Learning and
Teaching Scotland
Transforming learning by
supporting education
Annual Review 2009-10
www.LTScotland.org.uk
Contents
4 Chief Executive’s Report
6 Key Achievements 2009/10
8 About LTS
10 Corporate Objective:
Deliver world class learning experiences
22 Corporate Objective: Developing new partnerships
26 Corporate Objective:
Leading innovation in technology, teaching and learning
30 Corporate Objective:
Developing an efficient, effective public service
32 Financial Report
33 Board Members, Board Special Advisors and Members of the Advisory Council
34 Looking Forward
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Chief Executive’s Report
I am delighted to welcome you to
Learning and Teaching Scotland’s
Annual Review 2009/10. This year was
marked by the Scottish Government’s
announcement of LTS’s key role in
transforming Scottish education,
which recognised us as an ambitious,
productive and innovative organisation.
This year the Scottish Government
undertook a strategic review of LTS and
the positive outcome acknowledges our
track record as a flexible, responsive and
effective organisation, along with our
strong model of partnership working
and unique approaches to research and
intelligence gathering.
LTS works in a unique way, with a
wide range of education practitioners,
to gather information which informs
activities to support practitioners
improve classroom practice. For
example, LTS has led the development
of materials such as ‘Support for
Staff’ and ‘Building your Curriculum’
(see page 11) which were designed
by and for practitioners to support
the implementation of Curriculum
for Excellence.
Our proactive approach to research
enables us to keep the curriculum under
review and to provide timely advice
to Ministers on a range of key Scottish
Government priorities. The Early Years
Team, for example, has undertaken
some tremendous work to encourage
practitioners to develop and improve
connections between research and
practice to enhance learning and
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support implementation of the Early
Years Framework and Curriculum for
Excellence (see page 17).
Our reputation as an innovative
organisation attracts interest from
overseas and last year we welcomed
more than 100 education professionals
and leaders, with groups and individuals
from countries including Canada,
the USA, Australia, China, Singapore,
Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands,
Hungary, Romania, Spain and Turkey.
LTS’s new core remit builds upon
these approaches, along with the
organisation’s strong track record
of productivity and efficiency. This
year I was also pleased to welcome
the transfer of a new Communities
Team into LTS in early April 2010. The
Communities Team is taking forward
work around community learning and
development and our lifelong learning
remit, delivering support and advice
to practitioners working with adult
learners. The Standards Council, its
representative advisory body is also now
situated within LTS to oversee its work.
We are proud to have launched
our Gaelic Language Plan, which is
designed to support the promotion of
the language in education throughout
Scotland. Approved by the Bòrd na
Gàidhlig the plan demonstrates how
LTS and partner organisations will use
and support Gaelic in the delivery of its
services and outlines the steps taken to
raising the status and encouraging the
learning of Gaelic in schools.
John Mulgrew’s four-year appointment
as Chair of LTS ended this year. I would
like to extend my personal thanks to
him for all his hard work during that
time, to pay tribute to his dedication
and enthusiasm and to wish him the
very best for the future.
As an ambitious and innovative
organisation, LTS is well placed to build
on the successes of the past year. With
our expanded remit we will support
practitioners, join up the education
agendas and work with other agencies
across Scottish education and beyond
to strive for the best outcomes for our
children and young people.
Bernard McLeary, Chief Executive
As an ambitious and innovative
organisation, LTS is well placed
to build on the successes of the
past year.
