An independent office of education statistics should be introduced to cut through “nationalist spin” and provide an assessment of Scotland’s educational performance, it has been claimed.

The proposal was made in response to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD)’s June 2021 report which warned that there is a lack of robust data for assessing school performance in Scotland.

In March this year, Professor Ken Muir, an independent advisor to the Scottish Government, recommended the creation of a new, independent inspectorate.

It would help to support improvement, evaluate major changes in the education system and report annually, Muir stated.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have now called for an independent body to be set up so that there can be accurate data so that problems can be assessed.

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