Early Years Collaborative: Learning Session 4
KEY CHANGE WORKSHOP
(WORKSTREAM 5)
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
• Build a common understanding of the Early Years Taskforce,
the Stretch Aim and discuss the proposed operational
definition for this workstream.
• Can the Aim be measured? Any issues?
• Discuss areas for improvement, to see if there are any
emerging key themes across CPPs.
• Have fun!
SOME IMPORTANT NOTES
• All feedback will be gathered after the session
by the Early Years Collaborative team and
made available on the Extranet.
• Our discussions today are about learning, not
about performance, so sharing your challenges
and failures can be just as important as sharing
your wins and successes.
MEETING NORMS REFRESH
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Suspend judgment as best you can.
Respect one another.
Seek to understand rather than persuade.
Invite and honour diverse opinions.
Speak what has personal heart and meaning.
Go for honesty without going on and on and
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WORKSTREAM 5
STRETCH AIM
To ensure that 90% of all children in each
Community Planning Partnership area will have
reached all of the expected developmental
milestones and learning outcomes by the end of
Primary 4, by end-2021.
PROPOSED OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
Numerator: the number of children who have just
completed Primary 4 (including those children educated
outwith school), who had ‘No Concerns’ in each of the
following developmental areas:
“Social”, “Emotional”, “Behavioural”, “Attention”, “Speech and Language”,
“Gross Motor”, “Fine Motor”, “Vision” and “Hearing” and who have achieved
1st Level of Curriculum for Excellence
Denominator: the number of children who have just
completed Primary 4 (including those children educated
outwith school).
DISCUSSION QUESTION 1
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
THE PROPOSED OPERATIONAL
DEFINITION?
(e.g. for this Aim should all 1st Level of CfE experiences and outcomes
be being achieved?)
PROPOSED OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
Numerator: the number of children who have just
completed Primary 4 (including those children educated
outwith school), who had ‘No Concerns’ in each of the
following developmental areas:
“Social”, “Emotional”, “Behavioural”, “Attention”, “Speech and Language”,
“Gross Motor”, “Fine Motor”, “Vision” and “Hearing” and who have achieved
1st Level of Curriculum for Excellence
Denominator: the number of children who have just
completed Primary 4 (including those children educated
outwith school).
DISCUSSION QUESTION 2
CAN CPPs CURRENTLY MEASURE
AND REPORT ON THE AIM?
IF NOT, WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
KEY CHANGES
CROSS CUTTING THEMES
• Workforce development – reliably delivering ways of
working - such as the Solihull Approach – that enable
the whole team to ensure that children have a good
emotional start in life.
• Nutrition interventions across the age ranges, for
children and families
• Income maximisation achieved for families that require
it - across the age ranges
• Parental Engagement and Skills
• Attachment and Child Development
DISCUSSION QUESTION 3
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE
IMPORTANT AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE AIM?
WHO NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED?
EARLY YEARS TASKFORCE
BILL MAXWELL
Chief Executive
Education Scotland
PARTING THOUGHTS
• Give some thought as to any immediate ideas you
want to take back to your home team given what you
discussed? Discuss at next CPP Planning meeting.
• We need Pioneer Sites - a Pioneer Site has the will and
interest, the leadership support, some existing work in
this area, resources (people) to adequately do the work,
and a willingness to share their data and progress.
Do you think your CPP could be a Pioneer Site? Express interest with one of your
facilitators and the EYC team will follow up to explore this opportunity with you.
THANKS FOR A GREAT SESSION!