The council's education department analysed attainment levels from 1997 to 1999 using the performance indicators in primary schools (Pips) range of assessments, developed by the University of Durham. There was no evidence that attainment in either reading or mathematics at the start of primary one had risen during this time.
However, a report on the study, Attainment in Aberdeen City Primary Schools P1-P3, points out that the local authority is currently developing aspects of pre-school education that should make a difference in future. New initiatives include targeting full-day nursery places at those most in need, developing the use of speech and language therapy input at pre- school level, extending the use of home-school link teachers to more areas of the city and developing the link between quality facilities for energetic play and pre-school cognitive development in language and maths.
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