Mid-Year CS SIP FINAL
Renfrewshire Council · 30 October 2025
Back to Education and Children's Services Policy Board — 30 October 2025 and its agenda
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Page 1 of 6 OFFICIAL To: Education and Children’s Services Policy Board On: 30 October 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Children’s Services __________________________________________________________________ Heading: 2025/26 Mid-Year Service Improvement Plan Monitoring Report __________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1. The Service Improvement Plan for Children’s Services is a three-year plan covering the period 2025-2028. The purpose of the plan is to identify the priorities being addressed, the key tasks to be implemented, the implementation timetable, and our measures of success. 1.2. The Service Improvement Plan is part of a suite of documents which describe the strategic direction for the Service and the Council. This also includes the Council Plan, Community Plan, Risk Management Plan, and the Workforce Plan. The Service also makes a major contribution to the delivery of the Renfrewshire Children’s Services Partnership Plan, the Education Improvement Plan, and Renfrewshire’s Community Justice Outcomes Improvement Plan. 1.3. This update reflects on the first six months of our Service Improvement Plan and the most recent data that is available. It highlights areas where we are already making progress and some areas for improvement where we want to have a sharper focus on. Of the performance indicators, eight are on target, 13 have narrowly missed their target and 11 are below target. 1.4. All actions are either in progress or have been completed and e table below provides a summary of the status the performance indicators. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board note: a) the contents of this report; b) the achievements of Children’s Services during the first six months of 2025/26 which fall within the remit of this Board; and c) that a revised suite of performance indictors will be submitted to a future meeting of this Board for approval.
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Page 2 of 6 OFFICIAL __________________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1 Children’s Services are responsible for the delivery of early learning and childcare, universal services such as primary and secondary education, social work services to children and families, justice social work services, and targeted and specialist services for specific identified needs. These include child protection services, the provision of education to children and young people with additional support needs, mental health and addictions services for children and young people, and management and rehabilitation services for people who have committed offences. 3.2 The Service Improvement Plan (SIP) is a comprehensive statement of the outcomes the service aims to achieve, and the actions it will take to achieve these. It fits within the wider planning framework of the Council by taking account of Community Planning themes and Council priorities. The SIP enables elected members to have oversight of developments within the service and to consider and develop policy options which reflect customer need and resource availability. 3.3 The priority actions and performance indicators set out in the attached Mid-Year Service Improvement update detail the specific actions the service has achieved and will continue to progress to deliver improved outcomes for Renfrewshire’s children, young people, and their families and communities. Progress towards actions and indicators will be reported in the annual outturn report in spring 2026. 3.4 The suite of Children’s Services indicators is currently being reviewed and on completion, a new scorecard for 2026/27 will be developed and submitted to this Board for approval. ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Summary of performance/data indicators on track 4.1 Children’s Services has continued to exceed its target for ensuring that our care experienced children and young people are looked after in a community setting, with 91.8% of young people cared for in this way. In some circumstances, a residential house or school can be a more suitable setting for children and young people based on their individual needs, however, the service will always seek to have a child live in a community setting either with their own family or with an alternative family where appropriate. 4.2 The number of unpaid work clients beginning work placements within 7 working days of the order continues to surpass the target, with 71% meeting the target. With 78% of all unpaid work orders being completed by the required date. The team continues to strive to find ways of reducing the number of late contacts to improve the figure. 4.3 Almost two-thirds (60%) of young people with an open throughcare involvement were participating in employment, training or educational placements. While this figure is slightly lower than the same period last year (61%) it remains above the target of 55%.
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Page 3 of 6 OFFICIAL 4.4 All Stage 1 complaint received by the service in the first quarter of 2025/26 were responded to within timescales agreed with customers. This highlights the continuous efforts of the service to maintain the high standard of performance in this area. The number of complaints received in this period remained relatively low. Complainants are always kept fully informed of timescales and anything that might impact them. ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Summary of performance/data indicators which have not met target 5.1 Stay on rates increased in 2024-25 with 91.4% of pupils staying on from S4 to S5 and 63.1% staying on from S4 to S6. There has been considerable variation in these rates over recent years, with a higher percentage of pupils staying on in school during the pandemic and a greater proportion leaving school in the following years. The 2024/25 figures were below Renfrewshire targets however it is important to note that Renfrewshire has continued to increase the percentage of school leavers entering a positive initial destination. Therefore, pupils that are not staying on at school are doing so to enter further education or the workplace. 5.2 The percentage of pupils satisfied with establishments decreased in 2024/25 to 75.8%. While this is a decrease from previous years this does not represent a consistent trend as the figure had increased to 82.6% in 2023/24. This data comes from pupils’ responses to the Education Scotland Survey statement “I enjoy learning at my school”. The surveys are conducted during school inspections and therefore represent a small proportion of Renfrewshire’s pupils, resulting in a high degree of variation year on year. Schools inspected in 2024/25 were Kirklandneuk Primary School, Bargarran Primary School, Mossvale Primary School & Nursery Class, Kilbarchan Primary School and Gleniffer High School. This measure does not take into account other statements which cover the broader aspects of school life, such as pastoral care, extracurricular activities, and the relationships between pupils and staff. 5.3 The percentage of care leavers with open throughcare involvement who have experienced a period of homelessness in the past six months decreased significantly from 6% in Q1 of 2024-25 to 3% in Q1 of 2025-26. In 2025-26 this constitutes 5 out of 152 care leavers with throughcare involvement. The service continues to strive towards the target of no care experienced young person having a period of homelessness. ___________________________________________________________________ 6 Key priorities over the next six months 6.1 The service has a number of priorities for the next six months and beyond, these include: • Continue to progress Renfrewshire’s response to Keeping The Promise. • Continue to enhance our approach to the whole family wellbeing model, promoting early and preventative intervention. • In accordance with UNCRC, ensure that voices of children and young people are heard and included, and their human rights are respected. • Ensure that robust child protection responses are in place and implement the recommendations from the children at risk of harm inspection.
