This report was published in February 2011.
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Building Curriculum for Excellence Through Positive Relationships and Behaviour
This leaflet was published in June 2010.
“The purpose of this leaflet is to inform you of the recent Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research 2009 and how the Scottish Government and the Scottish Advisory Group on Behaviour in Schools have identified the next steps and priority actions to further improve relationships and behaviour within Curriculum for Excellence in response to the findings of this research. The leaflet is also a source of support – providing essential information about the work of the Scottish Government’s Positive Behaviour Team to support local authorities, schools and learning establishments with the implementation of a wide range of strategies and approaches to promote positive relationships and behaviour.”
This leaflet follows on from the Behaviour in Scottish Schools 2009 research.
Curriculum for Excellence: Building the Curriculum 5: A Framework for Assessment
These documents were published on 20th January 2010.
Pupils in Scotland, 2009
This report was published on 4th December 2009.
“Contains information on numbers of schools and pupils, types and sizes of schools and classes and some characteristics of pupils.”
Allegations Against School Staff
This report was published on 16th July 2009.
“School staff are in a position of trust. Parents and carers entrust children to their care daily in the expectation that they will be safe. In all but a few isolated cases, school staff respect that position and fulfil their duty of care. Occasionally, however, a member of staff will be accused by a pupil or parent of improper conduct of a type which may cause harm to that child. This is the Report of an inquiry which set out to establish whether the procedures for handling such claims are fair to those who are subject to them.”
Mathematics performance in primary schools: getting the best results
This report was published on 7th May 2009.
“…the Committee took evidence from the Department on mathematics performance in maintained primary schools in England.”
Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill
This SPICe briefing was published on 30th April 2009.
”The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on the 2nd March 2009. It aims to revise and strengthen the statutory consultation process required when education authorities are considering changes to the school estate, particularly school closures.”
Independent School Census.
This document was published on 21st April 2009 by the Scottish Government.
“This document contains the results of the annual census of independent schools in Scotland. The results relate to September 2008.”
