Derek BrownHead Teacher

Oldmachar Academy

MidYIS in a Secondary Context

Supporting the Evolution of CfE

� “People at the top of any organisation like tothink that they are, metaphorically, on thesummit of a mountain in perfect visibility.They’re wrong, of course; in fact there’s mistof the way down. Organisationally, you’relucky if you can see clearly into even just thenext level down. After that it’s pure murk asa rule.”

� Iain Banks Transition

The value of MidYIS� It supports my efforts to evaluate my school� It helps me build a picture of learners’ needs� It helps me track progress over time� It is woven into the fabric of all we do to

develop our school� I can rely on it – but I use it carefully

• High correlation betweenUPSA and No. of Higherspassed