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Page 4 of 6 OFFICIAL • Focus on securing permanency arrangements for children where this is the best outcome. • Support children, young people and their families to prepare for the transition to adult services and greater independence. • Ensure compulsory supervision is only utilised in the children’s hearing system where it is in the children’s interests and reflects national policy. • Implement the Equally Safe Strategy. • Review and develop the unpaid work scheme to improve outcomes for individuals and communities. • Review and evaluate the redesign of children and justice social work and develop a new operating model for Children’s Services. • Work collaboratively with our key partners to ensure our children and young people enjoy good physical and mental health. • Play a critical part in our local response to poverty, sharing data and insight to direct resources to areas of greatest impact. • Closing the poverty related attainment gap and improving attainment of our lowest 20% learners through effective use of data, targeted approaches, the implementation of a learning and teaching strategy and through strengthened assessment, tracking and monitoring, • Ensure robust action plans are in place to develop and align with the work of the Curricular Improvement Cycle, • Through robust self-evaluation with key stakeholders, we will refresh our resource and supports offered to maximise impact further. • Continue to strengthen our approach to planning and future proofing our learning estate. • Continue to work with establishment leaders to support our children and young people with ASN, • Continue to develop strategies to improve attendance and reduce exclusions - three targeted secondary schools are currently working on a National pilot with Education Scotland on the Improving Attendance Quality Improvement Programme. • Continue to support vulnerable young people to achieve and sustain positive pathways after leaving school. • Effective delivery of our key workforce priorities to support the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and address the priorities identified within the staff survey. __________________________________________________________________ Implications of this report 1. Financial None. 2. HR and Organisational Development None. 3. Community/Council Planning
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Page 5 of 6 OFFICIAL We consider our services performance against a number of strategic outcomes to measure how we are delivering better outcomes for our local communities. 4. Legal None. 5. Property/Assets None. 6. Information Technology Service developments relating to information technology are key enablers of service improvement, modernisation, and support service-level and corporate objectives. 7. Equality and Human Rights No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report because it is for noting only. 8. Health and Safety None. 9. Procurement None. 10. Risk Risks related to the delivery and management of services are regularly monitored and included in Renfrewshire Council’s Corporate and Strategic Risk Registers. 11. Privacy Impact Personal information will only be held as required to deliver the service. This will be done in accordance with data protection legislation. 12. Climate Risk Actions and performance indicators aligned to Strategic Priority 4: Green, of Renfrewshire’s Council Plan, highlights activities across the Council to tackle climate change. 13. Children’s Rights Children’s rights and the articles which underpin them have been considered as part of the preparation of this report. The report highlights many of the activities which partners in Renfrewshire undertake to achieve positive outcomes for children and their families through wider child, adult and community protection work. 14. COSLA Policy Position None. List of Background Papers Children's Services 2025-2028 Service Improvement Plan
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Page 6 of 6 OFFICIAL The foregoing background papers will be retained within children’s services for inspection by the public for the prescribed period of four years from the date of the meeting. The contact officer within is Yvonne Farquhar, Policy Manager, yvonne.farquhar@renfrewshire.gov.uk __________________________________________________________________ Author: Andrew Voysey, Policy Officer, andrew.voysey@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Children’s Services Service Improvement Plan 2025 –28 Mid-Year Report October 2025
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Welcome to our six-monthly update • This update reflects on the first six months of this Service Improvement Plan, highlighting areas where we are already making progress and some areas we want to focus on more, perhaps because performance isn’t moving in the direction we anticipated or because of other pressures or factors that makes this even more of a priority for us. • The following pages shine a spotlight on some great projects or practice and highlight areas where we want to improve or develop further. At a service level, there is a stronger focus on the Council Plan Strategic Outcomes that are closely aligned with Children’s Services. Towards the end of this document, you will find a full update against all the actions and performance indicators we use to measure progress. • We report on 37 performance indicators, 20 which are reported annually and 17 reported quarterly. Some annual indicators are based on data that is one-year behind, owing to having no more recent comparable information. This will be updated as comprehensive data becomes available through subsequent data collections.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan Place: Engagement with education staff was undertaken to identify areas of need to aid in the implementation of digital based pedagogies. New gender based violence training has been provided to further implement our ‘Equally Safe’ strategy. Economy: A series of internships and training programmes have been introduced to support young people into positive destinations. Work is ongoing to upscale the delivery of these programmes to improve access to more young people. Green: Collaboration is ongoing with Hub West Scotland and local authorities to develop new routes to Net Zero. A series of visits to newly completed schools in partner local authorities have been planned to learn about their strategies.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Fair: Nurturing bright, happy and healthy futures for all Achievements • The guidance for delivering high quality learning, ‘The Renfrewshire Way’, was launched in April 2025 and is being rolled out throughout this academic year. • The social work re-design is being continuously reviewed to ensure that new processes for referrals are reducing the number requiring longer- term allocations. • The Promise Keeper network continues to grow across the Council, HSCP, and partner organisations. The Promise Team has worked with other local authorities who are seeking to replicate Renfrewshire’s model. • A group of Physical Education (PE) teachers are developing a new teaching programme and identifying key resources to support the consistent delivery of PE across all stages and throughout Renfrewshire. 97% of our school leavers are in positive destinations. Attainment gap in literacy decreased between pupils living in the most and least deprived SIMD areas. 91.8% of our care experienced children and young people are looked after in the community. An increased number of care leavers are in employment, training, or education.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Living our Values: making a difference together We are focusing on promoting the health and wellbeing of our staff. We are ensuring that support is available for those who need it. 83% of Freedom of Information requests were responded to on time. 100% Stage 1 complaints were resolved within agreed timescales. 90% Stage 2 complaints were resolved within agreed timescales. More opportunities to learn together, share practice, and better inform children and young people and their families who need it. Children’s Service has a renewed focus on staff development and learning
