REPORT TO:
Safe and Vibrant Communities Partnership
MEETING DATE:
28 September 2015
BY:
Depute Chief Executive (Partnerships and Community Services), East
Lothian Council
SUBJECT:
East Lothian Partnership, Community Learning and Development Plan
2015 - 18
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PURPOSE
1.1
To update the Partnership on the Community Learning and Development (CLD) Plan
2015 – 18 which has been developed to satisfy the Requirements for CLD (Scotland)
Regulations 2013.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1
The Partnership notes the content of the CLD Plan 2015 – 18 and authorises that key
players are identified whom will drive forward this plan. This will be done by
establishing a Forum where outcomes can be monitored and key actions acted on.
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BACKGROUND
3.1
It was reported to this Partnership in June 2015 how the CLD Plan would be created
and developed to meet Scottish Government requirements and the attached Plan is
a result of that activity and engagement.
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS
4.1
All Education Authorities were required by Scottish Government to produce a CLD
Plan by 1 September 2015 and the attached Plan fits that requirement.
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EQUALITIES IMPACT ASSESSMENT
5.1
This report is not applicable to the well being of equalities groups and an Equality
Impact Assessment is not required.
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RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS
6.1
Financial – N/A
6.2
Personnel - N/A
6.3
Other – N/A
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BACKGROUND PAPERS
7.1
Report to Safe and Vibrant Communities Partnership 15 June 2015.
AUTHOR’S NAME
Wendy MacAdie, Project Worker
Myra Galloway, Service Manager: Community Partnerships
DESIGNATION &
ORGANISATION
CONTACT EMAIL &
PHONE
DATE
East Lothian Council
wmacadie@yahoo.co.uk 07598 173024
mgalloway@eastlothian.gov.uk
11 September 2015
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COMMUNITY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2015-2018
CONTENTS
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Welcome
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Introduction
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Context:
National Context
East Lothian Context
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Barriers to Adequate and Efficient Delivery of CLD:
Engagement
Evidence
Evaluation and Scrutiny
Barriers
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Strategic CLD Priorities for East Lothian
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Priority Plans:
Community Development for Groups and Organisations
Capacity Building for Communities to Engage With and Influence Decision Makers
Early Years and Family Work
Curriculum for Excellence
Progression and Employability
Community Based Adult Learning (CBAL)
Continuing Professional Development
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A Framework to Support Joint Planning, Delivery, Self-Evaluation and Improvement Planning
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Key References
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Welcome
It is with great pleasure that I present this new Community Learning and Development Plan to the people of East
Lothian. This plan is a tribute to the many individuals and groups who give their time to working in partnership
for a better East Lothian.
Community learning and development has a crucial role to play in building a learning culture and promoting
dialogue between communities, groups, individuals and service providers. This will enable services to deliver
what is most needed now, and in the future to be able to meet the demands that are placed upon them.
Previous plans delivered improvements in community involvement, planning and development, active
citizenship, inclusion and youth issues.
Building on these improvements this plan focuses on eight new priority areas:
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Community development for groups/organisations to meet their own needs
Capacity building for communities to engage with and influence decision makers
Early years and family work
Curriculum for Excellence
Volunteer development
Progression and employability
Community-based adult learning
Continuing Professional Development
As Chair of East Lothian Safe and Vibrant Communities Partnership I welcome this opportunity to strengthen
our work together and to create better communities for us all to live and work in.
Monica Patterson
Depute Chief Executive
Chair of Safe and Vibrant Communities Partnership
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Introduction
East Lothian is widely recognised as a prosperous, healthy, vibrant and growing area in which to live and
work. The demographic characteristic highlight its affluence, health and wellbeing relative to Scotland
generally. However, all of these positive trends mask significant inequalities within and between our
communities and East Lothian Partnership is committed to reducing the outcome gaps within populations
and between areas.
Tackling inequalities and supporting social justice is central to the role and purpose of the Community
Learning and Development (CLD) sector. In East Lothian the CLD sector is working towards achieving these
outcomes in 2 key ways:
CLD providers are working directly to tackle a wide range of inequalities including work targeting minority
groups, older people, people with disabilities, or those disadvantaged by lack of education, physical isolation,
poverty or poor health outcomes to improve their life chances for people and empower them to make
positive changes in their lives;
CLD’s role in helping the wider community to understand inequalities and the role they all have in
confronting discrimination and supporting inclusion underpins much of the youth work, community based
adult learning and community capacity building undertaken across the county with the goal of building
strong, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive communities.
