Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 statutory guidance

Statutory guidance covering provisions under the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 which amend the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000.


Footnotes

1. Section 3B is inserted into the 2000 Act by section 1 of the 2016 Act.

2. Section 3D is inserted into the 2000 Act by section 2 of the 2016 Act.

3. "National Improvement Framework" is defined in section 58(1) of the 2000 Act as amended by section 2(4)(b) of the 2016 Act.

4. Section 3F and 3H are inserted into the 2000 Act by section 3 of the 2016 Act.

5. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/8072

6. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/h/hgios4/introduction.asp

7. https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Pages/frwk1hgioearlyyears.aspx

8. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright/publications/revised-draft-guidance

9. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/12/7750

10. http://www.gov.scot/resource/doc/148166/0039411.pdf

11. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/8683

12. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/08/2256

13. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/08/5260

14. https://education.gov.scot/improvement

15. Definition is adapted from Sonia Jackson's definition of 'parenting' presented in M. Davies (ed) (2000) The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work, Oxford, Blackwell, and cited in the Scottish Government (2008) These Are Our Bairns: A Guide for Community Planning Partnerships on Being a Good Corporate Parent.

16. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/NationalImprovementFramework

17. Section 3F(4) of the 2000 Act as inserted by section 3 of the 2016 Act.

18. See section 3B(1) and (2) of the 2000 Act.

19. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/NationalImprovementFramework

20. Supporting Children's Learning, Code Of Practice for Additional Support for Learning http://www.gov.scot/resource/doc/348208/0116022.pdf

21. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inclusionandequalities/sac/index.asp

22. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/early-years/early-years-collaborative

23. http://www.voicescotland.org.uk/

24. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/175/pdfs/ssi_20130175_en.pdf

25. Scotland Performs 'sustained positive destinations' measure will be replaced by a new 'Participation' measure which will instead measure the proportion of young people participating in learning, training and work.

26. http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/improving-schools-in-scotland.htm

27. Section 3C(2) and (6) of the 2000 Act (as inserted into the 2000 Act by section 2 of the 2016 Act).

28. As set out at section 2(1) of the 2000 Act.

29. The wording here reflects that of the legislation.

30. Section 3C of the 2000 (as inserted by section 2 of the 2016 Act).

31. Sections 3E, 3F, 3G and 3H of the 2000 Act (as inserted by section 3 of the 2016 Act).

32. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/373/made

33. Section 6 of the 2000 Act (as amended by section 3(4) of the 2016 Act).

34. http://www.voicescotland.org.uk/

35. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/PublicServiceReform/Improvementframework

36. Section 3(5) of the 2016 Act amends section 7 of the 2000 Act to require authorities in defining measures and standards of performance for the purposes of carrying out a review of school performance, to take account of the Framework and the annual plan published by the authority under section 3F of the 2000 Act. Section 3(6) of the 2016 Act makes consequential amendments to section 8 of the 2000 Act to refer instead to "school improvement plan" and section 3(7) replaces the definition of "school development plan" with a definition of "school improvement plan" in section 58(1) of the 2000 Act.

37. http://www.snct.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Table_of_Contents

38. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/CfEtacklingbureaucracygroup

39. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/WorkingGrouponAssessmentandNQs

40. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/thecurriculum/whatiscurriculumforexcellence/keydocs/letterandguidance2016.asp

41. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/8/pdfs/asp_20060008_en.pdf

42. http://www.gov.scot/resource/doc/148166/0039411.pdf

43. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/130/made

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