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Improving Outcomes for Children and Families Achievements • The Promise Keeper Network in Renfrewshire continues to grow and develop, with over 350 ‘Promise Keepers’ now being involved. The network is now working collaboratively with other local authorities to share and develop best practice. • We are continuing to embed the UNCRC throughout Children’s Services, ensuring that children’s rights are protected and supported in all decisions across Council services. • Work is ongoing to expand the role of the Young Leaders and Learners Programme to promote the voice of pupils. Areas for improvement and development • The poverty-related attainment gap continues to be an area of focus for the service. We will continue to target our work to support all children and young people to achieve the best possible outcome and positive destination. A large proportion of looked after children being placed in families. Across all of our work and all of our efforts, we hope for loving and happy lives for Renfrewshire’s children – working together to get it right for children, families and communities – protecting, learning, achieving and nurturing. Every priority of our Council Plan contributes to improving the lives of Renfrewshire’s children and their families. We continue to review the implementation of the Social Work redesign to ensure it delivers for our service users. We continue to welcome people to Renfrewshire that arrive through government humanitarian schemes.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Action Plan October 2025
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Performance Key ACTION STATUS OVERDUE CHECK PROGRESS IN PROGRESS COMPLETED
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Progress development work in relation to the priority schools identified in the School Estate Management Plan - Paisley Grammar School Community Campus 31-Aug-2026 Paisley Grammar School continues to progress in construction and remains on track for 2026 delivery. Building is progressing ahead of schedule at this point in time, and the fit out of classrooms has begun for test purposes on quality. A travel plan is being developed for the new school, and a new working group set up to develop and implement improved local infrastructure on Renfrew Road. Progress development work in relation to the priority schools identified in the School Estate Management Plan - Thorn Primary School 31-Mar-2026 Decision made at March 2025 Policy Board to pause the delivery of a like-for-like Thorn Primary School and undertake an options appraisal to widen the scope of this project. In line with the Learning Estate Strategy, this action has now developed into a wider strategic business case assessment of the Johnstone Learning Estate. Undertake an evaluation of the roll out of full Wi-Fi across the school estate 31-Mar-2027 As part of the ongoing digital refresh in establishments, devices continue to be refreshed to make full use of the completed and installed Wi-Fi and switch upgrade.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Progress development work in relation to the priority school identified in the Learning Estate Management Plan - Extension and Adaptations to Park Mains High School 31-Aug-2027 Project is progressing on track with contractor now on board with design team. Final design development is in process, planning application has been submitted, and commercial agreement on construction is being finalised. Intention it to award final construction contract in early 2026 to begin construction thereafter. Progress development work in relation to the priority schools identified in the Learning Estate Management Plan - A New Dargavel Primary School 31-Aug-2027 Project to deliver a new primary school in Dargavel in progressing and remains on track for August 2027 opening. School has been named Thistle Primary School. Civil engineering work commenced earlier in 2025 and has prepared the land for construction. Construction due to commence in November 2025. Implement the priority actions from the National Strategy for Community Justice with our Community Justice partners. 31-Mar-2027 Good progress has been made on improving coordination of local supports following release from custody. Strong links have been made with the nationally commissioned Upside voluntary throughcare service, which commenced in April 2025. We now have established monthly pre-release planning meetings, ensuring key partners have oversight the needs and circumstances of each individual returning to Renfrewshire. This collaborative approach enhances information sharing and decision-making, enabling services to effectively plan around the needs of each person. Early progress has been made in identifying arrest referral pathways for people arriving into police custody. Routes have been identified into local alcohol and drugs service supports, and ongoing work will look at how we can complement this with supports around mental health and wellbeing.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Continue to implement ‘Equally Safe at School’ in line with Scottish Government’s Equally Safe Delivery Plan 2024-26 31-Mar-2027 In line with ADES commitments around prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), training was provided to secondary school staff by Equally Safe at School (ESAS) team from Rape Crisis Scotland in March 2025. All secondary schools and Mary Russell ASN school are now registered for the programme and schools have been supported in ESAS improvement planning for school session 2025/26 in line with local authority expectations. All schools are required to record incidences of gender-based violence on SEEMiS (Bullying and Equalities module) to enable monitoring and reporting of incidents over time. At present, very few schools are selecting GBV when describing the nature of an incident. Plans are in place to provide guidance for schools to support more accurate reporting of GBV incidents. Education Scotland’s ‘Train the Trainer’ training was provided for Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) trainers for primary schools. Following this, we were delighted to pilot, in partnership with Education Scotland, new GBV training for colleagues across 14 early years and primary establishments. To further enhance the programme this session, MVP training has been delivered to partners across Renfrewshire Council including Police Scotland, Barnardo’s, Women and Children First, staff working within children’s homes, Social Work and the Health and Social Care Partnership. We have continued to build our strong partnership with Youth Services through Young and Equally Safe in Renfrewshire, a Scottish Government funded project which takes the excellent work of Renfrewshire young people from our schools, into our community. This has included various events and campaigns including involvement in Renfrewshire’s “Reclaim the Night” walk for 16 Days of Action. In June 2025, Renfrewshire hosted a national “Action for Change” youth assembly in partnership with Education Scotland. The event took place in Paisley Town Hall and was attended by over 200 young people from schools across Scotland. It was a privilege to have Jackson Katz, co-founder of MVP, visit from America as our main speaker.