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West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 September 2023
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Appendix 1 
Improvement Plan for Excellence and Equity 2023-2026         
West Dunbartonshire implements a mature model of improvement for Excellence and Equity. A cyclical model of
improvement and change is applied. The cyclical model has 4 phases: Engage, Embed, Evaluate, Extend                                                           
The Improvement Plan 2022-2026 
NIF DRIVERS 
Performance
Information 
Parental/Carer
Involvement
and
Engagement 
Outcome for improvement   Inclusion, Equality and Well Being 
Outcomes for our Children and Young People  Successful Learners, Confident Individuals ,
Responsible Citizens , Effective Contributors 
Equity for All Physically Linguistically Cognitively Socially and Emotionally 
Outcome  Action  Target 
Learners: 
increased attendance 
• Extend: Attendance Action Plan
/Improvement Strategy 2022- 2026 
Stretch Aim Target:  Attendance
WDC Equalities Targets 
Learners:
increased engagement
• Embed: The Circles Framework 
• Embed: Nurture Principles and
Trauma Informed Practice 
• Extend: Incredible Years Classrooom
Management to all schools
• Extend: Onery at early level. 
Stretch Aim Target: BGE/ Senior
Phase Narrow the Attain Gap
Stretch Aim: Target: Positive
Destination
Stretch Aim: Target: Participation
Measure 
WDC Equalities Targets
Learners: 
increased progress,
achievement 
• Embed: WDC ASN Strategic Plan
2023/24
• Embed: The Circles Framework 
Stretch Aim Target: Positive
Destination
Stretch Aim Target: Participation
Measure

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Appendix 1 
Teacher and
Practitioner
Professionalism 
School and ELC
Improvement 
• Extend: Designing the Learning
(project based learning) offer to
secondary. 
Stretch Aim Target: BGE/ Senior
Phase Narrow the Attain Gap
System:
integrated working to
develop the talent of our
diverse young people
• Evaluate: Family Hub / The Hive
projects 
• Extend:  numbers of families engaging
for sustained period of time.
Stretch Aim Target: Family Hub 
NIF DRVERS 
Performance
Information 
Parental / Carer
Involvement
Outcomes:  Raising Attainment and Narrowing the Poverty Related Attainment Gap 
Increasing Creativity and Employability         
Outcomes for our Children and Young People  Successful Learners, Confident Individuals , Responsible
Citizens , Effective Contributors 
Equity for All Physically Linguistically Cognitively Socially and Emotionally 
Outcome  Action  Target 
Learners:
progress, achievement 
Engage: Revised Literacy Strategy
Engage: Revised Numeracy Strategy 
Evaluate: Well Being Strategy
Extend: Assessment Strategy 
Embed: Early Level Literacy Strategy 
( word aware) 
• Stretch Aim Targets Attainment
• Provision of one to one / small
group tuition 
• Provision of out of hours learning

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Appendix 1 
and
Engagement 
Teacher and
Practitioner
Professionalism 
Practitioners:
adaptive experts who
teach based on a clear
understanding of what
works best for raising
learner achievement
Embed: WDC Improvement Framework
Engage: Osiris Curriculum Leader
Programme
Extend : Improving Our Classrooms
Extend : Insight into Impact Improvement 
Extend : WDC Data Coach Programme  
Engage: Visible Learning Programme 
• Stretch Aim Target: Positive
Destination
• Stretch Aim Target: Participation
Measure 
• Stretch Aim Target: BGE/ Senior
Phase Narrow the Attain Gap
Leaders:
enhanced visibility into
school performance and
decision making based on
evidence 
• All HT’s engaged in School
Improvement Partnerships
• 1 Data Coach in all ELC’s/ schools 
• 1 Leader of Learning in all schools for;
assessment, literacy, numeracy, well
being.
• Improvement Pathways leads to :
all schools / ELC graded very
good for Quality Indicator 3.1 and 
1.3. 
• All Schools engaged in West
Partnership Improving Our
Classroom, Department, School
Series

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