Informed Scotland Dec19/Jan20 – Comparing, consulting, careers & concerns
School education has been a political hot potato in the last two months, with aspects of attainment and international comparisons in particular creating headlines and much debate.
Meanwhile Brexit is back as one of our hot topics, with concerns for skills shortages ramping up, and various organisations looking to reassure or seeking reassurances.
As well as the usual numerous statistical reports and annual reviews, other items to look out for include:
- The first Employer Perspectives Survey specific to Scotland, a rich source of detailed information on the labour market
- A report on Upskilling Scotland: The future of skills & the Fourth Industrial Revolution by SCDI and Skills Development Scotland
- OECD’s latest PISA results comparing countries on maths, reading and science ‘competencies’
- Inspection reports from Education Scotland on numeracy and maths in schools and community learning & development
- A report by HEPI asking is there A Languages Crisis?
- Scottish Funding Council’s new National Ambition for Care-Experienced Students
- Consultations on updated statutory guidance on parental involvement in schools (closes 30 April) and on early learning & childcare delivery (closes 4 March)
- A new inquiry into recruiting and training new teachers by the Scottish Parliament Education & Skills Committee
- Plus a new University Mental Health Charter by Student Minds, the first Scottish Government National Islands Plan and Scotland’s first Career College programme at City of Glasgow College, new courses and numerous new appointments across the landscape.
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