What is happening in Inverclyde…

Background• £100m Attainment Scotland Fund – a funding

initiative over 4 years (2015 – 2019)• Challenge Authorities - providing targeted support

to seven local authorities – Glasgow, Dundee, North Ayrshire, West Dunbartonshire, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire, Inverclyde

• Schools Programme – working with 57 targeted primary schools in other areas of Scotland

• Focus on closing attainment gap – Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing

• Bids submitted around June• Inverclyde’s bid agreed during summer holidays

Overview of Inverclyde’s bid

• Families and Communities• Leadership and Workforce• Meeting Learning Needs• Nurture theme across all workstreams• Start small, think big!• 6 focus schools in Year 1 – Aileymill, All Saints,

King’s Oak, Newark, St. Francis, St. Andrew’s• 3 more schools Year 2• 3 more schools Year 3• Sharing of good practice – measuring what is

effective

Since then….• Launch of Scottish Attainment Challenge at Beacon

on August in-service• Posts advertised internally in August• Attainment Advisor started late August• Project Leader appointed early September• Coaching and Modelling Officers for Literacy,

Numeracy and Nurture in post from 19/10/15• Data officer started in October• Research assistant post- interviews tomorrow• 2 Nurture Teachers appointed• 4 Teaching posts – still being appointed• 6 Family Support Workers – allocated to schools

What has changed in schools….

• Coaching and Modelling Officers in classes• Leadership Course running (3 cohorts)• New resources – Numicon, Active Literacy, PAtHs,

Literacy Toolbox• Pips information shared – alongside teachers’

judgements• Emphasis on gathering and using data• Nurture training has taken place• Family Support Workers are building relationships

with families and school• Family Learning Club underway

What else has happened?

• Advice and guidance from our Attainment Advisor• Case studies being developed• Linking the work of the Attainment Challenge with

Raising Attainment for All and Early Years Collaborative

• Sharing practice with other 6 authorities (and beyond)

Still to come….• Training programme on learning and teaching• Five to Thrive training for large group of staff• Leadership course will be offered again• Sharing of effective practice• More schools becoming involved• Upscaling of some initiatives