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Key Achievements 2009/10
»In support of Curriculum for Excellence we organised more than 280 events attended by more than 16,000 teachers and other education
professionals:
Offering a wealth of professional
development, support and advice
which was taken back to and
disseminated within delegates’
own schools and local authorities
(more information on page 12)
»Published more than 40 examples of approaches to learning and teaching to support practitioners implement the Curriculum for Excellence experiences
and outcomes:
Providing rich CPD opportunities
through examples of developing
good practice and support
materials across all curriculum
areas (more information on
page 11)
»Produced more than 30 examples of emerging curriculum plans from early years, primary, secondary
and special schools:
Offering guidance and resources
for staff, showing how some
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schools have focused on
particular aspects of their
curriculum design and providing
opportunities for practitioners to
share and promote thinking and
discussion at a local level
(more information on page 11)
»Identified almost 100 examples of emerging approaches to assessment as examples to support practitioners by working with schools and local authorities:
Allowing practitioners to review,
reflect and respond in relation
to their own professional
development around assessment
approaches (more information
on page 12)
»Top award at the IMS Global Learning Impact Awards for Glow - Scotland’s national education intranet
and online community which
is managed by LTS:
In recognition of the most
impactful use of technology
worldwide in support of learning
(more information on page 27)
»LTS became one of the first education organisations in Europe to launch an iTunes U site for practitioners:
Providing free audio and video
materials that share the latest
research and good practice in
learning and teaching (more
information on page 28)
Produced more than 30 examples
of emerging curriculum plans from
early years, primary, secondary
and special schools.
»Launch of two further Confucius Classrooms Hubs making a total of 10
in Scotland serving 15 local authorities and signing of Memorandum of
Understanding partnering Scotland’s Confucius Classroom Hubs with
schools in Tianjin:
Has led to an increase in the
number of pupils learning
Mandarin language and exploring
Chinese culture (more information
on page 18)
»Launch of the Gaelic Language Plan:
Outlines the steps LTS has taken
and is putting in place to support
the promotion of Gaelic in
education throughout Scotland.
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About LTS
LTS Corporate Objectives:
» Deliver world class learning experiences for
Scottish education
» Develop new partnerships across the integrated learning landscape
» Lead innovation in technology, teaching and learning
» Deliver an efficient and effective public service that is responsive to emerging trends and issues
Learning and Teaching Scotland
(LTS) is the national body
responsible for reviewing
the curriculum, developing
assessment to support learning
and providing national guidance
and advice to the education
system on the use of ICT to
support learning and teaching.
We provide advice to Scottish
Ministers on all matters related
to learning and teaching, the
curriculum, assessment and ICT.
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LTS works with partners to connect,
co-ordinate and facilitate engagement
and capacity building between key
stakeholders in all sectors to ensure
effective provision of research,
professional development and the
sharing of good practice.
As a modern and effective public body,
the central purpose of LTS is to ensure
that everything it does contributes to
the Scottish Government’s national
purpose of creating a more successful
country with opportunities for all to
flourish through sustainable economic
growth. Our core remit is aligned to
this purpose and all our objectives and
deliverables contribute to the National
Outcomes.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
aims to assist in the delivery of a
Smarter Scotland through the Scottish
Government National Outcomes.
Outlined below are LTS’s priority
National Outcomes, including those to
which we work directly and those which
we support partner organisations to
take forward:
No. 3: We are better educated, more
skilled and more successful, renowned
for our research and innovation
No. 4: Our young people are successful
learners, confident individuals, effective
contributors and responsible citizens
No. 5: Our children have the best start
in life and are ready to succeed
No. 6: We live longer, healthier lives
No. 7: We have tackled the significant
inequalities in Scottish society
No. 8: We have improved the life
chances for children, young people
and families at risk
No. 11: We have strong, resilient and
supportive communities where people
take responsibility for their own actions
and how they affect others
No. 13: We take pride in a strong,
fair and inclusive national identity
No. 14: We reduce the local and
global environmental impact of our
consumption and production
No. 15: Our public services are high
quality, continually improving, efficient
and responsive to local people’s needs.
This annual review details how LTS has
contributed to these National Outcomes
across all areas of our work.
Curriculum
To keep the curriculum 3–18 under review and provide advice and support,
including quality assured resources on the curriculum 3–18 to Ministers and
the education system.
Assessment
To provide advice and support to Ministers and the education system on
assessment to support learning, with support from the SQA as appropriate, and
to work with the SQA to ensure the availability of quality assured resources to
support assessment.
Glow/Schools ICT
To provide advice and support to Ministers and the education system on
the use of ICT to support education, to establish and maintain technology
standards for education, to ensure practitioners have easy online access to
advice and support, including digital resources and to manage the provision
of the national ICT infrastructure to support education, currently Glow, the LTS
Online Service and the local authority Interconnect.
