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.
Participating schools are also encouraged to sign up to support webinars coming up:
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
Webinar 3: PISA 2025 overview
4pm to 5.30pm on 03 June 2025 – Part 1: Science, mathematics and reading domains of PISA 2025
Part 2: In-depth look at PISA 2025 Science framework and content especially in scientific literacy.
Audience: Faculty heads, principal teachers and teachers of science, mathematics and English, depute headteachers, headteachers
Register: PISA 2025 Webinar Programme – Webinar #3 Tickets, Tue 3 Jun 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
Webinar 4: PISA 2025 – Support for learners and families
4pm to 5pm on 18 August 2025 – Practical guidance to get ready for the assessment, including wellbeing and family engagement.
Audience: Learners, parents, carers
Register: PISA 2025 Webinar programme – webinar 4 Tickets, Mon 18 Aug 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
All webinars will be recorded and made available afterwards.
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.
