Written Question · S3W-06161 · Session 3
How it will ensure that looked-after children and young people are provided with the same educational opportunities as their peers and how …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that looked-after children and young people are provided with the same educational opportunities as their peers and how it intends to raise educational attainment among looked-after children.
The answer
The Scottish Governmentis committed to improving educational attainment for all looked after children andyoung people. By giving these young people the chance to develop to their full potentialwe will contribute towards making Scotland smarter, healthier, safer and stronger.
Twenty local authorities have received funding to supportpilot work on raising the educational attainment of their looked after children;including North Lanarkshire. The lessons learnt from this work will beused to inform national policy developments and service delivery by local authorities.
In addition our action plan Looked After Children andYoung People: We Can and Must Do Better sets out the strategic way forward. It contains 19 actionsaimed at improving the life outcomes of our most vulnerable young people. This reportcan be accessed at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/laceducationaloutcomes.
More generally, Curriculumfor Excellence is a curriculum for all of Scotland’s children and young people. It is designed to help improve attainment andachievement, staying on rates and skills development.
Twenty local authorities have received funding to supportpilot work on raising the educational attainment of their looked after children;including North Lanarkshire. The lessons learnt from this work will beused to inform national policy developments and service delivery by local authorities.
In addition our action plan Looked After Children andYoung People: We Can and Must Do Better sets out the strategic way forward. It contains 19 actionsaimed at improving the life outcomes of our most vulnerable young people. This reportcan be accessed at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/laceducationaloutcomes.
More generally, Curriculumfor Excellence is a curriculum for all of Scotland’s children and young people. It is designed to help improve attainment andachievement, staying on rates and skills development.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-06161 by reference.