This document is an outline plan for CLD activity across East Lothian, which links to a range of themes,
partners and partnerships. As activity evolves, and individuals and communities are more engaged in
learning and issues that affect their communities, the plan will need to evolve. This document is therefore a
living document, one which will be updated to reflect emerging priorities and required actions.
Delivery and further development of the plan will depend on maximising the contribution of partners
including statutory and voluntary sector organisations, as well as engaging with local communities or
communities of interest in shaping CLD services in order to deliver the outcomes that are important to them.
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Context
National Context
Scottish Government, in the CLD Strategic Guidance 2012, recognise the importance of Community Learning
and Development by stating that “Each local authority should have a clearly defined framework for planning
and delivering CLD, through partnership, as a key element of its reformed public services”.
The CLD Regulations (Scotland) aim to:o Ensure communities across Scotland, particularly those who are disadvantaged, have access to the
CLD support they need;
o Strengthen coordination between the full range of CLD providers, ensuring Community Planning
Partnerships, local authorities, and other providers of public services respond appropriately to the
expectations set out by the CLD Strategic Guidance;
o Reinforce the role of communities and learners in the assessment, planning, and evaluation
processes to enable them to shape CLD provision; and
o Make the role and contribution of CLD more visible.
CLD can have a profound impact on a range of national and local agendas, for example by contributing to:
o Continuous improvement of the National Outcomes in relation to inequalities, responsive public
services and ensuring individuals have the skills and resilience to ensure they have the best life
chances possible
o Implementation of GIRFEC (Getting It Right For Every Child), Curriculum for Excellence, and
Opportunities for All through delivery of early years, youth work and family provision
o Improved employment opportunities in line with Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce, Skills for
Scotland and Working for Growth by supporting and creating pathways to employment, and
delivering educational and career guidance post-school
o Realising the Statement of Ambition for Adult Learning, offering a range of provision for adults which
takes into account the specific difficulties that some adults have in accessing learning opportunities
because of their age, abilities, cultural or social backgrounds, and covering personal, work, family
and community aspects of living, with a learning continuum which is not restricted by vocational
imperatives
o Community empowerment and public sector reform through developing communities, so that
organisations and individuals have the confidence and capacity to work in partnership with public,
third sector and private organisations to design and deliver excellent public services which meet the
needs of local people
East Lothian Context
East Lothian Partnership set out its long-term goal in the Statement of intent:
“to work in partnership to build an East Lothian where everyone has the opportunity to lead a fulfilling life
and which contributes to a fair and sustainable future”
The core values highlighted in this Statement set the parameters for the East Lothian Plan 2013 as our
agreed path to achieve these values and as the basis for real and lasting change. In addition, the partnership
has established three strategic objectives, through which it aims to meet its long-term goal. These objectives
are to create, support and maintain:
o Sustainable Economy
o Resilient People
o Safe and Vibrant Communities
Three supporting partnerships have been established to reflect these objectives, each responsible for
delivery of three to four of the outcomes detailed in the East Lothian Plan.
The Community Learning and Development Plan aligns with the outcomes and priorities in the East Lothian
Plan, particularly:
Overarching aim
Reduce inequalities both within and between our communities
Outcome 1.2
A higher proportion of our residents have work ready skills and are working in, and
therefore contributing to, East Lothian’s economy
Outcome 2
The cycle of poverty is broken
Outcome 4
All of East Lothian’s young people are successful learners, confident individuals,
effective contributors and responsible citizens
Outcome 4.3
Young people and children are involved in community life and their achievements
are recognised
Outcome 5
East Lothian’s children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed
Outcome 10
East Lothian has stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive
communities
Outcome 10.2
Our third and community sectors are thriving and resilient
Outcome 10.4
People have the skills confidence and capacity to make positive changes in their lives
and communities
Area Partnerships
Within East Lothian, Area Partnerships are the local voice of community planning. Established to strengthen links
between communities, area-based services and East Lothian Partnership, they provide an opportunity for local
communities to contribute to the East Lothian Plan and influence service planning and delivery in their area. The
partnerships are based around the six main settlements in East Lothian and aligned to the secondary school
catchments, and their role is to:
o Develop an area plan based on a shared vision for the area using evidence from a variety of sources
o Monitor the delivery of the area plans and report to the wider community on impact each year
o Show creative and active leadership to meet challenges faced by people and communities and maximise
opportunities when they arise
o Assist in determining how resources are allocated in their area according to area plan priorities
o Act as a key point of contact for services to consult and engage with communities on the delivery and
improvement of local services
o Engage the wider community in identifying issues and solutions for their local area
The work of the Area Partnerships therefore complements the work of the wider CLD sector, particularly in relation
to community development, and this is reflected in the planning framework proposed for delivery of the CLD Plan.
