Appendix 1 - Community Learning and Development Action Plan April 2023 – March 2024
Perth and Kinross Council · 28 August 2024
Back to Learning and Families Committee — 28 August 2024 and its agenda
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Priority - enabling our children and young people to achieve their full potential Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Children will reach their developmental milestones Deliver a range of evidence-based family learning opportunities for families across P&K, which meets needs identified by families. ELC Service Review progress annually A wide range of evidence-based programmes have been delivered, which includes support from pre- birth to 16 years. All Early Learning Centres and funded providers will have support from an Early Years Family Learning Practitioner. Between August 2023 and March 2024, the Early Years and Family Learning and Parenting Team delivered 59 Peep groups, which included 336 Children and 312 Parents/carers. This included 47 male carers. 81 of the families had English as an additional language. 6 parents and 31 children had an Additional Support Need (ASN). 118 Bookbug groups, which has included 1618 Children and 928 Parents/carers this included 133 male carers. 195 of the families had English as an additional language. 33 parents and 86 children had an ASN. 13 groups. Play on Pedals which has included 64 children, 51 parents/carers this includes 30 male carers. 11 of the families had English as an additional language. One parent and 5 children had an ASN. 12 families through 26 1:1 sessions to support for their child’s sleep Appendix 1
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Identify children within early learning setting that are at risk of not meeting their developmental milestones. Provide relevant support using evidence-based programme. 4 centres have been identified to pilot the tracker data and focuses interventions (Bright Starts, Coupar Angus, Crieff & Stanley). This work will start in Term 4. Develop Peep Progression Pathway (PEEP) offer to provide parents with accredited learning (funding dependant). We have just been successful in a bid to be part of Family Learning Together Cohort 2 with Peeple, this will provide free training for staff so they can deliver PPP. We are in the progress of identifying settings/community areas to start this offer. Parents and carers with older children will be able to provide age- appropriate support Develop the support available for families with older children/young people. School Age Incredible Years Fear- Less Teen Triple P Speakeasy ELC Service Review progress annually School Age Incredible Years in Coupar Angus 11 parents attended and Perth Grammar School with 8 parents attending. 3 Teen Triple P groups have been delivered, with 16 parents completing the programme. 3 Fear-Less Groups have been delivered. 20 parents have completed the programme. 90% of parents attending the first two Fear-Less groups reported an increase in confidence in dealing with their child’s anxiety. 90% of parents reported an improvement in their child’s overall wellbeing since participating in the programme. 80% of parents attending the group reported positive changes in their families overall wellbeing since attending the fear-less triple p group. One parent highlighted the change,
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG “There is less shouting and calmer responses to difficult situations. There is more talking about emotions and strategies to deal with them.” Speakeasy 8-week delivery 4 parents completed the programme. Confidence in discussing sex and relationships with children before the course was rated at an average of 2.5 out of 6. This increased to an average of 5.75. 3 parents/carers strongly agreed that they were aware of opportunities where they could actively raise the topics discussed with family. This was an increase from neither agreeing or disagreeing with the statement, or agreeing, before the course. Deliver a range of taster and bite size sessions for families with older children/young people offering support with a range of topics. Seven taster sessions delivered with 64 parents attending. The physical and emotional development of children will be supported through play. Provide play experiences for children and young people during holiday periods within school playgrounds and local community spaces ELC Service Review progress annually Summer 2023 a range of play opportunities were provided to children and their families in the following parks; Davie Park, Rattray, North and South Inch, Perth, MacRostie Park, Crieff and Aberfeldy. Over 1,069 children attended with their families. October 2023, the same parks provided more play opportunities, and 263 children attended.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Feedback from families highlighted that these sessions supported the health and wellbeing of the whole family. Families reported they were able to take part in games, learn new games and play ideas, play with other families, new friendships were formed, and there was no cost attached. This helped with social interaction and routines during the holiday periods. Between August 2023 and March 2024 the Play Practitioners delivered a range of play programmes within 18 schools including; Forest Kindergarten Approaches, Play Passports, Play Champions / Leaders in the Playground and team building games, within Primary Schools. Provide dedicated children’s play spaces and play- oriented interactive activities and events across our library and museum venues. Culture Perth and Kinross Ongoing – report on engagement KPIs monthly Perth Art Gallery launched its Hands on Art messy creative place space for 0-5s in 2023, and we are currently awaiting the result of a funding application to Gannochy Trust for £60,000 to improve the space further and bring in specialist consultants to further develop Early Years activity. Perth Museum has a range of children’s interactive activities embedded across the site
