Item 13 Appendix 1
West Dunbartonshire Council · 8 March 2023
Back to Educational Services Committee — 8 March 2023 and its agenda
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1 Appendix 1: Education Delivery Plan - Mid-year Progress Our communities Our neighbourhoods are safe, resilient and inclusive Action Status Progress Due Date Note Owner Place the human rights and needs of every child and young person at the centre of education 30-Jun-2023 Claire Cusick Risk Description Current Assessment Target Assessment Date Reviewed Note Owner Failure to place the human rights and needs of every child and young person at the centre of education This risk concerns the delivery of UNCRC and ensuring these are integral to the planning, experiences and supports we offer children, young people and their families. 20-Jan-2023 Plans in place will ensure we support our staff, children and young people to know what rights are and how they and we can uphold them. Revised EIA will ensure UNCRC consideration is key to change and improvement processes. Claire Cusick Our residents health and wellbeing remains a priority Action Status Progress Due Date Note Owner Improve children and young people's health and wellbeing 30-Jun-2023 Claire Cusick; Kathy Morrison
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2 Risk Description Current Assessment Target Assessment Date Reviewed Note Owner Failure to improve children and young people's health and wellbeing This risk concerns our ability to develop curriculum, opportunities and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders which will meet the wellbeing needs of our children, young people and families. 31-Jan-2023 Progress with sub-actions on track to deliver. Claire Cusick; Kathy Morrison Our residents are supported to increase life and learning skills Action Status Progress Due Date Note Owner Narrow the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children and young people 30-Jun-2023 Julie McGrogan Improve attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy 30-Jun-2023 Julie McGrogan Risk Description Current Assessment Target Assessment Date Reviewed Note Owner Failure to narrow the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children and young people This risk concerns the delivery of the key areas within the Scottish Government Strategic Equity Fund. This risk concerns the delivery of approaches to address the equalities gap and those with protected characteristics. This risk concerns the delivery of approaches to address the poverty related equity gap in all sectors. This risk concerns our ability to work successfully to collaboratively plan with a range of partners for successful delivery. 20-Jan-2023 SAC and PEF plans and interventions as well as robust monitoring of progress at authority and establishment level minimise risk. Claire Cusick Failure to improve attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy This risk concerns the successful implementation of the four dimensions of the revised West Dunbartonshire Improvement Framework; 1. Collaborative Improvement 2. Enhanced Support 3. Enhanced Scrutiny and Support 4. Leadership Development. 31-Jan-2023 Our attainment in 2021/22 showed improved performance against our local and national targets for attainment. Robust recovery plan and improvement framework in place, providing attainment reviews, improvement visits and leadership development. Julie McGrogan
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3 Risk Description Current Assessment Target Assessment Date Reviewed Note Owner This risk concerns our ability to develop of the literacy and numeracy curriculum, opportunities and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders which will meet the needs of our children, young people and families. Challenges in implementing broad- ranging school improvement to raise attainment and achievement This risk concerns the delivery of excellence and equity for our young people to support them to attain and achieve at the highest level. In particular, it is aimed at bridging the attainment gap and breaking the cycle of disadvantage. This also includes the focus on intervention at early years to improve life chances at all points on the learning journey. A key national and local priority is to accelerate progress with the aspirations to deliver improved attainment, tackle the poverty related attainment gap and recover from any negative impact of the pandemic. Scottish Equity funding devolved to local authorities aims to deliver on priorities between 2023-26. 10-Jan-2023 Building on achievements made since 2015 the service is developing plans to both accelerate and embed progress in academic sessions 2021/22 and 2022/23, these plans are being reviewed to reflect the refreshed SAC programme. The key risk to ongoing progress is SG's plan for a tapered SAC funding model between 2022 and 2026. In academic session 2021/22, a narrowing of the attainment gap and increase in attainment was achieved in the attainment levels in the Broad General Education at primary level. Julie McGrogan Our Economy Our residents are supported to access employment and training opportunities Action Status Progress Due Date Note Owner Improve skills and sustained, positive school leaver destinations for all young people 30-Jun-2023 Andrew Brown; Julie McGrogan
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4 Risk Description Current Assessment Target Assessment Date Reviewed Note Owner Failure to improve skills and sustained, positive school leaver destinations for all young people This risk concerns the ability to expand course provision and revised learner pathways in the Senior Phase leading including for those young people with Additional Support Needs. This risk concerns our ability to work successfully to collaboratively plan with a range of partners for successful delivery. This risk concerns the development of a skills based approach to the curriculum within the BGE and Senior Phase. 31-Jan-2023 ‘WD Inspire’ programme underway to target those at risk of entering a negative destination. Partner programme developed for Senior Phase offer, with inclusion of a number of new courses, and one new partner with NHS Scotland Youth Academy. Andrew Brown; Julie McGrogan Our Council Our workforce is resilient and skilled where digital technology supports service delivery for our residents Action Status Progress Due Date Note Owner Develop and implement training plans and development opportunities to improve capabilities and resilience within the workforce. 31-Mar-2023 Andrew Brown; Claire Cusick; Louise Hastings Action Status In Progress and on track Risk Status Warning OK