CLD Sector
East Lothian has a vibrant Community Learning and Development (CLD) sector, including organisations spanning the
public, voluntary, third and community sectors whose aims and objectives are to improve an individual’s life
chances, help to create a more resilient and enterprising community, or contribute to improved public services. This
diversity results in a varied mix of activities in widespread settings, building confidence, skills and networks, often
with delivery in cross-sectoral partnerships.
Significant aspects of activity which could be defined as CLD are embedded in pre-existing plans and strategies; the
CLD Plan 2015-2018 focusses on additional activity, which complements these other plans and strategies.
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Barriers to Adequate and Efficient Delivery of CLD
Engagement
The Community Learning and Development Plan 2015 -18 was developed through a series of interactions
with individuals and community groups, CLD practitioners and partnerships on the adequacy and efficiency
of provision, as well as identifying barriers and suggestions for ways of addressing these. These interactions
aimed at:
o Developing a framework to support the coordination/delivery of the CLD Plan
o Establishing the role of Area Partnerships/Strategic Partnerships in the implementation of the CLD
Plan
o Identifying and addressing cross cutting issues
o Further developing joined up partnership working approaches to community engagement,
community capacity building and co-production
o Establishing a framework to support joint planning, delivery, self-evaluation and improvement
planning
As the plan and the structures are implemented, the next stages in the process will:
o Develop clear pathways to support learners’ accreditation and progression through CLD provision,
volunteering, training, education and employment
o Identify and address CLD workforce development needs
o Increase the profile of CLD and promote the important role it has to play in early intervention and
prevention and the future delivery of services
Ongoing engagement with partners and communities is essential to maximise the capacity of the CLD sector
and the wider East Lothian Partnership to deliver CLD and services that meet the needs of the population.
Evidence
Across East Lothian Partnership, practice is informed by evidence drawn from a range of sources, including
area profiles, the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and Department of Work and Pensions datasets.
However we are conscious that we must balance the use of demographic and SIMD evidence with the risk of
missing more hidden deprivations and inequalities, for example within communities, access to ICT. The
Community Learning and Development Plan reflects needs and barriers implicit in evidence gathered from a
range of sources, supplemented by and supporting the views expressed by individuals, communities and
partners.
Evaluation and Scrutiny
The impact of the plan will be measured in a variety of ways:
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Self evaluation processes, including How Good Is Our Community Learning and Development? 2
Feedback from Education Scotland
East Lothian Plan and other plan reporting, including area partnership plans
Quality marks eg CLD Standards Council’s Standards Mark
People’s Voice - East Lothian Partnership has published People’s Voice, a framework for engaging
with people and communities which all partners are encouraged to adopt and implement to ensure
that collectively we deliver the best service we can in the most effective way to suit the needs of the
people of East Lothian
Barriers
Barriers to the adequate and efficient delivery of CLD in East Lothian come in many forms, ie barriers faced
by individual learners or communities, and barriers faced by the organisations seeking to deliver services.
East Lothian has a dispersed and disparate population, with inequalities within and between communities,
and access is a significant barrier to many. With a high number of small settlements and limited public
transport connections between communities, geographical communities face barriers in relation to the cost
and frequency of public transport. Digital exclusion is experienced by many who do not have the financial
resources, the skills or the equipment to access ICT.
The Musselburgh Total Place Pilot focused on ‘vulnerable children and troubled families’ in the Musselburgh
area. Established by East Lothian Partnership the pilot assessed the viability of a ‘total place’ approach to
mapping expenditure and assets in one area, and also identified how the intractable and often repeating
problems associated with vulnerable children and families could be tackled through new approaches to early
intervention and prevention.
Musselburgh was chosen as the pilot area because of concerns about the evidence of growing levels of
deprivation and negative impacts on key determinants of quality of life and life chances, in particular in the
Musselburgh East ward.
