Live Argyll Community Learning Services Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 30 April 2024
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 30 April 2024 and its agenda
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Community Learning LiveArgyll Update Adult Literacy and Numeracy Provision Bute and Cowal In both Bute and Cowal Adult Literacy and Numeracy support is available with 121 support sessions being offered alongside side events throughout the year (until March 2025). Please contact Hugh O’Hagan for further details Hugh can be contacted on telephone 01700801086 Email: Hugh.OHagan@liveargyll.co.uk. Or the key workers: Mhairi-Claire Semple tel: 01369 707345 email: Mhairi.Semple@liveargyll.co.uk based in Dunoon. Anne-Frances tel: 01700 501331 email: anne-frances@liveargyll.co.uk based in Rothesay. Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) We have welcomed the New Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Argyll and Bute: Alasdair Paisley, Mariska Silkowski & Sophie Bennie-Twist and they have been embarking on a period of training and development and have embraced their new positions from February 24. See: MSYP profiles to learn more about Alasdair, Mariska, and Sophie. Youth Services will provide ongoing support to our three MSYPs over the next two years as they serve their election term and a thanks also goes out to John McLuckie Partnerships Lead (Community Planning) for meeting with the MSYPs and providing an induction about the CPP and the Management Committee. Alasdair, Mariska and Sophie have already started engaging and are looking forward to supporting and promoting the voice and addressing issues of Young People across Argyll and Bute Locally and Nationally. Youth Services Bute As part of the Easter Give Programme (Community Youth Action Group) worked in Partnership with Visit Scotland and Isle of Bute Trust to host an Easter Market and family fun activities in the Isle of Bute Discovery Centre on Saturday 30 March . This event was well attended with around 800 people visiting the Market and some participating in the family fun activities. Young People volunteered and hosted the family activities including face painting, Hair Wraps, and Art and Craft Activities. On Sunday 31 March Young People offered their volunteering services and assisted Bute Oasis with their Easter Family event. At this event Young people carried out face painting and “Character meets and greets”. Over 500 Easter eggs were given out to children by the Food Bank as a thank you to the Community. To reward young people for their volunteering they chose to try Ice Skating at the Waterfront Leisure Centre Greenock. In addition they also received Dynamic Youth Awards and Saltire hours/awards.
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HMI Community Learning and Development (CLD) Progress Visit of Argyll and Bute Council January 2024. Published report is now available and can be viewed via the link Council Details | Find an inspection report | Find an inspection report | Inspection and review | Education Scotland Current CLD Strategic Partnership Plan 2021 -2024 and HMI Published Report on CLD. Current Plan is coming to and August 2024 CLD Strategic Partnership Plan 2021-2024-Digital-1.pdf and a new CLD Strategic Partnership Plan 2024-2027 will be in place as of September 20204. This will include a review of the membership to ensure it reflects all aspects CLD and the wide range of partners who contribute to CLD outcomes in Argyll and Bute, continued Development of shared vision, values and aims and a consultation process including engagement with CPP, ACPG’s, Youth Forums and 3rd sector partners. The recent HMI Community Learning and Development (CLD) Progress Visit of Argyll and Bute Council January 2024. Published report is now available and can be viewed via the link: Details | Find an inspection report | Find an inspection report | Inspection and review | Education Scotland Independent Review of Community Learning and Development (CLD) - programme of Engagement and consultation. There has been an Independent Review carried out on Community Learning and Development (CLD) across all Authorities in Scotland. The Minister for Higher Education, Further Education and Skills, appointed an Independent Reviewer Kate Still to conduct and carry out a programme of Engagement and consultations. In addition to a series of bilateral and group meetings with a wide-range of stakeholders including SOLACE, ADES and CoSLA. Learners, potential learners and interested stakeholders responded to a Call for Evidence through online learner questionnaire published on CitizenSpace. The consultation ran from 22 January to 3 March. The questions included in the consultations had been developed with the intention of seeing things from the perspective of the learner and/or potential learner and this approach was followed for the review as a whole. Findings will be published in September 2024.