FOI/202400413989 · FOI · unclear
Scottish National Standardised Assessment costs: FOI release
Information requested
How much have the Scottish National Standardised Assessments cost the Scottish government every year.
‐Could you please set out the cost of the tests every year since they were introduced up to and including 2023‐24 or the most recent year for which you have data? Please provide the total figure for each year, as well as a breakdown of the key costs.
‐Please also provide the total spent by the government on the assessments (which tests literacy and numeracy in P1, P4, P7 and S1) to date.
Response
Financial Year SNSA Platform provider SNSA Platform provider Spend (£) SNSA Platform provider Spend (£) 2016‐17 ACER £280,516.68 2017‐18 ACER £2,238,897.14 2018‐19 ACER £3,676,901.59 2019‐20 ACER £3,544,963.39 2020‐21 ACER £1,917,933.51 2021‐22 ACER £3,616,401.07 ALPHAPLUS £832,626.91 2022‐23 ACER £1,724,594.08 ALPHAPLUS £3,739,108.21 2023‐24* ALPHAPLUS £2,265,638.00 Total spend‐ £23,837,581.40
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