Scottish Survey on Numeracy and Literacy, April 2013
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today (24 April 2013) published the results of the 2012 Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN). This is the first time that literacy results have been published...
View ArticleSPTC position on issue of Scottish Referendum in Schools, May 2013
The Scottish Parliament has confirmed that in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, young people aged 16 and 17 will have the opportunity to vote (ie two years earlier than in local and national...
View ArticleCurriculum Impact Report on Sciences, October 2013
Education Scotland has published an update on its previous report on how schools are implementing the curriculum in relation to sciences. The report makes interesting reading and clearly demonstrates...
View ArticleMedia issues for September 2014
Child Protection Postgraduate certificate from NSPCC Scotland and Stirling University wants to equip practitioners for the reality of their work. (Guardian, 01/09/2014) Religion SCOTLAND’S...
View ArticleParents’ Voice – National Qualifications and Curriculum for Excellence,...
Parents Voice is SPTC’s on-line survey group, comprising more than 1000 parents who receive occasional on-line surveys on topics relating to education and schooling. This year we surveyed parents on...
View ArticleNew performance data available on Parentzone
Today new information on performance of leavers from S4-S6 has been added to the Parentzone Scotland website this year, in line with the ongoing implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. The new...
View ArticleMedia Issues for August
School meals Do children go hungry in the school holidays? (BBC News, 03/08/2015) Benefit cuts mean this summer holiday has been even more hungry than usual (Guardian, 05/08/2015) PARENTS and carers of...
View ArticleA guide to the SCQF for parents and carers
If your child is studying SQA qualifications, the chances are you’ll have heard about the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). SCQF (with the help of SPTC!) have produced this guide...
View ArticleSQA release statement on 2015 exam results
Today (4 August) the Scottish Qualifications Agency (SQA) announced the results for National Courses and Awards 2015. Results certificates are being sent to 142,862 candidates across Scotland. The...
View ArticleParents Make Their Voices Heard on Standardised Assessment , 4 January 2016
SPTC asked its Parents Voice survey group for their thoughts on the Government’s Draft National Improvement Framework for education, which puts specific responsibilities on parents and carers and,...
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