Community integration was highlighted as a concern by communities and practitioners alike, as the
population of East Lothian is projected to grow significantly, with concentrations of growth at both ends of
the age spectrum. Communication and engagement with our diverse communities, and ensuring that every
resident of East Lothian feels supported, part of and able to contribute to their local community, is essential.
In some communities there are limited community facilities and gathering places, and access to affordable,
flexible, good quality, needs-led childcare is essential for parents/carers to participate in learning and active
citizenship. Welfare reform is having an impact on families and individuals, with people falling close to and
into poverty, again affecting their ability to participate.
In seeking to create a lifelong learning culture, organisations must balance the demand for universal
provision versus targeted provision. The availability of resources – staffing, financial and physical - is
recognised as a barrier, as was the need to look for new ways of working in order to deliver improved
outcomes whilst making optimal use of increasingly limited resources. Existing patterns of resource
allocation may be historic rather than led by current needs. Many organisations operating in the CLD sector
have insecure and/or short term funding, and partners acknowledged that this can lead to inward-looking
practice, limited time for reflection and a pressure to deliver short term outcomes rather than those that will
only be evident in the longer term. By ensuring a CLD approach is adopted, it is hoped that partnership
working and maximisation of resources and expertise will improve, with transparent and meaningful
relationships which can deliver more coherent, effective services.
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Strategic CLD Priorities for East Lothian
The aim of the Requirements for Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations 2013 is to
ensure that a good CLD process takes place in each local area to identify how CLD provision is planned and
delivered – that all those who deliver CLD talk to communities and to each other when planning provision,
and make their decisions transparent. This plan seeks to develop such processes and, was very much
developed in the spirit of the values and principles that CLD practice is founded upon, as stated in the
Regulations, the Strategic Guidance and in the CLD competences devised by the National Standards Council:
 Empowerment – increasing the ability of individuals and groups influence matters affecting them
and their communities – community empowerment – people having their voices heard in the
planning and delivery of services, community engagement and participation – local democratic
participation boosted, increased confidence and skills amongst local people, higher numbers of
people volunteering in their communities, more satisfaction with quality of life in a local
neighbourhood
 Participation – supporting people to take part in decision making
 Inclusion, equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination – recognising that some people need
additional support to overcome the barriers that they face
 Self-determination – supporting the rights of people to make their own choices
 Partnership – ensuring resources, varied skills and capabilities are used effectively
Following identification of target individuals and groups and the barriers to the adequate and efficient
delivery of CLD, consultation with target groups and stakeholders, consideration of the needs of those target
individuals and groups, and an assessment of the degree to which these needs are already being met, the
following themes, together with a cross-cutting theme of tackling and overcoming inequalities, were
identified as strategic CLD priorities for East Lothian:
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Community development for groups/organisations to meet their own needs
Capacity building for communities to engage with and influence decision makers
Early years and family work
Curriculum for Excellence
Progression and employability
Community-based adult learning
Continuing Professional Development
Volunteer development
As referenced previously, this plan complements existing plans and strategies, and, as a living document, will
evolve to reflect emerging priorities and plans at national and local level. STRiVE, the Third Sector Interface,
is currently leading the development of a volunteering strategy, 2016-2021 for East Lothian Partnership.
Therefore no actions have been included in relation to volunteering at this time.
