​​Since 1996, How good is our school? (HGIOS) has become a nationally and internationally recognised brand, which underpins effective self-evaluation as the starting point for school improvement.

It is a key aspect of the Scottish approach to school improvement. The framework is designed to be used to support self-evaluation and reflection by practitioners at all levels.

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PDF file: How good is our school? (fourth edition) (1.1 MB)

PDF file: How good is our school? (fourth edition) - Gaelic version (1.84 MB)

This document illustrates how the quality indicators and themes in the framework relate to How good is our early learning and childcare?.

PDF file: Correlation between HGIOS and HGIOELC (140 KB)

​How good is OUR school? is intended to support improvement in learner participation in self-evaluation and school improvement​​.

PDF file: How good is OUR school? Part 1 (750 KB)​

PDF file: How good is OUR school? Part 1 Gaelic version (6 MB)​​

PDF file: How good is OUR school? Part 2 (1.2 MB)

PDF file: How good is OUR school? Part 2 Gaelic version (1.5 MB)​