Community Learning and Development
Following a review of the Scottish Government’s Learning Connections Division,
from 1 April 2010, LTS took on responsibility for community learning and
development (CLD) policy implementation and practice development and the
CLD Standards Council.
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Corporate Objective:
Deliver World Class Learning
Experiences
In this chapter we describe how we delivered what we said we would do to:
» Support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence
» Promote an understanding of how assessment information should be used
» Work with partners to develop the National Assessment Resource (NAR)
» Support the priorities for action within the Early Years Framework
» Support the mainstreaming of health and wellbeing in schools and early years settings
» Build capacity to embed international education within Curriculum for Excellence
» Develop professional development activities within the Confucius Classroom Hubs
This work contributed to National Outcomes:
No. 3: No. 4: No. 5: No. 6: We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation
Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Our children have the best start in life and are ready
to succeed
We live longer, healthier lives
Curriculum and Assessment
LTS has focused on working with practitioners, schools, local authorities and partners to support the
implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. We developed the National Glow Groups, which have
provided opportunities for online dialogue and the development of professional communities of
practice within all curriculum areas. The successful launch of the new curriculum guidance, known as
the experiences and outcomes, in early April 2009 prompted intensive work to support practitioners as
they began to work with the new guidance. LTS led the development and delivery of a comprehensive
package of support for practitioners and, working with schools, settings, authorities and national
partners, LTS staff have engaged with an enormous number of practitioners at national and local levels.
Putting the new curriculum
guidance into practice
LTS organised a series of national
events to support school and local
authority senior managers in developing
understanding of the new curriculum
guidance – which delegates took back
and shared within their own schools
and settings.
Evidence shows that the events were
very well received and demonstrated
an appetite for further support and
advice. In response, LTS staff engaged
further with schools and authorities
across the country. This offered rich
continuing professional development
(CPD) opportunities for practitioners,
whilst providing information about the
very best emerging practice.
Working with practitioners, LTS staff
developed more than 40 separate
pieces of ‘Support for Staff’ materials
for all curriculum areas, which were
made available on the Curriculum
for Excellence website. The materials
have extended CPD opportunities to all
practitioners across the country. Over
the year the Curriculum for Excellence
website received more than 534,000
visitors and over 725,000 items and
materials downloaded from it.
To support the development and
implementation of the Scottish
Government’s Science and Engineering
Action Plan an LTS Development Officer
was seconded to work with the Scottish
Government. In addition, LTS was also
represented on the Curriculum Areas
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Review Groups. These national groups,
organised by the Scottish Qualifications
Authority (SQA), built on the work of the
experiences and outcomes to develop
the new qualifications.
Building your Curriculum
LTS has been working in partnership
with all local authorities to support
their curriculum plans. As part of this
work, ‘Building your Curriculum’ was
devised by LTS as a process to support
and reinforce the guiding principles of
the Scottish Government’s framework
for learning and teaching, Building the
Curriculum 3. ‘Building your Curriculum’
has encouraged schools to involve
learners, the wider community, other
partners, stakeholders and providers in
their curriculum planning.
Over the year LTS supported an extensive
series of events and activities to provide
a platform of support in and across
local authorities. We have supported
the majority of local authorities in the
development of their curriculum plans
through a series of events aimed at
the primary, secondary and additional
support needs (ASN) sectors.
Feedback from this work with schools
and local authorities informed the
production of a dedicated area of the
Curriculum for Excellence website –
specifically designed to support schools
and settings in the process of Building
your Curriculum. In response to requests
from practitioners, LTS worked with
schools and settings across Scotland to
produce examples of curriculum plans.
These have been made available online
to support curriculum planners.
Support for curriculum planning
Practitioners have been provided with a range of online support materials,
including:
» More than 30 examples of emerging curriculum plans offering opportunities to share and promote thinking and discussion
» Workshop presentations and experiences on developing curriculum structures from the additional support needs sector
» Examples of approaches and guidance developed by local authorities to support their schools
» New case studies with examples of curriculum maps in a primary and secondary school
» Downloadable materials to help local authority staff support schools in reviewing their curriculum structures
» Planning for the senior phase – advice and key questions.
