New Light on Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland: Evidence from the 2004 survey of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

This report gives the results of a separate analysis for Scotland of literacy and numeracy data collected in the 1970 British Cohort Study at age 34. It relates performance in these skills to a wide range of other features of Scottish cohort members' lives.


A word about comparing levels between Scotland and England

England and Scotland use different terms to refer to levels of education. For example, Entry levels in England (National Qualifications Framework ( NQF)) cover the same qualification range as Access levels 1, 2 and 3 in Scotland (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework ( SCQF)). This may cause some confusion on first reading of this report. To facilitate understanding we have included how the Scottish and English qualifications map onto each other at the bottom of each page throughout this report.

An interactive Qualifications can Cross Boundaries website has been developed by the Five Country Framework and Qualifications Group to provide more information on qualifications and their levels, and how they broadly compare across the UK and Ireland: http://www.qualifications-across-boundaries.org/compare/uk_ireland

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