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What we will do Due Date Status Progress update A digital strategy will be developed, implemented and evaluated for children, young people and families which will focus on Transformation, Capacity Building and Innovation 31-Mar-2027 Survey of education staff highlighted areas of needs which have been categorised under transformation, capacity building and innovation. Feedback was shared with schools in June 2025. As part of the new learning and teaching strategy to raise attainment and achievement for all, digital based pedagogies have been included. A working party comprising of education staff from all sectors has been convened and the refreshed digital strategy project name “Transform to Innovate Renfrewshire” has been shared with establishments. A timeline of short, medium and long term actions have been identified and shared amongst the staff in the working party. Further investigation and research into a 1-2-1 device deployment from P5/6 to S6 has begun. Support from the PMU has been discussed and a presentation on progress to date shared with the Digital Board . Ensure that evidence-based data driven decision making improves outcomes for children, families and communities 31-Mar-2026 The service has a clear data strategy and uses this to ensure that decisions are data informed. The strategy is included in the SIP. The priority for the data team is early years data and ensuring that EY data is embedded in the learning estate strategy. The team regularly attend the Data Advisory Group. Implement Renfrewshire's Equally Safe Strategy 31-Mar-2028 Work continues with partner agencies to implement the national Equally Safe Delivery Plan at a local level. The Gender Based Violence Strategy Group has officially rebranded as the Equally Safe in Renfrewshire Multi-Agency Partnership, marking a renewed and unified commitment to ending violence against women and girls in line with the national Equally Safe Strategy. Key actions are underway including the ongoing roll out of the Safe and Together model and the introduction of the Equally Safe in Practice Framework across the partnership.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Economy What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Working in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, West College Scotland, Invest in Renfrewshire and Developing the Young Workforce West, we will ensure planned robust approaches to supporting our most vulnerable learners into positive destinations 31-Mar-2025 Career Ready summer internship programme successfully completed for 27 Renfrewshire young people. The programme continues to be upscaled across Renfrewshire Secondary Schools. SLFU Practitioners Network took place on 11 June, representatives from Education, SDS and Invest in Renfrewshire met to discuss planning processes and share practice. Young People from Castlehead High School and Renfrew High School completed year 2 of the DXC Digital Futures Academy. 12 S3 pupils are working alongside industry experts to gain exposure to cutting edge technologies. The programme includes personal career planning, goal setting, action planning and decision making. A number of social values programmes have also been developed including a project-based learning initiative delivered in partnership with Canon and a group of 20 young people in S3 at Johnstone High School. This work continues to support all our learners including the most vulnerable to develop key meta- skills which will allow them to access future destinations. My Future Pathways programme continues to offer opportunities for young people who are interested in pursuing a career in the construction industry. 6 young people gaining industry accredited qualification CSCS and a further 5 gaining Health & Safety qualification in April 2025. Contribute to the Council’s Workforce Plan and Strategic Recruitment and Talent Management Plan to enable us to meet workforce demands particularly in relation to Teaching and Social Work. 31-Mar-2027 Robust support is provided to newly qualified social workers (NQT) via a variety of methods to support retention and workforce demand.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Implementation of the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy that clearly articulates the vision for planning and delivering high quality learning, teaching and assessment 31-Mar-2027 ‘The Renfrewshire Way’, this guidance has now been launched at the Equity Conference which took place on 30 April and was well received. This will be implemented session 2025/26 by all practitioners across all sectors. As part of the ongoing work in this area assessment guidelines and a pack of support materials will be available for all practitioners by January 2026. Raise attainment and skills for learning, life, and work to enhance opportunities and choices for all our children and young people 31-Mar-2027 Target schools continue to support identified groups of learners. Baseline assessments have been completed and all interventions are now in place. Evaluations are being gathered to evaluate the impact of this work. We will embed the whole family wellbeing service and request for assistance process to ensure that families get the right support at the right time, based on need. 31-Mar-2028 Work is ongoing to embed whole family wellbeing with several events and groups being created. Currently case studies are being drawn up and will be shared nationally through the Improvement Service. The key development actions for the Family Wellbeing Service during 2025-26 will be included in the Education Improvement Plan. Work collaboratively with our key partners to ensure our children and young people enjoy good physical and mental health. 31-Mar-2028 A comprehensive audit of Physical Education (PE) curriculum planners and current practice was undertaken across Renfrewshire schools. The audit involved engagement with children and young people, teaching staff, and key strategic partners, including OneRen and Education Scotland. The findings highlighted gaps in the explicit teaching of PE skills and in the progression of these skills from Early to Third Level. In response, specialist PE teachers are leading the development of a structured skills framework, a targeted training programme and the identification of key resources to support consistent and progressive delivery of PE across all stages.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Ensure robust action plans are in place to develop and align with the work of the Curricular Improvement Cycle. 31-Mar-2028 The central team have met with representatives from Education Scotland to raise awareness of the CIC. A presentation was shared with all head teachers to raise awareness of the ongoing work in this area and the timeframe for implementation. A number of head teachers are involved in national working groups representing Renfrewshire Council. Focus on securing permanency arrangements for children where this is the best outcome. 30-Jun-2026 Monthly meetings are scheduled to monitor all cases where permanency is the plan for the child. Good progress is being made in this area of practice. Implement the recommendations from the children at risk of harm inspection. 31-Mar-2026 RCPC’s updated Improvement Plan was approved in March 2025. It includes the improvement actions from the joint inspection of services for children at risk of harm in Renfrewshire and improvement actions from recent learning reviews. The priorities in the RCPC Improvement Plan are: • Voice of infants, children, young people and families (Inspection action) • Chronologies (Inspection action) • Data (Inspection action) • Mental Health Support (Inspection action) The Improvement plan is overseen by the Continuous Improvement Subgroup. The voice strategy has been approved and leads identified to take forward each of the priority areas. We are currently recruiting for staff to improve our collection and analysis of data. Review the impact of the social work re-design. 