The Scottish inspection regime is in need of a radical overhaul. School inspection should play a major role in maintaining and improving educational standards, and in recent years it has failed to do so. Minor changes to the detail of the process will not be sufficient. A clear strategy to shift the focus of inspection to evidence based outcomes rather than compliance with flawed guidance documentation is required. This paper, which includes the Commission on School Reform’s submission to the consultation, offers some suggestions as to how to achieve this.
Commission on School Reform response to the Scottish Government’s consultation ‘School inspections are changing’
