What support works? Inquiry into attainment and achievement of school children experiencing poverty

PDF Published: Thursday 12 Jul 2018 (ESS052018R04)

Expand
Overview
Report

Hide

Hide

Overview
Report
- Introduction
  - How we took evidence on this inquiry
    
    Membership
- Summary of recommendations
  - Impact of attainment
    
    The poverty-related attainment gap
    
    How does poverty impact on children and their education?
  - Leadership and teaching approaches
    
    Leadership
    
    Achievement and a broad curriculum
    
    Teaching
  - Scottish Attainment Challenge and Pupil Equity Funding
    
    Resources and additionality
    
    Challenges
    
    Procurement
    
    Staffing
    
    Accountability
  - Barriers to participation
    
    Cost of the school day - charging for school activities
    
    Hunger
    
    Uniforms
  - Community based support and youth work in schools
  - Parental involvement
    
    Parent Councils
    
    Home and school partnerships
- Impact of poverty on attainment and education
  - The poverty-related attainment gap
    
    How accurate are the indicators used to measure deprivation?
  - How does poverty impact on children and their education?
    
    An increase in child poverty
    
    How can education be 'poverty proofed'?
- Leadership and teaching approaches
  - Leadership
    
    Achievement and a broad curriculum
  - Teaching
- Scottish Attainment Challenge and Pupil Equity Funding
  - Resources and additionality
  - Challenges
    
    Procurement
    
    Staffing
  - Accountability
- Barriers to participation
  - Cost of the school day
  - Stigma
  - Hunger
  - Uniforms
- Community based support and youth work in schools
- Parental involvement
  - Support for learning
  - Parent Councils
  - Home and school partnerships
- Annexe
  - Evidence
    
    Official reports
    
    Informal discussions and visits
    
    Written submissions
  - Extracts of minutes
Sources

Image: Community meeting on 16 May 2018 at the Muirhouse Millennium Centre.

Graph showing an almost straight line for the percentage of young people attaining SQCF level 6 when leaving school by SIMD decile. For the most deprived SIMD decile 40% attain this level and for people from the least deprived decile, 84% attain this level of qualification.

Image: The poverty-related attainment gap

Image: Child poverty rates

Image: Satwat Rehman, Nancy Clunie and Brian Scott during an evidence session on 2 May 2018.

Image: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills during an evidence session on 23 May 2018.

Image: Members talking with Ruth McFarlane, Headteacher of Queen Anne High School 1 May 2018.

Image: Kevin Lowden from the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change speaking to the Committee on 18 April 2018.

Image: Members visiting a uniform Swap Shop.

Education and Skills Committee. (2017). Teacher Workforce Planning for Scotland's Schools (paragraph 138). Retrieved from https://bprcdn.parliament.scot/published/ES/2017/9/1/Teacher-Workforce-Planning-for-Scotland-s-Schools/10th%20Report,%202017.pdf

The Scottish Government. (2018). Pupil attainment: closing the gap. Retrieved from https://beta.gov.scot/policies/schools/pupil-attainment/

The Scottish Government. (2017). 2018 National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/2207/5

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], Gayle Gorman, contrib. 94, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095866

Scottish Government. (2017). Attainment and school leaver destinations (supplementary data) 2015/16 (Table A1.1b). Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/leavedestla/follleavedestat

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p74). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 157, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095929

The Poverty Alliance. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack, Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p31). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Scottish Government. (2017). A Research Strategy for Scottish Education. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00512276.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], Gayle Gorman, contrib. 101, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095873

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], John Loughton, contrib. 62, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086367

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Dr James Foley (North Lanarkshire Council), contrib. 100, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091710

Education and Skills Committee. (2017). Evening meeting at Muirhouse Millennium Centre: 16 May 2018 (p4). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180517Muirhouse_Millennium_Centre_Focus_group_notes.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Andrea Bradley, contrib. 46, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086351

Education and Skills Committee. (n.d.) Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p33). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p309). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Informal discussion group ,Wednesday 9 May 2018 (p2). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180509Fgroup_notes.pdf

Treanor, D.M. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p363).

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, John Dickie, contrib. 13, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083316

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Dr Jim McCormick (Joseph Rowntree Foundation), contrib. 4, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083307

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Dr McCormick, contrib. 45, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083348

Scottish Government. (2018). Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland: 2014-17. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/03/3017/downloads

Scottish Government. (2018). Every child, every chance: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2018-22. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00533606.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 153, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095925

Joseph Rowntree Foundation. (2007). Experiences of poverty and educational disadvantage. Retrieved from https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/2123.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Informal discussion group Wednesday 2 May 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180502Informal_focus_group_notes.pdf

Connect. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p109). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Poverty and inequality Commission. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p37). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018, Brian Scott, contrib. 12, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089275

Graham, L. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty(p371). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Joseph Rowntree Foundation. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p26-27).

Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty(p47). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Dalmarnock Primary School. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p80). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 108, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089371

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 86, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089349

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Visit to Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline 1 May 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180501Notes_from_Queen_Anne_High_School_Dunfermline.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Visit to Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline, 1 May 2018.