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG including interactives both physical (Catapult activity), and digital (Medieval Cooking game, Roman Chariot racing game, animal sounds and identification activity, etc); and a dedicated family play space in the Unicorn exhibition (which is free for under 10s) including books, imaginative play activities such as dress up, mask making, chalkboard art, and sensory activities. CPK Libraries has a variety of events across the community libraries which support play and development. Some of these activities are regular activities including fortnightly ‘stay, play read sessions’ at the A K Bell, digital code clubs and library led Storytime sessions and book clubs. Other events and activities support specific projects and annual activities such as The Summer Reading Challenge activities, author events in Book Week Scotland, and World Book Day. The appointment of the Climate Change Officer to support climate change in the A K Bell has enabled a variety of events to be programmed for families including Storytime sessions, and nature diary workshops.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Book Bug sessions take place in all the community Libraries with on average 600 children attending Book Bug sessions a month in 2023/24.Each year libraries provide sessions to engage with primary one pupils who receive their P1 Book Bag which is a gift from the Scottish Book Trust for every P1 child in Scotland. The physical and emotional development of children will be supported through participation in sport and physical activity Strengthen and extend our Active Schools programme of activities to widen opportunities for young people to participate in physical activity and sport, specifically targeting areas where inequalities are greatest. LAL Active Schools April 2023 onwards There is an overall increase in participation in physical activity across the board, and work will continue to try to close participation gaps within our specific target groups: 221 secondary pupils, 56 of whom have a recognised qualification, delivered Active Schools Activity clubs on a voluntary basis. 60 pupils attended the Aspiring Coaches programme. 206 S2 and 3 girls, including 11 from Fairview School, nearly all of whom identified as ‘not currently active’, attended a ‘Gie it Laldy’ event across 5 venues in Perth on October. 27 Girls for Change Ambassadors, representing 8 secondary schools, supported activities and workshops on the day. 15 P5-7 ‘non swimmers’ who attend one of four identified primary schools within a one-mile
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG radius of Jeanfield Swifts FC attended Swimming lessons and football coaching during week one of October School holidays. All provisions (costume/trunks, towel, bag, goggles, water bottle) were included. Children and their families use Gaelic in their homes and in their communities Develop, implement and evaluate family learning opportunities for children and young people who are in Gaelic Medium Education Gaelic Working Group April 2023 onwards Families with young children aged 0-5 were offered the opportunity to attend Gaelic playgroups (Cròileagan) in the City of Perth and in Aberfeldy. Both groups run two free sessions per week and enable parents and children to learn together through a range of activities including action songs, arts and crafts and thematic activities related to the time of year. Both have high numbers of families registered. There are strong links with the primary schools that offer early years Gaelic and Gaelic Medium Education in Perth and Aberfeldy and they work in partnership on topics and reciprocal visits as well as transition events. We have provided all children and young people in P6-S3 with iPads to further extend the Gaelic Medium Education experience into the home and beyond the school and teachers are currently working on a programme of digital, musical and media activities for families to work on
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG together. The iPads are pre-loved and are free to families. Parents of children in Gaelic Medium Education are offered the opportunity to learn Gaelic with other parents and on topics and linguistic areas of their choice that will help them use Gaelic in the home with their children and some of the classes, for example are delivered by a retired Gaelic teacher who designs the learning for that purpose. This is particularly popular with parents in Highland Perthshire and it is fully funded by PKC. Uptake with parents in Perth is growing but they are much more spread out geographically and work continues on that. Families are supported to work with their children on learning songs and literature for the local and national Mòds that many of our children in GME attend as well as Gaelic (Learners) in Highland Perthshire. Develop Gaelic language resources and activities for schools linked to the new Perth Museum Culture Perth and Kinross Spring 2024 There are monthly Gaelic Bookbug sessions in partnership with Culture PK and held in the AK Bell library that are popular with families and all are given free Bookbug Gaelic packs for further engagement at home. This is free for families.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG There has been partnership work with Culture PK Library services on promoting the significant stock of materials they have that are in Gaelic and / or Gaelic related including children’s fiction and non-fiction and we have recently introduced a large stock of eBooks for families and children to access. All AV interactives in the new Perth Museum (including children’s games) have a Gaelic language setting Goodlyburn Primary (Gaelic Medium School) is one of 10 Perth Museum partner schools working with CPK over a 3-year period to develop and advise on Gaelic language activities and resources. Parents and carers of Children with Additional Support Needs will be supported to contribute to the development of inclusive school communities Establish an ASN Parents Network to support delivery of ‘shared interest’ sessions that facilitate good communication and enable parents, carers and service providers to come together to share and develop thinking that can inform service developments and planning Inclusion Service Review progress annually Group established and termly meetings arranged. Focus of meetings to date have included developing understanding of the Education Scotland resource CIRCLE and shaping content of leaflet for parents; contributing to the development of new Child’s Plan template and co-designing information for parents.