Practice exemplars

Engaging parents and families through John Muir Award – East Ayrshire

Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) funding used by East Ayrshire Council to partner with the John Muir Trust and employ a John Muir Award Attainment Project Officer.

West Partnership – Interesting practice: Wellbeing

An overview of exemplars of interesting practice relating to wellbeing from across the West Partnership.

Buddy Language and Communication Training: NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Buddy Language and Communication Training has developed across NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Engaging parents and families in their children’s learning through family fun groups – Abercromby Primary School

This practice exemplar explains how one primary school used family fun groups to engage parents in their children’s learning, improve communications across the whole school and engage with the wider parent body.

CLD and college collaboration in West Dunbartonshire

This resource provides an example of practice, highlighting an effective partnership approach between Community, Learning and Development (CLD) and a local college.

Extended Outreach - North Ayrshire Council

This exemplar aims to inspire reflective thinking by practitioners considering alternative curriculum solutions for young people likely to disengage from formal education.

4 and 6 figure grid references

This resource contains two films on four and six figure grid references.

The role of youth work in closing the poverty-related attainment gap - Dundee City Council

This exemplar outlines the importance of flexible approaches to curriculum delivery, highlighting the importance of collaboration to support the learner journey.

Learning at home – Stepping stones case studies

Clackmannanshire Education Refugee Team: Adapting and responding during COVID-19

Clackmannanshire’s Education Refugee Team adapted their services during lockdown to allow them to continue support and learning opportunities for their families.

Pupil Equity funding used to empower support staff to close the poverty related attainment gap in Inverclyde

This practice examplar describes how Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) spend was used to empower support staff to help close the poverty related attainment gap at St Ninian’s Primary, Inverclyde.

Sketchnote – Netherthird ECC – Motivating learning experiences and contexts – March 2020

This sketchnote provides a visual description of highly effective practice and approaches identified in the inspection of Netherthird Early Childhood Centre (ECC) in East Ayrshire.