Question reference: S4W-29765
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 February 2016
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Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 29 February 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how indicators and evidence are used to ensure that policies to deal with bullying are being implemented effectively.
Answer
We have established and wholly fund respectme, a national anti-bullying service, to build confidence and capacity to tackle bullying effectively, aligned to the National Approach to Anti-bullying for Scotland's Children and Young People. respectme provide direct support to local authorities, schools, youth groups and all those working with children and young people and support them in implementing local and organisational anti-bullying policies effectively.
The self-evaluation tool ‘How Good is Our School 4’ was launched in September 2015 and will come into force for all schools in August 2016. This includes a Safeguarding quality indicator and a specific quality indicator on ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion which will support schools to effectively evaluate their own practice and support self-improvement. Education Scotland is currently reviewing its process of inspection, and new models of inspection are being tried out.