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Young people will maximise their educational achievement Offer targeted informal SQA education programmes including Duke of Edinburgh (DoE), High five, Youth Achievement and Dynamic Youth to young people who are struggling to engage with mainstream school or to move on to a positive destination Services for Young People in partnership with Universal Youth Services Throughout Academic Year Young people have achieved the following 193 DofE Certificates of Achievement 118 - Bronze Certificates 53 - Silver Certificates 22 - Gold Certificates 177 DofE Awards 107 - Bronze Awards 52 - Silver Awards 18 - Gold Awards 370 Total Universal Youthwork Partners have also supported young people to complete a further 97 awards Enable young people to attend Holyrood Palace to celebrate the gaining of Duke of Edinburgh Gold award Services for Young People July 2023 25 Young People attended the Gold Awards Presentation at Holyrood in July 2023. 30 Young People were invited to Holyrood 4th July 2024 Utilise CLD approaches to deliver targeted groupwork and personalised support (1:1) in schools to improve learning outcomes Inclusion Service Throughout Academic Year 909 children and young people were referred to the Community Link Worker Service for 1-1 support. A further 136 groups across all schools were delivered. Positive impacts were made to pupil’s sense of health and wellbeing and an increase in school engagement and participation was recorded. The Alternative to exclusion WAYPOINT Outdoor Education Project was a 10-week Adventurous Activity project
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG delivered by Services for Young people. The project was targeted towards young people from Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy and Crieff aged between 14 and 16 who were disengaging from education, at risk of exclusion or have already been excluded. Using a CLD approach the Inclusion Service Community Learning Assistants (CLA) provided support to primary aged children to help improve participation in learning with a focus on health and wellbeing. In the academic year 2023-2024, the CLA team supported over 300 primary school children, leading to improvements in self-regulation, communication and relationship skills, and participation in learning. The CLAs also delivered 146 group sessions for 845 pupils, focusing on health, wellbeing, relationships, and self-regulation, which enhanced communication skills, social interactions, readiness to learn, and a reduction in negative incidents affecting learning. ‘Natural Leaders’ is a programme funded by Youthlink Scotland designed to enable Youth Work Teams in different parts of
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Scotland to offer enhanced support for primary to secondary school transitions by engaging young people in outdoor learning in their local area, with a focus on natural heritage. PKC bid for and were successful in being included in this project which was delivered in Rattray and Coupar Angus Primary Schools Provide educational enrichment experiences and classroom learning resources on a range of curriculum-linked subjects for primary and secondary pupils across our libraries and museums Culture Perth and Kinross Ongoing – report monthly engagement KPIs The mobile libraries visit 30 rural primary schools on a 3-weekly timetable. In 2023/24 CPK services engaged with almost every primary school. The community campus libraries provide regular support to local schools in Aberfeldy, Kinross, Crieff and North Perth. In addition, 9 schools have been working with the Perth Museum Learning team to help produce resources for the new Museum through the Gannochy funded schools project. The Perth Museum website provides the opportunity for teachers to book wither a self-led or added value experience at the Museum or Perth Art Gallery, and there are a variety of topic boxes which can be borrowed which support many topics in the curriculum. Glasgow University supported CPK when a student of Museum Learning created a workshop for P7 pupils on de-
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG colonisation based on the Perth Museum collection. Young people including care experienced young people will participate and make positive changes in their schools and communities Support the ongoing training to young people who are elected as Members Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) to ensure representation at a national level Services for Young People in partnership with Universal Youth Services Ongoing November 2023 saw 4 MSYP elects begin their induction period. They officially took up post in March 2024. First meeting of the Youth forum took place 12th April 2024. 22 Young people attend a session facilitated by Youth Scotland Develop local Care Experienced Champions boards across Perth and Kinross so they can participate and make positive changes in their schools and communities. Services for Young People Ongoing All secondary schools within Perth and Kinross have Champions Boards, offering opportunities to address issues care experienced young people experience within the school setting such as exclusions, health, wellbeing, and attainment. In collaboration with children and young people with additional support needs, develop opportunities for participation in planning and development of inclusive practice policy and services Inclusion Service Ongoing Inclusion Ambassadors groups established with three Local Management Groups, Crieff and joint Perth High/Fairview. Groups have met with Learning and Families Committee Convenor and Service Manage Inclusion to share views and inform transformation and improvement. Develop an Inclusion Ambassadors Network in collaboration with Children in Scotland. Inclusion Service June 2024 10 P&K young people (16 – 25 years) will take part in the Culture Perth and Kinross Youth Collective every year to make a positive contribution to their local libraries and museums; and gain skills and experience. Culture Perth and Kinross Ongoing Youth Collective was successfully recruited by May 2023; they have attended biweekly meetings with CPK staff (24 meetings so far over the past year), as well as wider project meetings with the Exhibitions, Events, and Learning teams; giving a vast range of