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"Collaborating in this way was very productive and
allowed practitioners to see that they were “on the
right path”. Sharing and discussion also provided
practitioners with practical ideas for tasks and
assessment which they could then take back to their
classroom. The seminars also provided information on
areas for further development eg need for moderation
of standards."
Delegates attending LTS Assessment Seminars
Assessment
LTS made a significant contribution to
the development of a framework for
assessment, Building the Curriculum
5, which provides guidance for all
teaching staff on the main areas of the
assessment strategy for Curriculum
for Excellence. We supported the
launch of the framework by working
with key partners, including the
Scottish Government and the Scottish
Qualifications Authority (SQA), to
provide national assessment workshops,
involving more than 450 participants
from a variety of settings. These events
were organised by local authority
cluster to ensure that each one was
tailored to identify local needs and that
each participant took their experiences
back to their schools and authorities
to develop further knowledge and
understanding of assessment practice.
Further intensive work with the
education community took place to
develop early assessment examples
in advance of the launch of the
National Assessment Resource (NAR).
Practitioners from more than 100
schools and settings across every
local authority worked with LTS staff
through a phased process. This offered
the practitioners involved an initial
induction, a recall event to allow for
discussion and agreement and finally
a peer review, which embedded a
common understanding of assessment
approaches. The process was developed
on the basis of research which shows
that change is achieved more effectively
when practitioners are offered the
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National Assessment Resource
LTS has been working with SQA and
Scottish Government to develop
the new National Assessment
Resource (NAR), which is planned
for launch in September 2010. NAR
is a single online solution to support
assessment, National Qualifications
and the national sample survey
of achievement (Scottish Survey
of Literacy and Numeracy). It will
provide examples of assessment
approaches and evidence relating
to experiences and outcomes across
curriculum areas, ages, stages and
within levels. The new service will also
provide support for CPD in assessment
with opportunities for professionals
to discuss assessment resources
and approaches through Glow. The
NAR will enable practitioners to
review, reflect and respond and to
describe, create, share, adapt and use
assessment approaches and evidence
relating to the experiences and
outcomes. Access to the NAR will be
via Glow log in.
(Please also see page 27)
chance to discuss and collaborate on
new ways of working.
LTS led the way in facilitating and
modelling this process, building in wideranging CPD opportunities in preparation
for a new way of working in relation to
assessment approaches. Its success
has seen local authorities developing
the process and tailoring it to their own
local needs. The output of this process
was the production of nearly 100 usergenerated resources, designed to offer
all practitioners with examples to help
support their understanding and use of
approaches to assessment. These short,
tightly focused assessment exemplars
were quality assured and moderated
locally.
"LTS is providing
excellent opportunities to
collaborate and discuss
with team members the
criteria and other issues
linked to NAR"
"Gained a great deal from
the cross sector aspect:
shared ideas with both
primary and secondary
colleagues"
Delegates attending LTS Assessment
Seminars
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“Excellent opportunity to network with various agencies
and gain a better overall picture regarding a vitally
important aspect of Curriculum for Excellence.”
"We were thoroughly impressed from the outset.
Workshops were informative and inspirational, well
thought out and relevant!"
Embedding literacy, numeracy
and health and wellbeing across
learning
With Curriculum for Excellence,
for the first time in Scotland, all
practitioners have a responsibility to
develop, reinforce and extend literacy
and numeracy across learning. Since
the launch of the new curriculum
guidance, LTS has undertaken a wide
range of activities to build capacity
and confidence in schools and
authorities to support practitioners
with this new responsibility.
We created a national literacy
network to promote innovative and
effective literacy practice throughout
Scotland by supporting those
"A fantastic conference. A good balance of topics
covered. GREAT keynote speech! I go away with my head
full of new and exciting ideas. Thank you."
“The whole day was excellent. Got a real sense that we
are at a stage of moving things forward - education is
taking more ownership of substance misuse and is using
partners to add quality.”