30-Nov-2026 The impact of the social work service redesign is monitored on an ongoing basis by capturing and analysing a range of relevant data. Indications are that the changes to how the service deals with new referrals to social work is working as intended and is reducing cases requiring longer term allocation.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Provide support and intervention at the right level and the right time to allow children and families to move out of the system quickly when challenges are addressed and resolved. 30-Jun-2026 A new approach to duty referrals was introduced in November 2024. Early indicators show new referrals are dealt with timeously by the dedicated Initial Response Team. New referrals are dealt with more quickly compared to the previous duty model. The number of families requiring longer term Social Work support has also reduced and the partnership with Barnardo’s Early Help Service means that many families are less likely to be re-referred to Social Work. Families report improved outcomes with this early intervention support. Assessment reports to SCRA and for Child Protection processes are being submitted more quickly ensuring that families receive quicker care plan decisions. Continue to work with establishment leaders to support our children and young people with Additional Support Needs. 31-Mar-2028 Restatement of Renfrewshire’s Vision for Inclusion to ensure a clear understanding of the presumption of mainstream; the profile of need of those who are most vulnerable, and needs are most complex; the expanding ASN estate and the importance of multi-agency working. Early intervention continues to be a key priority of the service. The service is developing a pilot project to explore how we support children and young people. A Virtual Head Teacher post is being created to transform how the Secondary Flexible Learning Resources operates. Attendance is a local priority which we report on 4 weekly and termly. This has a focus on the attendance and exclusion of ASN children. Work is ongoing on a review of information and support that is available to ensure that stakeholders are aware of the resources they could access. Managing and Reporting Violence and Aggression Incidents in Establishments Policy will continue to be embedded, ensuring that local processes are followed to track and monitor incidents resulting in appropriate interventions and supports being actioned. 31-Mar-2028 Training courses on the implementation of the refreshed Managing and Reporting Violence and Aggression Incidents in Educational Establishments policy is available both online and in person.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What we will do Due Date Status Progress update The Promise Strategic Oversight Board and workstreams will progress and ensure Renfrewshire ‘Keeps the Promise’ and delivers improved outcomes for individuals who are care experienced, wherever possible keeping children within their families (CF) 31-Mar 2025 Children’s Services continues to show strong leadership and unwavering commitment to Keep The Promise, driving forward transformative change. During this period, the Promise Strategic Oversight Group convened to discuss key developments, including Promise Scotland’s shift in national delivery support and the introduction of the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. Planning and development activities have commenced to shape the Renfrewshire’s Promise Strategic Plan (2026–29), with a focus on alignment with the Renfrewshire Children’s Services Plan. Supporting our workforce remains central to our approach. The Promise Human Library has grown to 92 members, and a soft launch is planned to enhance engagement with care experienced young people. We are progressing the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, with a proposal scheduled for submission to the Corporate Management Team in July. Additionally, the newly formed Care Experienced Staff Network held its first meeting, creating a safe and supportive space for colleagues with lived experience to connect and share. Renfrewshire’s Promise Keeper Network has grown to 350 members, with increased visibility and new services coming onboard. The Promise Team has supported two other local authorities in replicating the network model. Strategic integration is evident, with The Promise is embedded in IJB planning and preparations underway for a Health Promise event in September. A successful webinar on relationships and sexual health was delivered in partnership with Health Inclusion colleagues, engaging carers and professionals across Renfrewshire. The Promise Manager met with strategic council officers to share updates on recent developments, including contributions to the Trauma-Informed Renfrewshire Roadmap and the Community Planning Partnership Annual Report. The Promise Manager has joined the COSLA Local Government Promise Board, contributing to national strategic leadership. Renfrewshire Promise Team has been invited to join the Central-West Promise regional network, strengthening collaboration and shared learning.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Green What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Continue to work with other council services to deliver improvements to the school estate which offer a high degree of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. 31-Mar-2026 Latest collaboration has been around sustainability through working with Hub West Scotland in a collaboration group with 3 other local authorities to understand road maps to net zero. Ongoing collaboration continues with North Lanarkshire to understand ways of working. Multiple opportunities are coming up to visit newly completed schools in partner local authorities and learn about their projects. A recent visit took place to the new Faifley Campus in West Dunbartonshire. Delivering the Council Plan – Living our Values What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Engage and participate in Trauma Informed and Responsive Renfrewshire programme 31-Mar-2026 Children’s Services continues to actively participate in the governance arrangements for A Trauma Informed and Responsive Renfrewshire.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living our Values What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Actively promote health and wellbeing support for staff 31-Mar-2027 Operational update in February 2025 for all senior leaders there will be a Health and Safety Team update from and an update on supports available for staff wellbeing from Organisational Development. Place the human rights and needs of every child and young person at the heart of service planning and delivery (UNCRC) 31-Mar-2027 We continue to promote and ensure the following aims are embedded in the service, • To ensure children’s rights are respected and protected in law in Scotland • Public authorities legally required to respect and protect children’s rights in their work • Public authorities required to proactively promote children’s rights • Unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with UNCRC Through engagement and participation, we will ensure the collective views, needs and aspirations of children, young people and families are met. 31-Mar-2027 The young leaders of learners programme has been developed further with 35 establishments now engaging in work relating to promoting pupil voice. YLL Celebration Events allowed Young Leaders to share their experiences and improvement actions and provide feedback on the programme. YLL staff training included 6 new schools who will join the programme in August 2025 – 4 primary schools, 1 ASN and 1 secondary. In partnership with the HSCP, closely collaborate with young people and their families to ensure a smooth transition to adult services. 31-Mar-2027 Multi-agency development sessions have taken place in 2024 & 2025. Consultation with senior leadership team in children’s services social work and Adult service social work under HSCP. Work is ongoing.