Education Reform in a Nutshell
Our “In a Nutshell” series provides parents, carers, professionals and others interested in all things Scottish Education with a wide […]
Focus Groups / Consultations
Behaviour in Scottish Schools – survey results
The summary report on our findings from the June survey of parents and carers about behaviour, violence, and support in
NPFS Statement – Publication of the Hayward Review Report
The National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) is pleased to see the finished report from Professor Louise Hayward’s Independent Review
Survey Open: Return to pre-Covid Normal Exams
NPFS has been contacted by parents in various local authorities about the return to normal exams with all course content
Survey Open: Behaviour in Scottish Schools
The National Parent Forum of Scotland have received a number of comments in recent weeks regarding the rise in reports
Minimum Learning Hours Consultation
Parent/Carer Survey on the Proposals of Minimum Annual Number of Learning Hours in Scottish Schools. Scottish Government recently sent out
NPFS Opens Follow-up Survey on Teacher Strike Action
As additional strike dates have been announced, and more unions are voting for strike action which impacts schools, your NPFS
Additional Support for Learning Review – Recommendations for Relationships with Parents and Carers
In June 2020 Angela Morgan’s Review into Additional Support for Learning ASL) was published. The NPFS is pleased to have
Music Tuition in Schools Inquiry- Our Response
The Education and Skills Committee is carrying out an inquiry into music tuition in schools. It wants to find out
Consultation Response- Supporting Disabled Children, Young People and their Families
The Scottish Government are in the process of designing a public resource- ‘Supporting Disabled Children, Young People and their Families’.
Consultation Response- Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools
You can read Chair, Joanna Murphy’s consultation response here- Consultation Response- Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools
Consultation Response- Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy
You can read Chair, Joanna Murphy’s response to the consultation here- Consultation Response-Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland)
Fair Funding Consultation Response
We are pleased to publish our response to the recent consultation here: NPFS Fair Funding Response
Call for Evidence Responses
Many thanks to all who responded to our calls for evidence, 1281 responses were received from parens, 461 from parent
Parental Perception of the N4 Qualifications
We were recently asked by the Assessment and Qualifications Working Group at Scottish Government to gather evidence on parental perceptions
Additional Support Needs in Scottish Schools
Over the past few months the Education and Skills Committee has been looking a lot at school education. They have asked
Religious Observance in Schools
NPFs recently submitted evidence to the informal consultation on Religious observance in schools. You can read our responses here: RO
Evidence for the Care Inspectorate
The Care Inspectorate recently requested evidence from NPFS in relation to the expansion of early learning and childcare to 1140
National Care Standards Review
The National Care Standards help everyone understand what they have a right to expect when they access health and social
STEM
The Government recently consulted on their approach to delivering a high quality Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and training
Governance Focus Group
We recently held a parents focus group in Dumfries and Galloway to gather opinions on the Governance Review. If you’d
Enterprise and Skills Review Call for Evidence
The Enterpise and Skills Review want to hear your views to ensure that Scottish Government and public agencies are delivering
Focus Group with Primary School Parents
This NPFS focus group with Primary school parents, covered all aspects of their child’s education to inform the Review of
Curriculum for Excellence, Achieving its ambitions?
In April 2015 NPFS held a focus group to discuss whether CfE is achieving its ambitions. The results of
Experiences of 2nd year of N4, N5, and 1st year of new Highers
On May 26th NPFS held a focus group to explore parents’ experiences of the new National 4 and 5 exams
NPFS focus group on the Scottish Government 1+2 Language Approach
The Scottish Government want to make Scotland as successful as possible and see language capability as an important part of
Rocket Science report of parent focus group Hamilton
The report is now available here: Rocket Science report of parent focus group Hamilton 041212 FINAL v2
Let's Talk resource
Our Let’s Talk resource is now available here: Let’s Talk resource
Publication of the Languages Working Group Report and Recommendations
Below is the link to the Publication of the Languages Working Group Report and Recommendations, of which I had the