provision for Pupils with Additional Support Needs
- Literature Review of Educational Provision for Pupils with Additional Support Needs - full report
- A Guide to Evaluating Services for Children and Young People using Quality Indicators
- Safe and Well: Good Practice in Schools and Education Authorities for Keeping Children Safe and Well
- Getting it right for every child: Integrated Assessment, Planning and Recording Framework
- The Sum of its Parts? The Development of Integrated Community Schools in Scotland
- Happy, safe and achieving their potential:a standard of support for children and young people in Scottish schools
- Residential care and education: improving practice in residential special schools in Scotland
- How good is our school? School-college Partnership
- How good is our school? Inclusion and Equality
- Moving Forward! Additional support for learning
- National care standards: early education and childcare up to the age of 16
- Count Us In: achieving inclusion in Scottish schools
- For Scotland's children: better integrated children's services
- The Child at the Centre: self-evaluation in the early years