SCOTLAND will re-enter international education league tables after withdrawing from them more than a decade ago.
The First Minister is expected to announce on Tuesday afternoon his plans for the country to re-join the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study as part of an effort to boost openness about the performance of Scottish schools.
The plans, first revealed in The Times, will see Scotland ranked among other countries, including England, the US and Ireland.
Former finance secretary Kate Forbes welcomed the move, tweeting: “This is excellent news from the First Minister because only with the data can you identify where to invest resources, improve outcomes and adapt policy.”
Scotland left both in 2010, with opponents accusing the government of the time of seeking to save money and “not for any sound educational reason”, TES magazine reported in 2018.
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