1. Transforming lives through learning Education Scotland and the Strategic Guidance Alan Armstrong Strategic Director Lifelong Learning Directorate October 2014 - so what have we been up to?

2. Transforming lives through learning “improved life chances for people of all ages, through learning, personal development and active citizenship stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive communities”. CLD Strategic Guidance, June 2012

3. Transforming lives through learning Education Scotland developed a framework for implementation of the Guidance by: 1.Ensuring that CLD has a strong role in key policies and strategies 2.Supporting workforce development 3.Identifying and sharing good practice 4.Quality assurance and quality improvement

4. Transforming lives through learning What do we do? Collective ambition: Educational outcomes for alI are improving Inequity in educational outcomes is eradicated Public confidence in education is high

5. Transforming lives through learning TWO YEARS ON ………... SO WHAT ?

6. Transforming lives through learning 1. Ensuring that CLD has a strong role in key policies and strategies Policy lead for Scottish Government on: Community Learning and Development – capacity building Adult Literacy (ALIS 2020) ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Adult Learning Transfer of Youth Work Policy CLD Regulations 2013  Production of Adult Learning Statement of Ambition  Production of ‘Our Ambitions for Improving the Life Chances of Young People in Scotland”- National Youth Work Strategy

7. Transforming lives through learning 2. Supporting workforce developmen t Established Workforce Stakeholder Reference Group Established Policy Development Stakeholder Reference Group Established Quality Improvement Stakeholder Reference Group Established Strategic Impact Group  Joint working with key partners SC, WEA, Youthlink, SCDC on workforce development initiative for the sector  Funding and supporting to 21 SFPs (£1m+)  Funding through small grants approximately 200k  Joint work with Scottish Government colleagues on policy across government

8. Transforming lives through learning 3. Identifying and sharing good practice Working in partnership with CLDMS on sub groups Identifying innovative practice through inspection  Providing Innovation and Improvement Fund information and support on policy landscape  Providing support to partners in demonstrating evidence of impact  Undertaking a number of innovative practice visits across Scotland  Sharing the practice on our websites and signposting to our partners  Contributing to building capacity of the sector

9. Transforming lives through learning 4. Quality assurance and quality improvement Trialling of community learning inspections in 2012-13 Consolidated changes in 2013-14 based on trials Focus is on the two key questions Production of Inspection Briefing Note 42 Learning Community inspections and Improving picture over the past five years Only a small number will be subject to further inspection Strengths include strong volunteering; Joint planning with partners; skilled and influential community members; high quality learning and development programmes leading to improved life chances; and well-targeted provision leading to good outcomes for learners Areas for Improvement include Improve data collection and analysis; improve shared self-evaluation, particularly with schools; further development of CfE improved; Needs assessment; benchmarking and outcome focussed planning and evaluation

10. Transforming lives through learning “ I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination” So …………. What’s on Education Scotland’s Horizon?

11. Transforming lives through learning Consolidating links and work with SG colleagues across Directorates:  Building links with Housing, Health and Justice  Taking forward recommendations from the Wood Report  Developing and embedding the work with Scottish Prison Service  Delivering the CLD actions in the CfE Implementation Plan  Working with Youthlink and the Standards Council to deliver the actions from the Youthwork Implementation Plan  Working with the National Strategic Forum for Adult Learning on delivering the key objectives

12. Transforming lives through learning Working with the sector to build capacity to meet current challenges:  Short term working group on voluntary sector funding  Piloting How Good is our Culture and Sport? within learning community inspections  Developing and piloting How Good is our Third Sector Organisation?  Developing work on community capacity building  Continuing to build CLD’s profile with Curriculum for Excellence – the CLD in CFE Review for February 2015  Contributing to an OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence – June 2015

13. Transforming lives through learning SO…. Over to you What’s on your on Horizon and what are our joint challenges? How can we meet those challenges by working together better?

14. www.educationscotland.gov.uk Transforming lives through learning