Survey finds strong support for a national system of recording

A University of Glasgow survey into views on assessment of pupils' progress across the three to 14 age range has found strong support for a common national system for recording and reporting, seen as particularly important at the transition point between nursery and primary. At present, practice varies widely between local education authorities across Scotland. Many pre-school centres rely on word-of-mouth reports and informal discussion to transfer information to primary schools and even where written information is passed on, there is often no basis for primary schools to be sure that staff are using consistent standards in assessing, recording and...