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Learning Link ConferenceNovember 2012

Sheila Brown HMI

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CLD Guidance & Inspection• What we know so far from 143 Learning

Community Inspections• Impact on young people or adults is good or

better in 80% of inspections• Impact on the community is good or better in

82% of inspections• Improvements in performance presents

challenges for many providers• Self-evaluation for improvement also

presents challenges for many but improving

Improving ScottishWhat should we look at in future?

• Proportionate and risk assessment based approach– why continue to focus on the three practice areas when we

know they are strong? – holistic view of impact to allow more time to report on other

areas– Closer look at Partnerships & CPD

• Inspection needs to add value and support improvement – greater focus on 1.1 and 5.10– Move away from silo approach as in WALT– Curriculum for Excellence

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Strategic Guidance We expect CPPs to:• Ensure that systematic assessments of

community needs and strengths provide the basis for SOAs and service strategies and plans.

• Ensure this assessment is based on engagement and continued dialogue with communities, utilising CLD expertise, as well as on analysis of other data.

• Review current partnership arrangements for planning, monitoring and evaluating CLD and ensure that they are fit for the purposes set out in this Guidance.

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Overarching questions

• How well are partners improving learning, increasing life chances, promoting & securing well being?

• How well are partners working together and improving the quality of services & provision?

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Principles of new model

• Self-evaluation led (self-evaluation not inspection to drive improvement)

• Proportionate-reduced number of QIs• Based on professional dialogue• Services, local authorities and CPPs are

principally responsible for improvement, backed by proportionate scrutiny activity

• Implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.

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Areas for Focussed Attention

• Discussed in advance with the authority

• Relevant to the area• Priorities for improvement from plans• Areas for improvement

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• Managing Inspector for Learning Community also involved in the school

• 3 Associate Assessors• Improved professional dialogue• Involvement of staff from the LC in meetings,

observations etc• Reduced evening programme

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Improving ScottishProposed programme• Monday:- impact of self-evaluation and CPD

• Tuesday:- Partnerships, improved outcomes, prevention and early intervention

• Wednesday:- Curriculum for Excellence

• Thursday: Implementation of CLD strategic guidance, innovation and new ways of working

• Friday: Sharing of Findings

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Questions/discussion

• What are you thoughts about the proposed new model?

• How do you think a themed approach might work?

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