The Committee is scrutinising the ongoing issue of education reform in Scotland.
Between 2021 and 2022, the Committee scrutinised the Scottish Government’s response to the OECD review of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Following the publication of the report, the Scottish Government stated that it would:
The Scottish Government appointed Professor Muir as an Independent Advisor to Scottish Government, to take forward these actions. Professor Muir's report Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education was published on 9 March 2022.
These publications and proposals factored into the Committee's scrutiny.
The Committee also considered a further report from the OECD, ‘Upper-secondary education assessment in Scotland: a comparative assessment’.
Following on from this work, the Committee started scrutinising the independent reviews of qualifications and assessment, and skills delivery.
The Committee took evidence from the team who produced the OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence
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The Committee heard from Professor Gordon Stobart on his report for the OECD, ‘Upper-secondary education assessment in Scotland: a comparative assessment'.
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The Committee heard evidence from Professor Kenneth Muir and Professor Graham Donaldson regarding their report, Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education.
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The Committee considered education reform and heard from a number of academics with expertise in teaching.
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The Committee considered education reform and heard from head teachers and representatives of head teachers,
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