Question reference: S6W-25644
- Date lodged: 23 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24951 by Jenny Gilruth on 20 February 2024, whether it has reviewed the independent report, Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education, and, in particular, the section on support for curriculum and assessment, which refers to feedback received that Education Scotland "did not provide equity in support across the profession", and whether it is carrying out any follow-up work in relation to such feedback.
Answer
The Scottish Government has carefully considered Professor Ken Muir’s report Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education which produced important recommendations for Scottish education. In response to a wide range of reports and evidence, the Education Reform Programme will deliver significant changes for the education system, including a new national agency and a Centre for Teaching Excellence.
Providing equitable support to the profession, including in relation to curriculum and assessment, is a fundamental consideration of all aspects of the Education Reform Programme. Education Scotland continues to deliver its functions while the new organisations are being developed, and continually reviews its support offering to ensure it is effective and fit for purpose.