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG opportunities to learn about different jobs and opportunities in the cultural sector and the skills needed to succeed. Young people have the digital skills for life, study and work. Work with young people and partners to identify social media platforms that are accessible and familiar to young people to share information Services for Young People Young Scot June 2024 SFYP/Partners and young people continue to receive information via X, Youngscot, whatsapp, ZOOM, Instagram and TEAMS Train young people, Universal Youth Work partners and staff in the use of digital platforms to enhance learning and youth work activities Services for Young People Universal Youthwork Partners Young Scot June 2024 In partnership with Edinburgh College and PKC financed through The Gannochy Trust the Professional Development Award in Youthwork was delivered to 25 volunteers and agencies to enhance youthwork opportunities. Parents/carers support their children’s learning experiences Through One-to-one parental support explore opportunities to remove barriers and ensure children and young people have access to correct agencies to enhance learning. Families empowering communities Review Progress Annually 14 families have been in receipt of 1-2-1 parental support. This has had a positive impact on 17 children and their learning needs. Young people will achieve positive destinations Embed approaches to Developing the Young Workforce, particularly the Career Education Standard and Career Management Skills. Through 1:1 and group work in schools engage with young people aged 15 ½ who are at risk of a negative destination through the revised enhanced 16 plus framework. Education Service Services for Young People Review progress annually 11 secondary schools across PKC were offered the employability group programme in school for any pupils struggling to engage and at risk of a negative destination. The first round of school groups began after the October 2023 holidays. Uptake varied across the schools and was dependent on referrals. Many of the young people who would benefit from the group struggle to attend school for a variety of reasons. We have seen an increase in referrals for S4 pupils who are nonattenders which is
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG potentially as a result of covid as these are pupils who had a disrupted transition to secondary school in 2020. We have responded to this need and adapted our offer to include 1 to 1 support for pupils in this situation. Improve early decision-making processes for targeted young people with additional support needs to enable cohesive transition from school to a positive destination. Schools/Inclusion Service/ Transitions Team June 2024 In collaboration with Health Social Care Partnership, Education and Learning are introducing the Compass App to support young people. Young people are equipped for the world of work with the appropriate skills. Develop theme-based skills academies offering young people supported work experience along with recognised qualifications/accreditations. Services for Young People March 2024 From June to December 2023 the Hospitality Skills academy ran in partnership with SfYP, Rascals café and a local chef, with 5 young people completing the programme. The young people were introduced to different aspects of hospitality including customer service, communication skills, barista training, knife skills and cooking. They completed level 2 food safety training and took part in a Dynamic Youth Award. They were supported with writing a CV and interview prep. 1 of the young people returned to school, 1 progressed onto further education to complete core skills as she had no qualifications, 2 have moved onto Learning Agreements for further support and 1 young person disengaged.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG From June to December 2023 the Social Skills academy was run by SfYP with 6 young people completing the programme. SfYP worked with HSCP and F1 training who delivered some of the sessions. The young people gained a range skills and experience relevant to working with people including values and ethics, communication, first aid and level 2 food safety. All the young people took part in CV sessions, writing a cover letter and were supported with job and college applications. All the young people completed a Dynamic Youth Award. 1 of the young people was supported into volunteering and is also continuing with school, 1 moved into employment, 1 moved into a modern apprenticeship in childcare, 1 young person is receiving mental health support, 1 young person has been supported in their role as a young carer and is also seeking employment, 1 young person disengaged. The Construction Skills Academy started in December 2023 with 9 young people engaging. This is a collaborative project between Hadden Group and PKC. The programme ran for 26 weeks and creates a meaningful pathway to
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG success for young people who face significant barriers to employment. The programme includes opportunities to experience a range of different trades, STEM, real life work experience and 1 to 1 life coaching to overcome personal challenges. Deliver 2 culture and heritage careers fairs per year for secondary and HE/FE students Culture Perth and Kinross Until 2026 1 Careers fair has been delivered so far due to a key partner dropping out; two more are being developed for 2024/25, 5 new digital careers resource produced every year and distributed via the CPK website and to various educational and careers partners to raise awareness about different careers in the cultural sector and the routes available and skills needed to get into them. Culture Perth and Kinross Until 2026 Two new career videos have been produced in the past year with CPK staff, and two new digital resources have been created. More resources will be produced in 2024/25 year now that Youth Collective is in place and the Heritage Pathways Coordinator Families of children and young people with English as an Additional Language are supported to engage with their children’s schools Provide information and translation support to enable parents to navigate the school system Inclusion Service Review annually Information on Language Line available to all schools. Additional budget made available to support translation/interpreting in schools. Development of ESOL learning resources, activities, and other language translations for families in Perth Museum and Perth Art Gallery Culture Perth and Kinross April 2024 onwards All Audio Visual interactives in the Museum, including children’s interactives and games, have been translated into 7 languages including Polish, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, and Gaelic.