Dear colleague
We are pleased to share the PISA 2025 Support Package for Scotland, developed by Education Scotland in collaboration with Scottish Government and the National Foundation for Educational Research. This comprehensive support package is designed to inform, prepare, and support schools ahead of Scotland’s participation in the PISA 2025 assessment, beginning in September 2025. All of the resources are available via the following page on the Education Scotland National Improvement Hub: https://education.gov.scot/resources/programme-for-international-student-assessment-2025/
What’s in the support package?
- Informative videos for learners, parents, carers and staff explaining the background to PISA assessment and what to expect in 2025.
- Webinar series designed to cover different aspects of the PISA assessment. We encourage faculty heads, principal teachers (English, mathematics and science), depute headteachers and headteachers to attend the live webinars, which will provide valuable insights and guidance. All webinars will be recorded and made available after each session.
- Signposting to exemplar questions for reading, mathematics and sciences.
- Signposting to the Scotland highlight reports from previous PISA assessments.
We would encourage you to share the above information more widely within your local authority secondary schools, networks and channels.
Please note that the first two webinars are coming up in the next couple of weeks:
Webinar 1 and 2 – Preparing for the PISA 2025 assessment
- A practical session focused on the types of questions used in PISA and strategies to familiarise learners with the forthcoming PISA assessment.
Audience: Faculty heads, principal teachers and teachers of science, mathematics and English.
Webinar 1: 16.00 to 17.15 on 20 May 2025
Webinar 2 [Repeat of webinar 1]: 16.00 to 17.15 on 27 May 2025
Thank you for your continued support. We hope that this package of resources will support learners and teachers to engage confidently with the PISA 2025 assessment.
Please contact me if more information is required.
Best wishes / Dùrachdan
Ian Menzies
Senior Education Officer (Sciences, STEM, Learning for Sustainability and Outdoor Learning)
Curriculum, Learning, Teaching and Assessment Team | Sgioba Curraicealam, Ionnsachadh, Teagasg agus Measadh
Education Scotland | Foghlam Alba
M: 0754 0671941