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The OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) is undertaking a two-year international study of exemplary teaching and assessment for adults with basic skill needs. The study, entitled ‘Improving teaching and learning for adults with basic skill needs through formative assessment’, aims to achieve a better understanding of ‘what works’, for whom and under what circumstances, and will identify policy levers to improve the quality of provision for this group. This background report for Scotland was prepared as an input to the OECD study. The report examines: the nature and scale of Scotland’s problem in regard to adult basic skills; the Scottish strategy to address adult literacy and numeracy concerns, which is based on a lifelong learning, learner centred approach where adults’ learning needs and abilities are assessed and individual goals set; gaps in provision and take-up; and assessment policies and structures in regard to formative assessment.