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Priority - Tackling poverty. Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Families will have healthy diets and participate in positive activities during school holidays. Deliver Eat Well Play Well to families with pre- school children. Families’ knowledge making health nutritious meals and how to involve their children during meal preparation. ELC Service Annually Between August 2023 and March 2024, the EYFLPs delivered 20 groups with has included 90 children, 80 parents/carers, including 13 male carers. 12 of the families had English as an additional language. 15 parents and 17 children had an ASN. Sessions were tailored to accommodate family's needs. 60 evaluations have been completed positively highlighting the impact for families attending the programme. Communities are supported to mitigate the impact of food poverty Work with community foodbanks and larders to provide wrap around support to those experiencing food poverty CLD Team Good Food Working Group April 2023 onwards The Good Food Fund aimed to take a more dignified approach to tackling food insecurity between 2023/2024 and supported 25 projects across Perth and Kinross which aim to tackle food poverty, promote healthy and sustainable food, and build community food knowledge, skills, and resources. Development of Perth and Kinross wide Community Food Network including foodbanks, larders, community food/ cooking projects and community growing initiatives to identify ways to collaborate and take a collect approach to tackling food insecurity. Initial network meeting on 26th March 2024, with the aim to join up all aspects of the food
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG system across Perth and Kinross and identify needs and gaps. 25 participants attended. Deliver community cook-it across Perth and Kinross to improve people’s skills and confidence for cooking on a budget CLD Team NHS April 2023 onwards ‘Community Cook it’ based on a ‘train the trainer’ model offered to volunteers and services who want to run a cooking group and want to develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence. Since April 2023 12 individuals have been trained in the Community Cookit Training. This training encompasses learning and upskilling on nutrition throughout the lifespan, a Food Hygiene qualification, and Food and Health certificate. Those who were trained included a care in the community worker, Letham4All staff member, Wisecraft and Walled Garden volunteers, PKAVS carers, ESOL staff, Community Garden volunteers and Alyth Food for Thought staff and volunteers. 17 cooking projects have been supported across Perth and Kinross from the Good Food Fund. Mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the most vulnerable Identify, promote and support community provision which provides positive activities and “Warm Welcome places” CLD Team October 2023 – March 2024 94 community groups provided a Warm Welcome Project over the winter, providing a range of activities and warm home packs for local people. 4511 people benefited from this with 33,743
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG attendances at warm spaces and 1837 warm packs distributed. Community groups have increased capacity to address key inequality issues Run Year 5 of the Community Investment Fund CLD Team Local Action Partnerships June – September 2023 104 community groups were successful in securing Community Investment Funding for projects to tackle local socio-economic inequalities. Provide capacity building support to community groups in relation to governance, funding, volunteering and asset management CLD Team PKAVS Stronger Communities Network April 2023 onwards PKC CLD Team supported 258 community groups to build their capacity and resilience through a wide range of positive interventions. Mitigate the impact of poverty in Coupar Angus Deliver Year 1 of the Coupar Angus Action Plan CLD Team March 2024 CLD Team and Good Food Coordinator delivered Five Mile Feast Event in partnership with Strathmore Hub. Community Council established and meeting regularly. CLD Team have delivered two 8- week employability courses in partnership with Employment Support. CLD Team running weekly adult learning drop-ins at the Strathmore Hub. Additional Support Needs Group SENsations, led by community members and Early Years Family Learning supported to become established group. Support the development of the Strathmore Hub Stronger Communities Strathmore Hub CLD Team March 2024 Welfare Rights delivered 4 monthly outreach sessions during 2023 and the CLD Team in partnership with Stronger Communities Partners have piloted a weekly Advice &
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Information Hub which is now running weekly and delivered by the Health & Social Care Partnership. The Hub secured PKC Community Investment Funding for community cinema pilot and Warm Welcome funding for delivery of warm space activities Priority - Developing a resilient, stronger and greener local economy Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Adult learners have the employability and digital skills to support positive outcomes Provide informal and accredited learning through a mix of face to face and on-line delivery CLD Team Perth College Church Action for the Homeless April 2023 onwards 901 learners were supported to improve their employability or digital skills through a mix of provision delivered by the Adult Learning Partnership and PKC CLD Team. Provide a paid 5-month internship in a library, museum, or archive venue per year for a person who is looking to take their first step into the cultural sector. Culture Perth and Kinross Ongoing until 2026 First internship (Conservation intern with Perth Museum) was delivered from July to December 2023. The individual has continued to stay on at the organisation doing freelance conservation and front of housework at the Museum using the skills they have learned. The second internship, focused on the CPK Archives service, is currently being recruited for.