Parent Council Parent Council PresentationPresentation

22ndnd December 2013 December 2013

Andrew SutherlandAndrew SutherlandExecutive Director of Learning & Leisure Executive Director of Learning & Leisure

ServicesServices

Structure of Presentation

• Early perception of the present strengths of Learning & Leisure Services

• Challenges/priorities to be covered over the next three years.

• Summary of activity required to continually improve the learning & leisure for children, young people and families.

Strengths in the System

• Able and committed staff across all parts of the service.

• Positive children, young people and adults in the community

• Supportive parents/carers and communities.

• Support of elected members.

• Solid attainment and achievement in schools

• Overall good and improving school/nursery estate.

• Relatively well resourced service

• Established policy driver in: ‘Raising Achievement for All’

North Lanarkshire Corporate Strategyon lifelong learning

• Better prospects• Better Achievement.• Greater Opportunities• Stronger Communities

‘We believe that everyone has an unlimited ability to learn and it is our aim to remove any barriers which get in the way of achievement and higher aspirations’

North Lanarkshire Council’s Corporate Plan (p16)

Education Scotland’s vision

‘Learners in Scotland will progress in one of the most effective education systems in the world, renowned for the ability of national and local partners to work flexibly together to achieve high quality and equitable outcomes for all’.

Corporate plan 2013

North Lanarkshire Council

Early Years Population – 5,662 Primary School Population – 26,917

Secondary School Population – 21,153 pupils

Special School Population – 860

Total number of children & young people: 54,592

• 16 Early Years Establishments• 33 Partnership Nurseries• 121 Primary Schools (with 73 nursery classes)• 24 Secondary Schools• 10 Additional Support Schools (including 5 nursery classes)• 3 Social Emotional Behavioural Needs Schools

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50.6 50.048.5

50.2

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70

Reading Maths Phonics Overall Score

P1 Baseline 2012 -13 Average Standardised Scores -pupils CEM Scotland

46.4 46.845.2 46.0

50.6 50.048.5

50.2

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Reading Maths Phonics Overall Total

P1 Baseline 2012-13 - Average standardised scores

lowest 15% SIMD areas All pupils

46.2 46.149.0 48.7 49.8

51.2 52.3 52.055.1 53.8

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70

1 (most deprived)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (least deprived)

SIMD decile

P1 start -Average Standardised Reading score - by SIMD decile

47.1 46.548.3 48.8 48.7

50.251.8 51.3

53.3 53.3

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70

1 (most deprived)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (least deprived)

SIMD decile

P1 start -Average Standardised Maths score - by SIMD decile

45.9 45.246.6 47.0 46.2

49.9 49.9 50.151.7 52.3

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70

1 (most deprived)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (least deprived)

SIMD decile

P1 start -Average Standardised Phonics score - by SIMD decile

46.1 45.748.3 48.3 48.8

50.8 52.0 51.854.7 53.9

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70

1 (most deprived)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (least deprived)

SIMD decile

P1 start -Overalll Total Average Standardised score - by SIMD decile

The percentage of pupils in North Lanarkshire achieving five or more awards at Level 4 (Standard

Grade): 6/30 

5+ Awards at SCQF Level 4 (Standard Grade) (%)

2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

North Lanarkshire

77 78 77 80 79

National 78 78 78 80 80

The percentage of pupils in North Lanarkshire achieving five or more awards at Level 5 (Standard

Grade):19/30 

5+ Awards at SCQF Level 5 (Standard Grade) (%)

2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

North Lanarkshire

30 33 32 34 37

National 34 35 36 37 37

The percentage of pupils in North Lanarkshire achieving five Highers (Level 6) by end of S5:

 5+ Awards at SCQF Level 6 (Higher) (%) 3/30

2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

North Lanarkshire

8 8 9 9 10

National 10 11 12 13 13

The percentage of pupils in North Lanarkshire achieving five Highers by end of S6:

 5+ Awards at SCQF Level 6 (Higher) (%)

2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

North Lanarkshire

15 19 20 22 24

National 21 22 24 26

School Leaver Destinations 2011/12

Data summary

How do we respond to this challenge?

Lets not talk about GIRFEC, but about getting it right for every child……..

‘Scotland is neither the sick man of Europe nor is it the most deprived. There are

actions we can take to “Get it Right For Every Child” (and adult) and it is incumbent on all public services to work together to this end. We can make a difference – indeed it is already happening. But there is much more

to do....’

Sir Harry Burns

Early Intervention – at all transition (progression) stages...

Work with familiesMeasure impact (0-3)

Early Years collaborative Nurture Programmes

Leadership decisions – e.g. who teaches in

P1 & P4?

Multi agency partnership working. Schools/nurseries cannot do it alone

The essential basics…..

Pupil Attendance/Primary 2012/131507 pupils……..

94.4% 11 days

5.6%

Attendance

Absence

Pupil Attendance/Secondary 2012/131840 pupils…

92.3% 15 days

8.7%

Attendance

Absence

Exclusions

2012/13 in primary sector:

•162 pupils excluded for at least three days and 285 exclusion incidents

Exclusions

2012/13 in secondary sector:

•840 pupils excluded for at least three days and 1530 exclusion incidents

Looked after children….700 in North Lanarkshire.

Looked after children: examination performance

Looked after at home

5+ level 4 = 11.9%

5+ level 5 = 2.3%

5+ level 6 = 0%

Looked after away from home

5+ level 4 = 11.76%

5+ level 5 = 2.94%

5+ level 6 = 0%

A child who is looked after will, on average, be excluded 10 times more than a child who is not looked after….

High quality literacy is the most essential building

block for success in attainment.....

Scottish Survey of Adult Literacy 2011

Principles of CfE for All.

Challenge and Enjoyment

Depth

Breadth

Progression Relevance

Coherence Personalisation and Choice

Creativity.....

If there was no more to human intelligence than academic ability most of human culture would not have happened. There would be no practical science or technology; no business, no arts, no drama, dance, architecture, design, cuisine, aesthetics, feelings, relationships, emotions or love......

Ken Robinson: ‘Out of our Minds’ (Learning to be Creative).

Skills gap among employees

Source: Scottish Employer Skills Survey 2010 Base: All establishments with a skill gap

No Complacency: What are the skillsrequired of our young people?

Top 7 strategies to achieve outcomes of CfE

• Great leadership at all levels.• First class teaching and learning.• Highly qualified teaching professionals at all stages,

including CLD making best use of CPD.• Effective collaboration on learning and enquiry within

and across establishments.• High level of internal and external challenge.• Appropriate courses and programmes for all young

people matched to need and ability.• Partnership buy in.

‘Reverse Engineering’……

•Destination profile in schools/clusters over the past five years? Consistent picture?•Curriculum choice and equity?•Choice pattern support local, regional and national employment patterns?•My £3k cheque……

Four pillars of success.

• Prevention

• Partnership

• People

• Performance

ES Corporate plan 2013

Important Priorities

So... Measures of SuccessSo... Measures of Success

‘A hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car you drove, what kind of house you lived in, how much you had in your bank

account, or what your clothes looked like.

But the world may be a little better because you were important in the life of a young person (or

adult).’

Margaret Fishback- Powers

THANK YOU