Inspectors are required to cross-refer the ECM outcomes to the five key questions in the Common Inspection Framework. How this is to be done is not yet clear and the table below is only a guess at how the criteria might sit together for the purposes of inspection. As such it so provides a loose guide to where evidence might be found.
| CIF Key Questions | ECM Link |
| 1. How well do learners achieve? | 3. Enjoying and achieving 5. Achieving economic well being |
| 2. How effective are teaching and learning? | 4. Making a positive contribution |
| 3. How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners? | 3. Enjoying and achieving |
| 4. How well are learners guided and supported? | 1. Being healthy 2. Staying safe 5. Achieving economic well being |
| 5. How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners? | 3. Enjoying and achieving 5. Achieving economic well being |
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