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Provide volunteer-led digital skills workshops across library venues Culture Perth and Kinross Ongoing Breadalbane, Strathearn and A K Bell Libraries all provide weekly digital skills workshops which are well attended. The Code clubs in A K Bell and North Inch are run by a volunteer enabling families to learn coding skills together. The appointment of a Maker_Space volunteer at Loch Leven and A K Bell will allow individuals to learn skills relating to the adobe photoshop equipment which is available in the digital maker_space. People seeking asylum and refugees have improved English language skills Deliver ESOL provision to people seeking asylum and refugees CLD Team Perth College Services for Young People April 2023 onwards SFYP offer intensive ESOL and Youth Work support to newly arrived CASA (Children Alone Seeking Asylum) young people who arrive in the care of Perth and Kinross Council. When a new CASA young person arrives and to give them the Best Start to Life in P&K we intervene early to provide diverse, nurturing, and barrier-free support to improve their English and their personal and social development. In line with the Promise, once a young person has been supported into a positive destination such as college or school, we will offer ongoing personal, social, and study support until their 26th birthday. Within the reporting period of April 2023-March 2024 49 young people arrived. 11 young people have either moved on to college or received an offer
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 to start in September 2024, and 2 more young people have started a school placement. 1 Dynamic Youth Award achieved with 9 pending awards. 8 young people on track to achieve DofE sectional certificates. 5 young people have gained First Aid certificate. 2 young people have moved into employment. CLD Adult Learning Team supported 233 refugees and adults seeking asylum with some progressing onto Perth UHI courses. People from equality protected groups will have the confidence to access employment opportunities Promote initiatives through Equalities Team and Employment Support Team Equalities Team Review progress annually Equalities Team attend Employability Network. Employment Support Team represented at Equalities Operational Group. Information and opportunities shared as appropriate Targeted Recruitment options e.g. Modern Apprentice scheme and Employment Monitoring Data Employment Support Team Review progress annually In 2023/24 the Skills & Employment Support Team delivered 2 targeted recruitment schemes. Self-employment and new job creation for parents on the Futures for Families project – creating, not only the opportunity to find better paid work, but also the means to do so. We have funded individuals to develop their skills, access funding to buy essential equipment and pay for vital training qualifications too.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 The Rural Employment Incentive has provided 25 businesses with match funding to create new posts. These posts are exclusively rural jobs for rural young people, guaranteeing the young person at least 25 hours per week on stable long terms contract. The sustainment record on this project exceeds 80%. Priority - support and promote physical and mental wellbeing Outcome Action Who When Progress RAG Adults will have positive mental wellbeing Support Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) to provide their “Move it or Lose it” (MIOLI) programme across Perth & Kinross Commissioning Team HSCP RVS RVS received a legacy which allowed this piece of work to take place. Social prescribers will engage individuals and signpost to appropriate non-clinical activities, such as community groups and sports and leisure activities Social Prescribers Ongoing Social Prescriber Service continues to engage individuals and signpost to appropriate non- clinical activities, such as community groups and sports and leisure activities in all 3 localities. Support projects that enable people to be physically active in communities such as ‘Stride for Life’ walking groups Commissioning Team HSCP Live Active Leisure Ongoing Several external Providers who receive funding from the HSCP provide Stride for Life walking groups which are free, volunteer led and open to everyone. Live Active Leisure is one such Provider offering a range of walks across all 3 localities, they differ in length and terrain. Richmond Community in Crieff offer dementia friendly health
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 walk which is supported by trained volunteers and staff from Richmond House Care Home. Support projects that enable people with physical disabilities to be physically active Commissioning Team HSCP Perth and Kinross Disability Sport (PKDS) Sports Clubs LAL Vision PK Ongoing Perth and Kinross Disability Sport /Tayside Disability Sport offers a wide range of accessible sport and physical activity opportunities for people of all ages who live with physical disabilities, sight loss, hearing loss and learning disabilities. They work with local sports club to encourage and support them to become accessible and inclusive with local bowling clubs, golf clubs and football clubs all taking part in learning sessions. Students at the Academy of Sport and Wellbeing, Perth UHI work with PKDS and regularly take part in both learning and delivery sessions to increase their knowledge and skills around inclusion in sport. PKDS work in partnership with a range of local third sector Providers to share learning, upskill staff and ensure as broad a reach as possible to people with disabilities e.g. VisionPK support swimming sessions for people with sight loss and joint work with NHS Tayside has led to Get Out, Get Active Tayside being developed which supports disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy being active together.