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living our Values What we will do Due Date Status Progress update Take forward findings from Employee Survey and develop actions across the following three priority areas. 31-Mar-2028 A short life cross service working group has been established to look at clear actions across the three priority areas. Play a key role in the Reshaping Renfrewshire – Transformation Programme and associated workstreams. 31-Mar-2028 The Service is actively engaging with the transformation programme. The social work redesign has been in place for just over 9 months and is showing positive impact on outcomes. Engage with the Data Advisory Group to ensure data activities align with the Data Strategy Framework, cross- service data sharing opportunities are identified, and data improvement activities are carried out in a consistent manner across the organisation. 31-Mar-2026 The service has a clear data strategy which has been embedded in the SIP. Data is being gathered to support the AI assessment work and improvement activities. Undertake the duty under the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 to promote and support, as appropriate, the potential for Gaelic medium and Gaelic learner education to Renfrewshire Council residents. 31-Mar-2026 Right to GME continues to be highlighted in P1 registration forms and via the Children & Young People Consultation survey. In addition, 2 annual events are hosted at our GME provision for prospective parents and for the wider community to raise awareness of the availability of GME within Renfrewshire.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Performance Indicators October 2025
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Performance Key PERFORMANCE INDICATOR STATUS BELOW TARGET WARNING (within 10% of Target) ON TARGET NOT COMPARABLE DATA ONLY PERFORMANCE IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN RANGE PERFORMANCE GETTING WORSE
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Percentage of Looked After Children cared for in the community 90.2% 90.8% 90% 91.6% 91.8% 89.9% The proportion of looked after children residing in community settings has increased by 0.2 percentage points, reaching 91.8%. The majority of looked after children continue to be cared for within the community, either with their families or with alternative carers such as extended family or friends. This reflects the service’s ongoing commitment to prioritising family-based care wherever appropriate. While residential placements may be necessary for a small number of children and young people due to their individual needs, such arrangements are considered only when community-based care is not suitable. The overarching aim remains to support children in environments that promote stability, wellbeing, and continuity of care. This indicator is also reported annually through the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (CHN9: ‘Balance of care for looked after children’), which measures the percentage of children being looked after in the community. The most recent published data for 2023/24 shows that 92.8% of looked after children in Renfrewshire were cared for in community settings, exceeding the national average of 88.8%.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Percentage of accommodated Looked After Children placed with families 89.5% 82.6% 89.6% 90.5% 90.6% 83% The majority of accommodated children continue to reside in family-based settings, typically with friends or relatives, which remains the preferred model of care. As of the end of June 2025, over 90% of accommodated children were placed in such settings—substantially exceeding the target of 83%—despite a decline of nearly 7 percentage points between Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of the 2024/25 reporting period. Nonetheless, there are circumstances in which placement in a residential facility is deemed more appropriate, either to meet the specific needs of the child or as directed by a children’s hearing.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Percentage of care leavers participating in employment, training or education 61% 50% 59% 58% 60% 55% The percentage of care leavers with an open Throughcare involvement who were engaged in employment, education, or training increased by 2 percentage points compared to the previous reporting period. At the end of Q1 25/26, 60% of the 91 care leavers with an open Throughcare involvement were positively participating in employment, education or training. Percentage of care leavers who have had a period of homelessness in the last 6 months 6% 4% 2% 3% 3% 0% The proportion of care leavers with an open Throughcare involvement who have experienced a period of homelessness in the past six months has remained the same at 3%, representing 5 individuals out of 152 care leavers with an open Throughcare involvement. Given the small numbers involved, consistently fewer than 10, some fluctuation in percentages is to be expected. All individuals were accommodated either with family members, friends or provided with temporary homeless accommodation within Renfrewshire or in other local authority areas. Throughcare and Housing services continue to work collaboratively to prevent homelessness and to support care leavers in sustaining tenancies.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target The percentage of NEW clients subject to a new supervision order seen by a supervising officer within 1 week 56% 57% 75% 79% 71% 85% Performance in this area is subject to fluctuation, during quarter 1, 64 of 90 orders were on target, however, it is worth noting that 22 cases that were late were due to factors out with the control of the service. • 11 Failed to attend • 4 were in custody or were already on an order • 3 in employment or an agreed alternative • 4 came from Courts out with Paisley which resulted in a delay in the administration of the order. % of NEW unpaid work orders/requirement complete by the required date 79% 93% 83% 97% 78% 75% The number of unpaid work/requirements completed were 30 from a possible 38. All remaining 8 cases were revoked early: • 5 orders revoked for being breach • 3 orders revoked due to Court review
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients seen within 1 working day of the order 68% 55% 66% 63% 66% 70% 59 of 89 new unpaid work clients were seen withing one working day of the order. Of the 30 cases not on target: . 9 clients failed to attend . 3 clients were in employment as an agreed alternative . 4 were already on supervision and /or an order . 4 from other Court (notification delay) . 1 client was on holiday . 5 clients were “Level 1” which JSW do not report on . 1 client was in custody The remaining 3 cases (3.3%) were areas where performance could be improved Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients receiving an induction within 5 working days of the order 67% 61% 69% 69% 69% 75% Of the 89 cases 61 new unpaid work clients received an induction within 5 working days of the order. Of 28 cases not on target: • 9 clients failed to attend • 4 clients were In employment or an agreed alternative • 5 clients were already on supervision and /or order (no need for 2nd induction) • 4 clients were “Level 1” which JSW do not report on • 1 client had complex placement requirements • 1 client was in custody at the time • 1 client was ill • 1 client was on holiday Of the remaining 2 late cases, 1 order was served late and 1 was late due to staff sickness.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients beginning work placement within 7 working days of the order 70% 66% 69% 70% 71% 65% The Q1 target was achieved with 64 out of 89 cases being on time. Of the 25 cases not on target: • 8 clients were currently on an order • 3 clients were in employment • 2 clients failed to attend • 1 client was ill • 1 client was on holiday • 1 was in custody at the time. • 9 cases were late as the initial contact by the team occurred late. The team are working on ways to increase speedy responses for cases.