Reviews of National Policies for Education Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland.

Scotland consistently performs at a very high standard in OECDs Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and has one of the most equitable school systems in the OECD. This review examines the strengths of Scotlands schools and the challenges they face in securing high standards for all children. One major challenge is an achievement gap that opens up late in primary education and widens through junior secondary years: children from poorer backgrounds are more likely than others to under-achieve. A second challenge for Scotland is to achieve broader and more successful part.  Read more...