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Standards and Quality Report 2018-19 Standards and Quality Report Education Resources 2018–19 Inspire Transform Strengthen #itsSLC #sharelearncollaborate #itsSLC #sharelearncollaborate Standards and Quality Report 2018–19 Contents Introduction Welcome Our Strategy Inspire Senior Phase Developing the Young Workforce Youth, Family and Community Learning Digital Learning Strengthen Sustainability Creativity Transform Our School Estate Early Learning and Childcare Closing the Poverty-related Attainment Gap Strengthen Literacy Numeracy Transform Health and Wellbeing and Inclusive Practice School Improvement through Collaboration Partnership Working #ItsSLC Share Learn Collaborate Celebrating Achievement Inspire inspire | transform | strengthen Introduction Councillor Katy Loudon Chair of Education Resources Committee There is a lot to be proud of in the achievements of our young people throughout South Lanarkshire. The Accounts Commission visited South Overall, it was a very positive report which Lanarkshire Council to look at how well we recognises the challenges the council has were performing. A number of staff and faced in terms of budget savings as well as young people took part in focus groups, many of the improvements made. and the Audit Team also visited Hollandbush Nursery, St Columbkille’s Primary and “Education has been a long-standing Trinity High School. priority for the council and has seen significant investment.” Our thanks go to all involved as they helped to show the impact the investment made “There have been improvements in by the Council is having on the lives of educational achievements in recent years. children and young people and in providing For example, there has been an increase in inspirational places of learning. The work of the number of pupils, including those from all of our staff in working towards meeting the deprived areas, gaining five or more awards priorities set by the Council and at national at levels 5 and 6 since 2011. There has also level through the National Improvement been an increase in the proportion of 16 to Framework was acknowledged. 19-year-olds participating in learning, training or work.” I commend this year’s Standards and Quality Report to you. Katy Loudon Chair of Education Resources Committee Education has been a long-standing priority for the council and has seen significant investment. #itsSLC #sharelearncollaborate Standards and Quality Report 2018–19 Welcome Tony McDaid Executive Director of Education I am pleased to share with you our Standards and Quality Report 2018/19. We celebrate here the achievements of children and young people and recognise the success of our employees, schools and services. South Lanarkshire Council continues to destinations for young people, a steady increase in prioritise education as a key service. We have attainment as well as features on our work around arguably the best school estate in Scotland – Early Years and literacy. and of course a highly dedicated workforce The report is peppered with the inspirational “Case who do some inspirational and amazing Studies” from our schools and services which things to support all learners. illustrate so richly how everyone is contributing South Lanarkshire Council’s latest Best Value towards achieving our priorities. I hope you enjoy report has been published by the Accounts reading about our creativity, innovation and Commission, the local authority watchdog partnership working which extends well beyond which provides an independent view across the school gates. all aspects of your local council. I am pleased This year we have been working closely with our to report that Education was praised within partners within the West Partnership Regional this report for the service we deliver for Improvement Collaborative to ensure we share our communities. practice and gain a collective benefit from the Our purpose is to raise achievement and expertise available locally. Working together we are attainment, inspire learners and to work in in a strong position to build on and further extend partnership with our communities so that the excellent work being done across the region. children and young people have the best start South Lanarkshire Council education team will in life and are supported to develop their skills continue to raise aspirations and to be a powerful for learning, life and work. force in improving educational outcomes. We We continue to strive to ensure that all our will continue to empower our headteachers; take children and young people receive the best forward the drivers in the National Improvement education possible through high quality Framework and build leadership capacity within a learning experiences so that each individual strong framework of governance. Our unity is our can reach their potential. Funding being strength, as is our ability to make a difference to the provided through the Pupil Equity Fund and lives of children, young people and families. the Scottish Attainment Challenge is being I would like to take this opportunity to thank our used to provide targeted support to close the staff for their commitment and dedication in taking poverty-related attainment gap between the forward our aspirations to provide high quality most and least disadvantaged children. learning experiences for all and on delivering the best outcomes we can for learners. This year our service has gained momentum and we have built on a solid and strong I hope you find our Standards and Quality report foundation to deliver further improvements for 2018-19 helpful in illustrating the journey towards across our full range of service delivery realising our vision, ambition and priorities. including Early Years, Schools, Psychological Services, Support Services and Youth, Family and Community Learning. Improvements are highlighted across a wide range of areas including the sector-leading Tony McDaid impact of our work on securing positive Executive Director, Education Resources inspire | transform | strengthen Strategy Our Vision Improve the quality of life of Education Resources everyone in South Lanarkshire Our Values Focused on people and their needs inspire Working with and respecting others Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent transform Ambitious, self aware and improving Fair, open and sustainable Excellent employer strengthen Our Purpose: Our priorities are to: To raise achievement and attainment, Raise standards Improve health inspire learners, in literacy and wellbeing to and numeracy transform learning, enable children and close the and work in partnership and families to poverty-related to strengthen our flourish. attainment gap. communities. Support children and Ensure inclusion young people and equality are to develop at the heart of their skills for what we do. learning, life and work. To take forward our priorities we will: Provide high-quality Build leadership capacity learning experiences for all within a strong framework Deliver a meaningful of governance curriculum to support Encourage innovation the learner journey and creativity Use evidence to Strengthen our effect improvement partnership working Social icon Rounded square Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our Brand Guidelines. #itsSLC www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk #itsSLC #sharelearncollaborate Standards and Quality Report 2018–19 inspire | transform | strengthen Inspire Encourage innovation and creativity Support children and young people to develop their skills for learning, life and work Deliver a meaningful curriculum to support learner journey #itsSLC #sharelearncollaborate Standards and Quality Report 2018–19 Senior Phase Senior Phase Attainment of SLC School leavers gained at least 5 SCQF 87.4% level 4 qualifications.Up 2.7% points since 2014. of SLC School leavers gained at least 5 SCQF 63.8% level 5 qualifications.Up 7.4% points since 2014. of SLC School leavers gained at least 5 SCQF 36.7% level 6 qualifications.Up 5.7% points since 2014. of SLC School leavers gained at least 1 SCQF 22.2% level 7 qualification.Up 4.4% points since 2014. Senior Phase Curriculum In the senior phase, schools and their partners now have flexibility to offer a range of pathways that meet the needs and raise the attainment levels of all learners. Our schools continue to evolve to meet the increasingly diverse requirements of our young people to ensure they are equipped and qualified to excel through providing an inspiring curriculum based on individual needs: developing developing providing specific delivering pathways for able local partnerships and appropriate designing the senior qualifications over learners, which bypass where schools and programmes that phase as a three-year different timescales qualifications at lower other education maximise achievement experience rather than in response to young levels to allow more providers, such as and attainment planning each year people’s needs time to be spent on colleges, work together for young people separately and prior more challenging to increase the range planning to leave achievements learning at of choices available after S4 higher levels to young people at all levels Inspire inspire | transform | strengthen Inspire Developing the Young Workforce Case Study ASPIRE Foundation Apprenticeships A student who had disengaged from The Foundation Apprenticeship mainstream provision was referred for a programme (FA) is now an embedded Foundation Apprenticeship in Social Services learning option for all South Lanarkshire Children and Young people. pupils in their senior phase of secondary education.
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