National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework

Descriptions

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework. The requirement will see the Scottish Government’s two existing national standardised assessment systems (the Scottish National Standardised Assessments and their Gaelic Medium counterpart, Measaidhean Coitcheann Nàiseanta airson foghlam tron Ghàidhlig ) brought together into a combined platform. The National Improvement Framework (NIF) for Scottish Education brings together key information to evaluate performance and informs the action taken to improve attainment and wider outcomes for every child in Scotland. The requirement includes: -System development, technical implementation testing and trialling -Delivery management thereafter, including annual updates to the system content, the development and maintenance of the standardisation methodology. -Related “service” elements including system support and maintenance, reporting, documentation and training, guidance and support to different categories of user. -Migration of data and standards compliant assessment content from the first phase of standardised assessment delivery, ensuring data integrity and persistence.