Community Learning and Development

Promoting improvement through sharing highly effective practice

Partnership working to create better pathways for English speakers of other language learners in Dundee

Partners need to work together to develop better pathways and seamless transitions for ESOL learners in the city.

Developing, promoting and sustaining partnership working in Dundee

A key issue identified in Dundee was the need to develop and deliver a CLD plan that is embedded into the Dundee Local Outcome Improvement Plan (City Plan).

An asset-based approach to tackling poverty and inequalities in Dundee

The overarching objective of the initiative is to lift people out of poverty by improving financial resilience and addressing impacts associated with poverty.

Developing a community approach to supporting recovery and access to services in Fife Council

The community of Levenmouth experience significant challenges regarding health inequalities linked to substance use. The associated and tragic loss of lives is a recurring trauma faced by those who live and work in the area.

West Dunbartonshire Adult Learning Partnership

Partners of the Adult Learning Partnership wanted to improve information sharing in order to understand each other’s roles better and to be clearer about their contribution to the CLD plan.

Barrhead High School and CLD youth work partnership in East Renfrewshire

The school and CLD staff developed a systematic plan to help deliver a learning offer and targeted youth work that was current, bespoke and of consistently high quality.

Local approach to ‘Grow Your Own’ employability pathways in North Lanarkshire

CLD leaders and practitioners identified the need to further develop a learning and development pathway for staff, young people, adult learners and New Scots.

Alternative education provision in East Ayrshire

As part of young people’s senior phase entitlement, access to vocational opportunities needed to be designed to broaden their horizons.

Community-led participatory budgeting in East Renfrewshire

Senior leaders wanted to identify ways in which community members could have an active role in designing, delivering and embedding community led grant making processes, such as participatory budgeting.

Strategic approach to family learning in Glasgow City

Reducing Glasgow’s poverty and inequality in communities and providing early intervention for families with a child under 5 years of age is an outcome priority for the Glasgow Children and Family Learning Strategic partners.

Intergenerational family learning in Perth and Kinross Council

The Parenting and Family Learning Team, in collaboration with the Housing and Communities Team, recognised they needed to connect with older adults in the community to help reduce isolation, loneliness and poor mental health.

Mental health support for young people in Dumfries and Galloway Council

Support for young people in Dumfries and Galloway using youth workers who have been trained to diploma level in counselling.

Contextual safeguarding in North Lanarkshire Council

South Ayrshire Council’s Thriving Communities staff provide a wide range of employability services aimed at supporting young people and adults into employment.

Grow our own: Staff and volunteer pathway - Dumfries and Galloway Council CLD

Dumfries and Galloway Council Community Learning and Development (CLD) Partnership found it challenging to recruit professional qualified staff into youth work.

The leadership and governance of community learning and development in Orkney Council

Orkney Community Learning and Development (CLD) Partnership identified the need to work smarter together to meet local needs.

Young people informing and influencing the Community Planning in East Ayrshire

Young people need to have access to opportunities to help develop the skills and knowledge to support them to be confident and effective contributors in all areas of their life.

Local approach to employability at South Ayrshire Council CLD

South Ayrshire Council’s Thriving Communities staff provide a wide range of employability services aimed at supporting young people and adults into employment.

Keeping children and young people safe online at Moray Council CLD

Moray Council recognise the importance that ‘children and young people are safe and free from harm’.

Modern Apprenticeship Youth Work programme

The Modern Apprenticeship youth work programme at North Ayrshire Community Learning and Development.

Protecting vulnerable adults at Bannockburn enterprise hub

How Stirling Council has improved support and protection for vulnerable older adults at Bannockburn Enterprise Hub.