Social Work Inspection Agency: Performance Inspection: East Ayrshire Council 2009

This report was published on 24th June 2009. The summary can be found here.

“East Ayrshire Performance Inspection report”

Innovation For Scotland

This report was published  on 19th June 2009.

“Innovation for Scotland, the Scottish Government’s framework for innovation highlights how Government and its agencies are supporting business and helping stimulate innovation.”

Better Together: Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme: Building on Children and Young People’s Experience – Research Findings

These research findings were published on 16th June 2009.

“This research findings presents the findings from the ‘Building on the Experiences of Children and Young People’s component of Better Together Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme. It explores aspects of health care that are most important to children and young people who use NHS services in Scotland. The purpose of this exploratory study with children and young people was to identify research topics and methodologies appropriate for further research.”

Better Together: Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme: Building on Children and Young People’s Experiences [Research publication]

This report was published on 16th June 2009.

“This report presents the findings from the ‘Building on the Experiences of Children and Young People’s component of Better Together Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme. It explores aspects of health care that are most important to children and young people who use NHS services in Scotland. The purpose of this exploratory study with children and young people was to identify research topics and methodologies appropriate for further research.”

Better Together: Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme: Building on Children and Young People’s Experiences

This report was published on 16th June 2009.

“This report presents the findings from the ‘Building on the Experiences of Children and Young People’s component of Better Together Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme. It explores aspects of health care that are most important to children and young people who use NHS services in Scotland. The purpose of this exploratory study with children and young people was to identify research topics and methodologies appropriate for further research.”

Teacher Vacancies and Probationer Allocations 2009

This report was published on 16th June 2009.

“Results of the annual survey of teacher and educational psychologist vacancies, and administrative data on the probationer induction scheme.”

Building Schools for the Future: renewing the secondary school estate

This report was published on 11th June 2009.

“The Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Building Schools for the Future Programme (BSF) plans to renew every secondary school in the country, by rebuilding half  of them, structurally remodelling 35%, refurbishing 15% and providing Information Communication Technology to all. Its aim is to use capital investment in new buildings as a catalyst to improve educational outcomes.”

The efficiency of radio production at the BBC.

This report was published on 4th June 2009.

“For most radio programmes, presenters’ salaries represent the majority of programming costs, but the BBC is paying more than the market price for its top radio presenters. The BBC has been increasing its hourly rates for top presenters when commercial radio has been reducing its hourly rates for presenters. The BBC has prevented full public scrutiny of the value for money of expenditure on presenters by agreeing confidentiality clauses with some presenters.”