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Support Saints Community Trust to provide opportunities for physical activity for those with poor mental health Saints Community Trust Equalities Team Ongoing Saints Community Trust continue to provide a range of opportunities for all ages and genders. Deliver bespoke programmes developed in local communities that promote wellbeing and sign post individual and families to relevant services Families Empowering Communities NHS To be reviewed annually 1 parents wellbeing group runs weekly in Crieff with 12 regular participants. Move Ahead with confidence was delivered to 6 targeted parents living in the Letham in partnership with NHS. The café Connect programme (8 weeks) supported 10 people in Letham focussing on wellbeing Improve health and wellbeing spaces in AK Bell and other libraries, and provide relaxed opening opportunities in Perth Museum and Perth Art Gallery Culture Perth and Kinross By April 2024 Free sensory bags are available for use at all CPK venues. New furniture has been purchased for Auchterarder, Pitlochry, Comrie and A K Bell Libraries providing an enhanced and relaxed setting for individuals to enjoy a free, safe setting. The offer was enhanced during the winter months when all libraries provided resources to support the warm space offer including access to warm drinks and warm clothing. A K Bell and Breadalbane Libraries provide monthly creative writing sessions to support health and wellbeing. Relaxed openings are currently being developed with the Front of House, Operations, and Audiences teams at Perth Museum and Perth Art Gallery
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 and will be in place by Autumn 2024. Work in Partnership with Commissioned Third Sector Mental Health providers regards a range of activities, including counselling which improve mental health Mindspace, The Neuk, Change Mental Health Ongoing A range of third sector Mental Health Providers continue to be commissioned across Perth and Kinross by the HSCP and Education and Learning. Mindspace offer counselling to adults and young people, peer support, a recovery college and tailored services for young people aged 8 – 18. Mindspace, along with Place2Be and Lifelink continue to deliver the Counselling in Schools programme. The Neuk provides a one stop, crisis centre dealing with all realms of mental health and staff are involved in delivering Suicide intervention and Prevention Training (SIPPS) across Perth and Kinross. The Lighthouse service continues to deliver Mental Health support and promotion of Mental Wellbeing to Young People across Perth and Kinross. This service works closely with other 3rd sector organisations as well as Statutory services to ensure a collaborative response. Change Mental Health provides emotional support to those caring for people with mental ill health, supports people who experience psychosis, schizophrenia or hearing voices and raise
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 awareness of mental health in rural areas. Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership launched the inaugural Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference on 2nd May 2023. Over 220 delegates attended the event with a focus on collegiate working across all age groups and promoting Time, space and compassion. The 'Whole Family Support' Directory of services has been developed to aid services users as well as service providers with an up-to-date directory of what is available for support. Young people will have positive mental health and wellbeing. Continue to implement and evaluate counselling in schools for all young people over 10 years old Inclusion Service/Schools Review annually Counselling in Schools continues to be available to all schools. Education and Learning is currently undertaking a retendering exercise to support continued delivery. Develop and deliver a wellbeing activity programme with primary aged children in the community Families Empowering Communities and local partners Review annually 3 wellbeing activity groups delivered across the 3 primary schools in Letham. The group was designed by children and we have had 36 children participate 29 young people achieved a Hi 5 award Deliver effective support for children and young people struggling to cope with bereavement, in a timely and focused manner, including where appropriate delivery of the “Give us a break” programme Community Link Team Review annually 1 Give Us A Break Program was delivered supporting 5 Young people. Additionally, 14 children were supported with bereavement/loss using evidenced based resources.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Adult, children and young people will have positive mental and physical wellbeing through participation in sport and physical activity Develop targeted initiatives which tackle barriers to participation amongst socio- economic disadvantaged groups. LAL 3rd sector From April 2023 Sport for Change Grants In 2023, in partnership with the Gannochy Trust, LAL Sports Development awarded a second round of ‘Sport for Change’ grants. The aim of the fund is to address inequalities that prevent local people accessing quality sport and physical activity opportunities. Furthermore, clubs needed to evidence that their project would achieve wider social outcomes. Over the last 18 months LAL supported 16 different projects, distributing over £15,000 to improve access to identified groups within the community. LAL Compass Membership LAL's Compass Membership offers free and reduced cost access to Live Active Leisure services for local priority groups who are socially or economically disadvantaged. From 1st April 2023 to January 2024 LAL issued 1,243 individuals with a Compass Memberships which has resulted in more than 5,100 visits to facilities. Wellbeing - Care at Home Those who face the greatest barrier to participation are the clients that are referred to our 'Care at Home' service. These