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value % of Leavers attaining literacy SCQF Level 4 96.1% 95.7% 94% TBC 98% Renfrewshire remains ahead of the national figures and in line with the virtual comparator in this measure. In the 2023/24 leavers cohort 94% of Renfrewshire pupils achieved this literacy at SCQF level 4, compared with 94% nationally and 95% for the virtual comparator. The percentage of leavers in Renfrewshire achieving literacy at SCQF level 4 or above has remained relatively constant over the past 5 years. Targets for this measure were set before the pandemic. % of Leavers attaining numeracy SCQF Level 4 93.4% 93.0% 93% TBC 94% Renfrewshire is consistently ahead of national figures over 5 years and remains in line with the virtual comparator. In the 2023/24 leavers cohort 93% of Renfrewshire pupils achieved SCQF level 4 numeracy, compared with 91% nationally and 92% for the virtual comparator. At SCQF level 4, numeracy attainment above national and virtual comparator is a consistent trend over the previous 5 years.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value % of Leavers attaining literacy SCQF Level 5 87.1% 85.3% 83% TBC 88% It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. Renfrewshire is consistently in line with the virtual comparator and ahead of national figures in this measure. In the 2023/24 leavers cohort 83% of Renfrewshire pupils achieved this measure, compared with 81% nationally and 85% for the virtual comparator. Targets for this measure were set before the pandemic. % of Leavers attaining numeracy SCQF Level 5 76.9% 75.3% 76% TBC 77% It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. Renfrewshire remains ahead of the virtual comparator and national figures in this measure. In the 2023/24 leavers cohort 76% of Renfrewshire pupils achieved this measure, compared with 74% nationally and 71% for the virtual comparator. Renfrewshire remains in line with pre-pandemic levels, which is the most credible like for like comparison. Targets for this measure were set before the pandemic.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value Average total tariff score of all school leavers in Renfrewshire 984 933 941 TBC 960 It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. Renfrewshire’s data follows national trends with an increase during this period which is now returning to post-pandemic levels. Renfrewshire is consistently ahead of the national figure in this measure but remains marginally below the virtual comparator. The latest data is ahead of 2018/19 leavers cohort, which was 923. Targets for this measure were set before the pandemic. Average total tariff score of leavers living in SIMD 30% most deprived areas 745 681 681 TBC 700 It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. Renfrewshire’s data follows national trends with an increase during this period which is now returning to post-pandemic levels. Renfrewshire is consistently ahead of the national figure in this measure but remains marginally below the virtual comparator. The latest data is ahead of the 2018/19 leavers cohort, which was 674. Targets for this measure were set before the pandemic.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value Percentage gap in average total tariff score of school leavers resident in SIMD 30% most deprived and those from the 70% least SIMD deprived Renfrewshire areas. 32% 36% 38% TBC 28% The size of the gap between pupils living in most and least deprived areas has increased further in 2023/24. This is because the average total tariff score of leavers from the 30% most deprived SIMD areas increased more than those from the 70% least deprived SIMD areas. Please note - leavers in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 cohorts experienced alternative assessment methods to pre-pandemic cohorts and therefore data should be treated with caution as it is not a direct comparator with previous years. Average Total Tariff Score of Looked After Children (school leavers) 328 320 283 TBC 340 It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. There is a high degree of variability in this data due to small cohorts. The 2023/24 data is in-line with pre-pandemic levels; in 2018/19, this figure was 280. Targets for this measure were set pre-pandemic.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value Gap between the Average Total Tariff Score of Looked After Children (school leavers) and that of the total Renfrewshire leavers cohort 67% 66% 62% TBC 63% It is not possible to make a like for like comparison to previous years within this measure due to the cancellation of exam diets in 2020 and 2021. Attainment of both care experience pupils and the general cohort have followed similar patterns over this period. The percentage gap between the average total tariff score of care experienced school leavers and the general leavers cohort has improved by 5 percentage-point. Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Literacy between pupils living in 30% Most Deprived areas and those living in 70% Least Deprived Areas (SIMD) 15.4 16 14 9 10 The size of the attainment gap has decreased by 6 percentage points since 2023-24 as a result of increased attainment of pupils living in SIMD 30% most deprived areas. The size of the gap is the lowest in the previous 7 years at 9 percentage points. Pupils living in most deprived areas were more significantly impacted by the pandemic which caused these gaps to widen. The data indicates that positive progress has been made to rectify this, and the size of the gap is now lower than in 2018-19.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Numeracy between pupils living in 30% Most Deprived areas and those living in 70% Least Deprived Areas (SIMD) 13.4 11 11 9 9 The size of the attainment gap has decreased by 2 percentage points since 2023-24 as a result of improved attainment of pupils living in SIMD 30% most deprived areas. The size of the gap is the lowest in the previous7 years. Pupils living in most deprived areas were more significantly impacted by the pandemic which caused these gaps to widen. The data indicates that positive progress has been made to rectify this, and the size of the gap is now lower than in 2018-19.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Literacy between pupils entitled to Free School Meals and pupils not entitled 21 22 18 11 15 Please note that due to changes in free meal entitlement these comparisons are not reliable. Previous years data will include P4 attainment which is now covered under universal provision. The size of the attainment gap has decreased since 2022/23 and is now lower than in 2021/22. Attainment of pupils entitled to free meals has increased by 7 percentage points since 2021-22 compared with 4 percentage points for those that are not entitled. Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Numeracy between pupils entitled to Free School Meals and pupils not entitled 17 18 14 17 14 Please note that due to changes in free meal entitlement these comparisons are not reliable. Previous years data will include P4 and P5 attainment which is now covered under universal provision. The size of the attainment gap has decreased since 2022/23 and is now lower than in 2021/22. Attainment of pupils entitled to clothing grants is in line with pre- pandemic levels at 17 percentage points. This is an increase since 2023-24 but lower than the previous 3 years.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value % of School leavers in a positive destination 96.% 96.4% 97.1% TBC 98% The percentage of leavers entering a positive destination has increased in Renfrewshire to 97.1%. This is an increase over 5 years and Renfrewshire remains ahead of the national figure (95.7%). Compared to the previous year, a higher proportion of Renfrewshire's 2023/24 leavers cohort have entered higher education (43.1% up from 41.6%) and further education (26.1% up from 24.9%). With more leavers entering higher and further education, this means that the proportion of leavers entering employment has fallen from 26.1% to 21.4%. Compared with national figures, Renfrewshire has a higher proportion of leavers entering higher education and a lower proportion of leavers that are unemployed. An update on this position will be available in February 2026