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Priority Plans
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
1 Stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive communities
2 Groups and organisations have the capacity to:
a. Identify and respond to community needs
b. Deliver or co-produce services
c. Improve their governance
d. Embrace new opportunities
 Resources
 Lack of community integration
 New local action groups
 Committees undertaking the management of community facilities
 Groups developing social enterprise initiatives
 Groups utilising volunteers to provide services to the community
KEY ACTIONS
CLD practitioners provide advice and support to new
groups
Groups with similar interests are linked to build mutual
support networks
Providing community organisations with access to
training and development opportunities
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Intensive work with new groups is for a time limited period, with advisory
support thereafter on a continuing basis; expectations are managed and
self-sustainability embedded
Similar interests can be geographically, demographically or activity based, eg
intergenerational activity within or across communities; arranging visits
between communities to share practice eg management committees
Links will be made within and outwith East Lothian
Community Training Calendar
Opportunities will include:
Identifying and responding to community needs
Co-production
Governance
Social enterprise
Recruiting and supporting volunteers
OUTCOME(S)
1, 2
TIMELINE
Sep 16
1, 2
Sep 16
1, 2
Sep 15-Jun 16
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH AND INFLUENCE DECISION MAKERS
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
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2
3
4
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
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People are empowered to maximise their opportunities to make positive changes in their communities
The diverse voices of the community are able to influence decision making processes, and people who are often excluded or less likely to engage
are more confident about contributing to decision making processes
Young people are politically literate and know they have the right to influence decisions
Public sector providers have increased skills and understanding of the importance of effective engagement with communities, and act upon the
recommendations from communities in their decision making processes
Engaging with, and building the confidence of, disengaged groups and individuals
Lack of awareness of engagement processes
Young people
Socially excluded groups
Volunteers who take on representative roles in their communities
Public sector providers
KEY ACTIONS
Formal and operational links established with area
partnerships to develop work in order to ensure people,
particularly young people, are well informed and
encouraged to make positive choices and contribute to
civic society
Work with communities to develop their skills and
confidence in relation to contributing to local and
national decision making, including designing, coproducing and delivering services where possible
Work with agencies and youth work organisations to
ensure that young people are engaged in policy and
legislative developments and decisions
Encourage the use of digital technology and social media
as an opportunity for communities to develop a stronger
voice
Actively promote respect for people from all backgrounds
and cultures, ensuring their contributions are respected
and valued, and their views are listened to with regard to
issues that affect them
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OUTCOME(S)
1, 3
TIMELINE
Dec 2015
Including:
Community activist training and resource pack
Raising awareness of basic rights, the political context and the importance of
information, knowledge and analysis
Community Training Calendar
1, 2
Sep 15-Jun 16
1, 2, 3
May 16
1
Dec 16
Including engagement with public sector providers to increase their ability to 1, 2, 3, 4
engage effectively with communities, and to respond appropriately in their
decision making processes
Sep 16
EARLY YEARS AND FAMILY WORK
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
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2
3
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Improve outcomes for children and families/carers by giving children the best possible start in life
Work with families to overcome the financial, social and health inequalities that may affect the life chances of children
Nursery staff and play leaders are appropriately skilled to work with and support increasingly diverse families
Inconsistence of opportunities across East Lothian
Work can take a long time to deliver demonstrable impact which can be evidenced
Reduced resources
Creating progression routes for families
Reaching those who are hard to reach
Funding child care, eg crèche provision
Young parents
Those experiencing post-natal depression
Kinship carers
Nursery staff and play leaders
Future parents/new families
KEY ACTIONS
CLD family support work is integrated with the work of
Support from the Start and health visitors, linked to
population and need
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Including:
Coordinated pathways for parents
Opportunities for children and parents/carers to learn together
Positive parenting
OUTCOME(S)
1, 2, 3
TIMELINE
Sep 16
Youth work continues to make a positive contribution to
young people’s health and wellbeing
Includes:
Confidence building for children
Positive health messages
1, 2
June 16
1, 2
March 16
1, 2
March 16
Review youth work opportunities to ensure they will be
accessible, equitable and inclusive for all young people
Implement the National Youth Work Strategy
CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
1. Support the CfE framework by complementing school activities by:
a. Supporting young people to pursue specific interest, build further skills and competencies
b. Assisting in the development of the attributes and capabilities needed to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible
citizens and effective contributors
2. Wider community understanding of CfE
 Lack of understanding of CfE
 Young people who have disengaged from learning, specifically those who risk leaving school with no formal qualifications
 Young people in transition, eg from primary to secondary school, from school to work