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 individuals are largely housebound, spend most of their day in a chair and are not able to access based community activity. LAL Wellbeing Coordinators visit them at home and deliver an 8– 10-week physical activity intervention aiming to improve balance, strength, coordination and independence. In 2023-24 the team made 1,390 visits to more than 148 different clients. Wellbeing - Buddy Walking Following on from the Care at Home programme, the next step on our progressive physical activity pathway is our Buddy Walking initiative. Those referred to this programme want to be more active but are not confident enough to leave their home unaccompanied. The Wellbeing Coordinator meets them at their front door and takes them for a short walk within their local area. The project has had positive feedback from clients, families and referring partners. At the end of 2023-24 - we had 79 individuals referred to the programme with 54 having completed the intervention. Most of these 54 are now walking independently within their community, with some even moving on to other physical activities within their community.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Kit Bank All Secondary Schools have a Kit Bank in place to provide discreet support for pupils who may face barriers to participation around clothing or equipment. To grow this offer in 23-24 LAL looked at how sport clubs in the community may also be able to provide support. Perth and Kinross’s Young People’s Sport Panel have taken this on and have partnered up with Social Flock who were already working in this space in Perth and Kinross. Plans are now in place to provide 100 ‘Kitted for Sport’ packs to young people within our communities. This would be a starter pack with clothing, equipment and subsidised membership for a sports club - to remove the barriers to participation Strengthen the volunteer network through developing a volunteering plan for physical activity and sport which engages all key partners. CLD Team PKAVS TSI LAL Launch May 2023 LAL have signed up as a member organisation of ‘Be The Change,’ P&K’s new volunteer web portal. This will provide us with support as an organisation and provide a platform to recruit new volunteers into the sport sector. Active Schools have been working alongside sportscotland to develop a plan / bank of resources to support volunteer recruitment and retention.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Priority - work in partnership with communities Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Volunteers will have the appropriate skills and qualifications Develop and deliver volunteer learning opportunities to meet the needs of individuals and their communities. Families Empowering Communities PKAVS TSI Greenspace CLD Team Services for Young People Tenant Participation Team Review annually 6 volunteers have been supported with e-learning modules, food hygiene certificates Through finance from Gannochy Trust, Perth and Kinross SfYP have entered a partnership with Edinburgh College to deliver the Professional Development Award in Youthwork 25 participants signed up to the course. For 23/24 a further 54 Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteers were trained in a variety of courses such as 1st aid, Midas, Local Accredited walking scheme and child protection Communities will be resilient and do more for themselves Launch a recruitment campaign to establish a pool of volunteers to help deliver key projects CLD Team PKAVS TSI September 2023 “Be the Change” website launched in March 2024 to match volunteers to community projects. Local assets are managed sustainably Support communities to manage their own assets through the Community Asset Transfer process Community Planning CLD Team Property Services March 2024 PKC worked with 31 community groups across the year to explore opportunities for groups to their own buildings. Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust have taken a lease to manage public toilets and a new group has been formed to manage Dunning Town Hall. Work is progressing with several other groups, however the process needs to be community led and not all groups are able to manage buildings.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Vulnerable households will be able to sustain their tenancies. Develop a network of community volunteers able to support learning activities in their communities. Deliver a project to support financial and digital inclusion. Tenant Participation Team Ongoing with annual review The network of digital community volunteers was on hold as there were concerns nationally around Data Protection issues with volunteers potentially having access to sensitive information. Digital Inclusion continued to increase in demand and need within the tenant population. Since the second phase in partnership with LEAD Scotland in July, 84 learners have engaged with tuition with access to a device. Referrals for this support have come from various sources including Locality Housing teams, CLD, and third sector organisations. A dedicated worker provides weekly digital support in older persons housing (OPH) through 1:1 support, group work and working in partnership with OPH and Saints in the Community to deliver a digital memories project. In addition, 56 tenants have received support across 81 different sessions amounting to 96 hours excluding travel time. Feedback shows that tenants who have engaged in digital inclusion support have used their skills to access mypkc, community organisations, Universal Credit and other PKC services to improve social, financial and digital inclusion.
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Community Learning and Development Plan April 2023 – March 2024 Tenants live in well managed and resilient communities Deliver the Estate Based Initiatives (EBI) Programme Tenant Participation Team Ongoing with annual review 2023/24 EBIs were completed, a total of 98 improvement projects were carried out with a total spend of £197,231. EBIs were completed across the four housing locality teams in consultation with tenants and residents. Neighbourhood improvements have ranged from small maintenance projects to larger works including new bin stores in central areas. North - 52 Letham - 16 City - 11 South - 19 Outcome How Who When Progress RAG Communities will improve and manage their outdoor spaces Provide support, advice, funding, training and equipment to community led environmental initiative groups including Friends of Cemeteries, Path Groups and Bloom Groups Community Greenspace Ongoing with annual review 118 community groups supported environmental improvements. Annual funding provided to bloom, path and friends of cemeteries groups to support their work. 206 sites co-managed by volunteers. 39,260 volunteer hours were spent on environmental projects across Perth and Kinross. The impact of Climate change is mitigated at a local level Local Action Partnerships to deliver a Participatory Budgeting project to fund local projects Local Action Partnerships CLD Team Community Planning March 2023 41 community groups received £226,505.65 of funding for projects with 2050 people voting