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value No of foundation apprenticeships accessed by Renfrewshire school pupils 55 14 21 TBC 45 We have a higher number starting Foundation Apprenticeships this year, so hopefully we will see greater figures completing moving forward. During 2023/24, 21 young people from Renfrewshire schools began Foundation Apprenticeships. More frameworks have been established in the area but had to be cancelled due to no uptake. A richer curriculum is currently offered at school that includes a wide range of new courses and creates additional opportunities for young people. We will continue to work with West College Scotland to provide attractive options for young people and intend to grow this number year after year as part of the wider goal of positive post-school destinations for all young people. Percentage of pupils satisfied with establishments Education Scotland Survey N/A 77.3% 82.6% 75.8% 100% Figures for this indicator are taken from pupil responses to surveys sent out by inspectors; in this case, it is the proportion responding positively to the statement “I enjoy learning at my school”. As such, they relate to a proportion of pupils in a small number of schools. Schools inspected in 2024/25 were Kirklandneuk Primary School, Bargarran Primary School, Mossvale Primary School & Nursery Class, Kilbarchan Primary School and Gleniffer High School. This measure does not take into account other statements which cover the broader aspects of school life, such as pastoral care, extracurricular activities, and the relationships between pupils and staff.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of Performance Value Value Value Value % of children attending school (Primary) 92.6% 92.8% 93.1% 93.8% 95.5% Renfrewshire primary schools have worked hard to maintain a strong level of attendance, with a further increase from 2023/24. This is the fourth consecutive increase following the pandemic. National and virtual comparator data for the 2024/25 school term will be available in Spring 2026. % of children attending school (Secondary) 87.1% 86.9% 86.8% 87.6% 91% Renfrewshire secondary schools have worked hard to maintain attendance in challenging circumstances since the pandemic. The latest data shows an increase in attendance since 2023/24 which has previously been static over the previous 3 years. National and virtual comparator data for the 2024/25 school term will be available in Spring 2026.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Indicator Status Short Term Trend Long Term Trend 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Target Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value % of young people choosing to stay onto S5 (as % of S4 roll at September previous year) 93.3% 94.5% 92.1% 89.5% 91.4% 92% The percentage of pupils staying on to 5th year has increased in comparison to 2023/24. There is no national comparator data for this specific measure at present. % of young people choosing to stay onto S6 (as % of S4 roll at September two years before) 69% 72.4% 66.4% 62.6% 62.8% 71% Stay on rates for young people choosing to stay on to S6 remain below target. Education for the senior phase has a strong focus on personal development and employability skills as well as on academic attainment, and support is offered to ensure positive post-school positive destinations for all. No comparator data is available at present.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living our Values Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target % of Stage 1 complaints responded to within timescales agreed with customers 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 95% Children's Services received 13 Front Line (Stage 1) complaints; 11 were for Education and 2 for Social Work. All complaints were completed within the target timescale. % of Stage 2 complaints responded to within timescales agreed with customers 86% 94% 100% 97% 90% 95% Children's Services received 70 Investigation (Stage 2) complaints in Q1; 63 Education and 7 Social Work. 63 complaints were completed within the target timescale; 51 Education and 12 Social Work. 6 Education and 1 Social Work complaints completed outwith target. This represents a drop of 7 percentage points from Q4 of 2024/25. % of FOI requests completed within timescale by Children's Services 85% 81% 79% 81% 83% 100% Children's Services has, for the second consecutive reporting quarter, seen an improvement in performance. 83% of FOIs were completed within timescales for Q1 of 25/26, an increase of 2% from the previous quarter. For Q1, Children's Services had 71 FOI responses due; 47 Education and 24 Social Work. 59 were completed within the required timescale; 35 Education and all 24 Social Work FOIs. 11 Education FOIs were completed outwith timescales.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living our Values Indicator Current Status Short term trend Long term trend Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2025/26 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Target Completion rate of corporate induction within 30 days of starting employment with the Council. New Indicator 6% 100% This is a new indicator. It covers the number of new starts within Children's Services who completed all nine induction modules on iLearn within the first 30 days of employment. Of the 52 new starts in Q1, 3 completed all induction modules within 30 days. * Note, reported numbers do not include colleagues on the Terms and Conditions Casual / Sessional, Internship, Non- Payroll Resources and Miscellaneous. Completion rates of mandatory training courses. New Indicator 46% 100% This is a new indicator. Of the 15,198 Children's Services colleagues, 46% had completed all of their mandatory training courses by the end of June 2025. This represents 44% of teachers and 50% of non-teaching colleagues completing training. Completion rates of Personal Development Plans. New Indicator TBC This is a new indicator. Data will be available in future updates.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Management Information Indicator Q1 2024/25 Q2 2024/25 Q3 2024/25 Q4 2024/25 Q1 2024/25 Explanation of performance Value Value Value Value Value Percentage of children registered in this period who have previously been on the Child Protection Register 22.0% 4.0% 4.7% 3.2% 2.9% There were 35 new COP registrations between April and June 2025; down from the number of new CP registrations in the same period of 2024. Of the CP registrations in this period, 8 children had previously been registered. Re-registrations are monitored as part of the Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee’s performance management to ensure that there have been no inappropriate de- registrations Number of children on the Child Protection Register at quarter end date 76 76 71 63 67 As of the end of Q1 in 2025/26, 67 children were listed on the Child Protection Register (CPR). During this period, 35 children were newly registered, while 31 were removed from the register. The Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee monitors trends in child protection activity and receives regular reports detailing a range of performance indicators. Please note that there are no targets for these indicators
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Children’s Services Service Improvement Plan 2024 - 27 For more information, please contact: csdatapolicy@renfrewshire.gov.uk