 Young people with additional support needs
 Looked after and accommodated young people
KEY ACTIONS
Increased CLD delivery and accreditation both within
school and out of school learning
Promote youth work in the context of GIRFEC, CfE and
Opportunities for All
Promote CfE to CLD sector, community groups and wider
community
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OUTCOME(S)
Including:
1
Shared self-evaluation and joint planning
Closing the gap between providers and developing relationships, trust and a
coherent approach
Knowledge of youth workers about CfE, including Experiences and Outcomes 1
2
TIMELINE
Sep 16
Sep 16
Apr 16
PROGRESSION AND EMPLOYABILITY
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
1. People of all ages are able to access the support, advice and provision needed to improve their life chances through learning
2. People of all ages are equipped with appropriate skills to secure and retain employment, to progress onto more rewarding jobs and to lead
satisfying lives
3. There are appropriate progression opportunities for people wishing to improve their skills and qualifications at all levels
 Lack of locally delivered accredited training and vocational qualifications
 Balancing the need to fill courses, before they are viable to run, with meeting the needs of those who want opportunities to learn
 Financial and practical barriers to easy transport between population centres
 Working age adults:
o Unemployed
o Underemployed – in work poverty – low pay/poor conditions > don’t qualify for benefits
o Those with no/low formal qualifications
o Women needing support to get back into a career path
 Young people:
o Disengaged
o Those not in education, training or employment
 Parents/carers of 0-15 year olds
KEY ACTIONS
Ensure CLD involvement in employment transitions for
senior phase
Work in partnership with EL Works and others to develop
and provide an improved range of employability service
and adult guidance provision
Support the ongoing development of a ‘digital inclusion’
strategy to remove barriers to learning and to facilitate
inclusiveness
Support the development of social enterprises
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stronger links between CLD sector, schools and EL Works, particularly in
relation to young people with disabilities and/or complex needs, Activity
Agreements
Including:
Accredited learning, soft skills and core skills development, literacy and ESOL
Focus on target groups
New providers/provision and using existing partnerships better and
improved cross-referral
Including increased confidence and ability to use ICT
The needs of learners and communities at the core, using digital tools
including assistive technologies to support those needs where appropriate
Young people, adults and communities are better able to access and use
digital technologies and social media as part of their individual learning
journey, for work and for social action
Further develop CLD links to Social Enterprise East Lothian to enhance local
opportunities
OUTCOME(S)
1, 2, 3
TIMELINE
Apr 16
1, 2, 3
Jun 16
1, 2, 3
Jun 16
1, 2
Dec 15
COMMUNITY BASED ADULT LEARNING (CBAL)
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
1. A culture of lifelong learning within our communities
2. People have access within their community to learning opportunities that support their personal and social development
3. Adults in Scotland are empowered and supported to:
a. develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and creativity needed to make positive life choices, support economic growth, enhance health and
well-being, participate in their local communities and take social action
b. develop their networks and bonds through participation in collective activities, thus building social capital
 Lack of understanding about CBAL as a specific activity with different objectives and benefits than other forms of adult education
 Limited resources and knowledge to embrace ICT as a means of providing opportunities for isolated groups
 Focus on prioritising participation numbers and progression
 Patchy provision across East Lothian
 Funding available for adult education has a strong focus on employability
 Individuals who for various reasons have not had opportunities for, or have previously had poor experiences of, learning
 Isolated communities both geographically and socially, including ESOL learners
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Those who are marginalised or require additional support to engage in learning activities
 Families, particularly intergenerational learning that will develop a learning culture within families and communities
 Literacy learners
KEY ACTIONS
Engage and develop good relationships with those
furthest from learning
Provide targeted, flexible and collaborative support
services to minimise barriers to learning
Improve coordination between providers to improve
consistency of the availability of provision
Develop clear pathways to support learners’
accreditation and progression through CLD provision,
volunteering, training, education and employment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Through pre-learning engagement opportunities and partnership working,
eg increase effort to identify those places/services which are visited/used by
those furthest from learning and, where possible, engage and provide
support there
Provide learners with appropriate information about, and signposting to, the
range of available learning opportunities and support services
Ensure adult learning in East Lothian’s communities, and in the workplace,
offers pathways to FE/HE, employment and volunteering opportunities,
taking account the specific difficulties that some adults have in accessing
learning opportunities because of age, ability, cultural or social backgrounds
Cover personal, work, family and community aspects of living which gives
the scope for building a wide and open curriculum and creates a learning
continuum which includes but is not restricted by vocational imperatives
including: Digital literacy; Ethical and critical thinking, self-determination and
active participation; Learning built around the interests and motives of the
learner
OUTCOME(S)
1, 2, 3
TIMELINE
Apr 16
1, 2, 3
Apr 16
1, 2, 3
Apr 16
1, 2, 3
Apr 16
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
What outcomes
are we trying to
achieve?
Specific challenges
Target groups and
individuals
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3.
