Assessment of School Statistics produced by the Scottish Government
The UK Statistics Authority is currently assessing school statistics produced by the Scottish Government. We would like to hear your views on the following:
1. Why these statistics are of interest to you or your organisation.
2. How well these statistics meet your needs (e.g. comprehensiveness, the level of detail available, timeliness, presentation, commentary, information about methods etc)
3. How satisfied you are with the way that the producer team engages and consults with users.
This assessment covers the following statistics:
Attendance and Absence in Scottish Schools
Children Educated Outwith School
Exclusions form Schools in Scotland
Independent School Census
Placing Requests in Local Authority Schools in Scotland
Pupils in Scotland and Pupil Projections
School Meals in Scotland
Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools
SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland
SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools
Follow up destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools
Expenditure on School Education in Scotland
Teachers in Scotland
School Estate Statistics
If you would be willing to share your views please contact:-
Cecilia Macintyre
Assessment Team Leader
UK Statistics Authority
23 Walker Street
Edinburgh EH3 7HX
cecilia.macintyre@statistics.gov.uk
Phone: 0131 220 5819 or 0131 220 5356
THE UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY
The UK Statistics Authority is an independent body operating at arm’s length from government. Our overall objective is to promote and safeguard the quality of official statistics. To this end, we assess all National Statistics against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. For more information please see http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk.
For information on the work of the UK Statistics Authority visit: http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk
