Our engagement work

Scotland’s education Inspectorate has committed to focusing on stakeholder engagement as part of new development work.

The Inspectorate is prioritising engagement to ensure that voices across the education landscape are heard and valued. This approach aims to enhance transparency, foster continuous improvement, and ensure that inspection work remains purposeful and impactful for children, young people, and adult learners.

To achieve this, the Inspectorate has adopted a phased approach to stakeholder engagement as part of several key projects:

• Phase 1 - Listening and Understanding: We will gather key insights to identify challenges and opportunities.
• Phase 2 - Drafting and Developing: We will use these insights, balanced with our responsibilities, to develop practical solutions and proposals.
• Phase 3 - Refinement through Feedback: We will consider stakeholder feedback to make adjustments, enhancing relevance and effectiveness.
• Phase 4 - Finalising and Communicating: The final products are communicated clearly, explaining the extent to which stakeholder feedback has informed outcomes, as appropriate.

Further details of how we are engaging with stakeholders as part of our review of school inspections can be found below.