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Ensure that CLD workers in East Lothian support social change and social justice
Ensure that the work of CLD staff is soundly based on the values of CLD
Build practitioners’ skills to better identify and respond to individual learner needs
Diverse and developing field
Short term and insecure funding
Staff and volunteers of all agencies adopting a CLD approach in their work
KEY ACTIONS
Encourage and support staff and volunteers to keep their
skills and knowledge current so they can embrace and
promote the opportunities presented through digital
technology and social media
Identify and address CLD workforce development needs
Continue promotion of membership and the benefits of
membership of the Standards Council
Promote and provide access to resources and tools for
identifying and measuring learner skills and learning
needs, including specific learning difficulties
Use the CLD competences in practice
Increase the profile of CLD and promote the important
role it has to play in early intervention and prevention
and the future delivery of services
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Provision of learning opportunities for staff and volunteers to improve their
competence and confidence in using digital technology and social media
OUTCOME(S)
1, 3
TIMELINE
Nov 15
Explore and deliver shared development opportunities within the sector
including participation in the CLD consortium
1, 2, 3
Nov 15
2
Mar 16
1, 2, 3
Sep 16
2
1, 2, 3
Sep 16
Dec 16
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A Framework to Support Joint Planning, Delivery, Self-Evaluation and Improvement Planning
Community Learning and Development contributes to a wide range of services, led by a range of cross-sectoral
organisations as well as those led by CLD-specific organisations. To facilitate joint planning, delivery, self-evaluation
and improvement planning of CLD provision, a forum will be established with a broad membership including
representation across the sector and from communities (both geographic and interest).
The forum will report to the Safe and Vibrant Communities Partnership, a strategic partnership of East Lothian
Partnership. This will ensure alignment with the activities and plans of the community planning partnership, and the
opportunity to feed emerging CLD targets and approaches into the Single Outcome Agreement.
The forum will support East Lothian Partnership in meeting the following responsibilities:
o Ensuring that systematic assessments of community needs and strengths provide the basis for East Lothian
Plans, service strategies and plans
o Ensuring this assessment is based on engagement and continued dialogue with communities, utilising CLD
expertise, as well as analysis of other data
o Ensuring East Lothian Plans have a clear focus on prevention and community empowerment as the
foundation of reformed public services and utilise CLD provision and methods for these
o Review current partnership arrangements for planning, monitoring, evaluating and delivering CLD and
ensure that they are fit for the purposes set out in the strategic guidance
Specifically, the forum will:
o Facilitate the exchange of information and the shaping of a common understanding and shared perspectives
o Link to the Area Partnerships, other learning networks and partnerships, as well as key organisations to
ensure coherence across the full spectrum of CLD activity
o Oversee the development and delivery of the CLD Plan on an ongoing basis
o Evaluate the impact of the plan in relation to addressing barriers
o Define adequate and efficient CLD provision in an East Lothian context
o Establish short life working groups as required, eg to develop monitoring and evaluation processes
Organisational structure
Joint Property Asset
Group
Sustainable Economy
Partnership
(Board / Outcomes 1-3)
East Lothian Partnership
(Governing body)
Resilient People
Partnership
(Board / Outcomes 4-6)
Musselburgh
Area Partnership
Fa’side
Area Partnership
Lead Officers Group
Safe and Vibrant Communities
Partnership
(Board / Outcomes 7-10)
Strategic partnership groups
Developing East Lothian’s Young
Workforce Group
Health & Social Care
Integration Joint Board
Climate Change Planning and
Monitoring Group
Company Growth Group
Children’s Strategic Partnership
Road Safety Working Group
Climate Change Planning and
Monitoring Group
East Lothian Housing Partnership
Community Learning and
Development Forum
Preston-SetonGosford
Area Partnership
Haddington and
Lammermuir
Area Partnership
Dunbar and East
Linton
Area Partnership
North Berwick
Coastal
Area Partnership
Learning Community
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Key References
A Learning Culture for the Community Learning and Development Sector in Scotland
Adult Literacies in Scotland 2020: Strategic guidance
Area Profiles
CLD Standards Council for Scotland
Community Empowerment Bill
Community Partnerships Business Plan
Curriculum for Excellence Implementation Plan 2014-2015
Digitally Agile National Principles
East Lothian Works Business Plan
East Lothian Partnership Economic Development Strategy
Education Working for All! Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce Final Report
National Performance Framework
National Standards for Community Engagement
Our Ambitions for Improving the Life Chances of Young People in Scotland: The National Youth Work
Strategy 2014-2019
People’s Voice: Getting it right - Our framework for engaging people and communities
Scotland’s ESOL Strategy 2015-2020
Strategic Improvement Group
The Statement of Ambition for Adult Learning