Glasgow City Council. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p76). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education Scotland. (n.d.) What is achievement?. Retrieved from https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-in-scotland/assessment-and-achievement/What%20is%20achievement [accessed May 2018]

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Eileen Prior, contrib. 38, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086343

Wrigley, T. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p367). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], John Loughton, contrib. 35, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086340

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], John Loughton (Dare2Lead), contrib. 30, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086335

Duke of Edinburgh's Award. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty: Informal discussion group, Wednesday 25 April 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180425Informal_focus_group_notes.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty:Discussion group with Community Learning and Development professionals 30 April 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180430CLD_practitioners_notes.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], Gayle Gorman, contrib. 81, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095853

Educational Endowment Foundation. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p21). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Geetha, M. (2016). Closing The Attainment Gap: What Can Schools Do?. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_16-68_Closing_The_Attainment_Gap_What_Can_Schools_Do.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Visit to Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline 1 May 2018 (p4). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180501Notes_from_Queen_Anne_High_School_Dunfermline.pdf

Education Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p8). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Strathclyde University. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p269). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Shelagh Young, contrib. 61, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091671

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Danielle Mason, contrib. 23, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083326

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], John Butcher, contrib. 108, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091718

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 58, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089321

AHDS. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p85). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

EIS. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p96). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

The Scottish Government. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p4). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Kirsten Hogg, contrib. 50, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089313

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Kirsten Hogg, contrib. 35, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089298

Scottish Government. (2018). Evaluation of the Attainment Scotland Fund - interim report (Years 1 and 2). Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00532725.pdf

COSLA. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty(p55). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Anonymous ("Teacher 3"). (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p397). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

NASUWT. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p100). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 127, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089390

Scottish Government. (2018). Pupil Equity Funding (PEF): national operational guidance 2018. Retrieved from https://beta.gov.scot/publications/pupil-equity-fund-operational-guidance-2018/

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 180, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095952

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Graeme Young, contrib. 14, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091624

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Andrea Bradley, contrib. 107, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086412

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], John Butcher, contrib. 159, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091769

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 169, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095941

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Finlay Laverty, contrib. 96, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086401

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Stella Gibson, contrib. 108, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086413

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 117, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089380

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 222, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095994

School Leaders Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p102). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 218, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095990

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 196, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095968

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], Gayle Gorman, contrib. 34, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095806

School Leaders Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p101). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 163, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2095935

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, John Dickie, contrib. 59, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083362

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Kevin Lowden, contrib. 60, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083363

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018 [Draft], Andrea Bradley, contrib. 20, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086325

CPAG Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment: and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p16). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Brian Scott, contrib. 47, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089310

City of Edinburgh Council. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p61). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

The Scottish Government. (2008). Building the Curriculum 3: A framework for learning and teaching. Retrieved from https://education.gov.scot/Documents/btc3.pdf

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Informal discussion group Wednesday 9 May 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180509Fgroup_notes.pdf

Poverty Truth Commission. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p43). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Shelagh Young, contrib. 92, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091702

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Susan Hunter, contrib. 85, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091695

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Visit by a delegation from the Education and Skills Committee to Sweden and Finland to study education reform. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/201803.ES.VisitReport.pdf

Homestart UK. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p203). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Tynecastle High School 1 in 5 Group. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p8.

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 29, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089292

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty Informal discussion group Wednesday 25 April 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180425Informal_focus_group_notes.pdf

Anonymous (Child/Young Person 2). (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p392). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Children's Parliament. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p148). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Brian Scott, contrib. 10, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089273

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Satwat Rehman, contrib. 18, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089281

Scottish Government. (2018). New national school clothing grant. Retrieved from https://news.gov.scot/news/new-national-school-clothing-grant

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018, Eileen Prior, contrib. 38, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086343

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018, Andrea Bradley, contrib. 39, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086344

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018, John Loughton, contrib. 62, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086367

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Susan Hunter (YouthLink Scotland), contrib. 8, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091618

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Susan Hunter, contrib. 26, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091636

Education and Skills Committee 25 April 2018, John Loughton, contrib. 65, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11490&c=2086370

Learning Link Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee, Submissions Pack: Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty (p208). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Jackie Howie (Learning Link Scotland), contrib. 6, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091616

Education and Skills Committee 23 May 2018 [Draft], John Swinney, contrib. 228, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11556&c=2096000

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 84, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089347

Scottish Government. (2016). CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2014: Statutory Guidance on Part 3: Children’s Services Planning. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00512307.pdf

Scottish Government. (2018). Statutory Guidance Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000: Pupils experiencing inequalities of outcome; National Improvement Framework; Planning and reporting. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515736.pdf

Education Scotland. (2018). Engaging parents and families, A toolkit for practitioners, Section 1: Involving all parents. Retrieved from https://education.gov.scot/improvement/documents/par2-section1-dec17.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Danielle Mason, contrib. 91, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083394

Education and Skills Committee 18 April 2018, Danielle Mason, contrib. 77, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11471&c=2083380

National Parent Forum of Scotland. (2018). Education an Skills Committee Submissions Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

One Parent Families Scotland. (2018). Education and Skills Committee Submission Pack Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180418Poverty_and_Attainment_Submissions_Pack.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Brian Scott (Poverty Truth Commission), contrib. 6, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089269

Education and Skills Committee. (2018). Visits and focus group notes from Glasgow 15 January 2018 (p7). Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20180129Notes_from_focus_groups_15_January.pdf

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Shelagh Young, contrib. 12, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091622

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Kirsten Hogg (Barnardo’s Scotland), contrib. 5, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089268

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 43, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089306

Education and Skills Committee 02 May 2018 [Draft], Nancy Clunie, contrib. 96, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11508&c=2089359

Education and Skills Committee 09 May 2018 [Draft], Linda Lees, contrib. 137, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11523&c=2091747

Last Updated: 3/4 9:36am

An error occured while loading, please try again in a few minutes.