Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework - The West Partnership

Published 22/10/2021.  Last updated 11/04/2023
sourceSelf-evaluation groupsEarly Learning and Childcare (ELC) groupsCommunity Learning and Development (CLD) categoryScottish Attainment Challenge categoryParents and families

Ratings for Families and Communities Self-evaluationThe framework has been developed to support practitioners in schools and early learning and childcare (ELC) settings in the West region to self-evaluate how effectively they work in partnership with families and communities to improve outcomes for children and young people, especially those living in poverty.

It aims to empower ELC and school communities to engage and involve families, communities and other stakeholders to improve equity and build community capacity.

It was developed by the West Partnership in collaboration with Education Scotland and the eight local authorities in the region.

This self-evaluation framework is linked to the quality indicators in:

It also takes into account the key messages shared through the Scottish Government Learning Together: national action plan on parental involvement, engagement, family learning and learning at home 2018 - 2021.

The framework can be used to identify, share and develop best practices in supporting families living in poverty, building community capacity, and increasing parental engagement by:

  • Supporting evidence based evaluation processes
  • Streamlining self-evaluation processes into one framework for practitioners
  • Empowering and building the capacity of practitioners, increasing parental engagement and improving equity
  • Encouraging collaborative working through self-evaluation and planning for improvement with: parents, staff, community learning and development (CLD), colleges, universities and local businesses

The case study from Holyrood Secondary School, Glasgow, showcases how practitioners used the framework during session 2020/2021 and how this has helped to inform school improvement planning in 2021-22.

Download(s)

PDF file: The West Partnership Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework (846 KB)

Word file: The West Partnership Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework (847 KB)

SWAY presentation

We will add more case studies of how the framework is being used in the future. If you decide to use it in your school/establishment then we would love to hear from you.
Contact
Craig Melrose, Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland or Joanne Ellis, CLD Development Officer, Education Scotland.

Improvement questions

  1. What do we know about the impact of our work with families and communities in our setting/school?
  2. How well do we involve relevant stakeholders (children and young people, staff, parents, families and partners) in self-evaluation and planning our work with families and communities??
  3. What data do we use to evaluate work with families and communities in our setting/school? How effective is this?
  4. How could we use this framework in our setting/school?
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Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework - The West Partnership

Published 22/10/2021.  Last updated 11/04/2023
sourceSelf-evaluation groupsEarly Learning and Childcare (ELC) groupsCommunity Learning and Development (CLD) categoryScottish Attainment Challenge categoryParents and families

Ratings for Families and Communities Self-evaluationThe framework has been developed to support practitioners in schools and early learning and childcare (ELC) settings in the West region to self-evaluate how effectively they work in partnership with families and communities to improve outcomes for children and young people, especially those living in poverty.

It aims to empower ELC and school communities to engage and involve families, communities and other stakeholders to improve equity and build community capacity.

It was developed by the West Partnership in collaboration with Education Scotland and the eight local authorities in the region.

This self-evaluation framework is linked to the quality indicators in:

It also takes into account the key messages shared through the Scottish Government Learning Together: national action plan on parental involvement, engagement, family learning and learning at home 2018 - 2021.

The framework can be used to identify, share and develop best practices in supporting families living in poverty, building community capacity, and increasing parental engagement by:

  • Supporting evidence based evaluation processes
  • Streamlining self-evaluation processes into one framework for practitioners
  • Empowering and building the capacity of practitioners, increasing parental engagement and improving equity
  • Encouraging collaborative working through self-evaluation and planning for improvement with: parents, staff, community learning and development (CLD), colleges, universities and local businesses

The case study from Holyrood Secondary School, Glasgow, showcases how practitioners used the framework during session 2020/2021 and how this has helped to inform school improvement planning in 2021-22.

Download(s)

PDF file: The West Partnership Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework (846 KB)

Word file: The West Partnership Families and Communities Self-evaluation Framework (847 KB)

SWAY presentation

We will add more case studies of how the framework is being used in the future. If you decide to use it in your school/establishment then we would love to hear from you.
Contact
Craig Melrose, Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland or Joanne Ellis, CLD Development Officer, Education Scotland.

Improvement questions

  1. What do we know about the impact of our work with families and communities in our setting/school?
  2. How well do we involve relevant stakeholders (children and young people, staff, parents, families and partners) in self-evaluation and planning our work with families and communities??
  3. What data do we use to evaluate work with families and communities in our setting/school? How effective is this?
  4. How could we use this framework in our setting/school?
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