National Literacy Network participants
Delegates, Substance Misuse Education Conference
responsible for leading literacy within
local authorities. It achieves this aim
firstly by providing a forum for local
authority literacy leaders to share
and discuss approaches to developing
literacy and the good practice they are
nurturing within their local contexts.
It also provides opportunities to listen
to and discuss the work of literacy
experts – for example, over the year
the network has been addressed by
Robert Fisher, Professor of Education
at Brunel University, Sue Palmer,
renowned author of many books on
children’s literacy and Poet Laureate,
Carol Ann Duffy. In addition, David
Wray, Professor of Literacy Education
at the University of Warwick
addressed the LTS national literacy
conference.
Further, it allows for the
dissemination of information from
the Scottish Government, HMIE and
Learning and Teaching Scotland. There
is also a regular slot for partners
in literacy to share their work – for
example, the network has been
updated on the work of the AEAS
and Book Trust Scotland.
Promoting knowledge of
language
This year LTS launched a major new
online resource to support literacy
across learning at a meeting of
the National Literacy Network. The
Knowledge of Language website
provides a way of accessing further
information about some of the
common features of our language.
The resource provides users with a
helpful checking point for elements
of the English language such as parts
of speech, punctuation, grammar and
syntax, tricky spellings and common
confusions. It provides all teachers
and practitioners with the confidence
that they need to promote literacy
across all aspects of learning.
In addition, there is a Scots language
section, which provides an essential
introduction to the Scots language
with information on its history,
dialects, its role in education and how
to incorporate Scots into teaching
across the curriculum. The Literacy
Team worked with renowned Scots
author, Matthew Fitt, to create
the Scots language section of the
resource.
The Knowledge of Language resource
is available at www.LTScotland.org.uk/
knowledgeoflanguage
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LTS has put structures in place to
ensure the development of approaches
to numeracy for all practitioners.
The national numeracy steering
group considers key priorities and
implementation strategies. Three
national working groups are developing
the support mechanisms needed to
effect the required change within
agreed priority areas. They are looking
at how:
» financial education can be embedded in the curriculum within the umbrella of numeracy
» numeracy concepts and skills are developed and built upon
» problem-solving can be embedded in daily learning and teaching with a focus on active, effective approaches.
The creation of a national numeracy
network ensures that key messages
are disseminated nationally and
that their implications are clearly
understood. The composition of the
group reflects its inclusive approach,
with wide representation from
groups including further and higher
education, the Scottish Mathematics
Council, parent councils, community
learning and industry. Meetings of the
group provide the opportunity for a
dynamic exchange of practice, national
updates, developing a consistency of
understanding of what it means to be
numerate and building a shared vision
of the best way to promote this within
all places of learning.
This year we have continued to support
and host the health and wellbeing
education network that brings
together the people in local authorities
and health boards who have a lead
responsibility in this area. As part of a
range of events, two major conferences
were held – one on substance misuse
education and the other on mental
and emotional wellbeing. A strong
partnership with NHS Health Scotland,
the SQA and HMIE has supported
our activity in embedding health and
wellbeing into Curriculum for Excellence
and education practice. In addition, we
support and advise other organisations
including the Scottish Crime and Drug
Enforcement Agency, Alcohol Focus
Scotland and the Scottish Mental and
Emotional Wellbeing in Schools forum.
The team has contributed to important
developments such as the production
of the Reducing Teenage Pregnancy
Toolkit and Children and Young People’s
Mental Health Indicators consultation.
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“SATH has been delighted to support the development
of new online resources for the teaching of Scottish
history in our schools and colleges. We hope that these
resources will encourage colleagues to start local but
think global when teaching young Scots about their past,
present and future.”
Tom Monaghan, President of the Scottish Association of History Teachers (SATH)
Bringing Scotland’s history
to life
LTS led the development of an
innovative online resource that
enables pupils, teachers and the
wider public to access a wealth of
information about Scotland’s past.
We worked extensively with a wide
range of partner organisations,
prominent historians and education
bodies to produce a site that covers
subjects from prehistory through to
21st century Scotland. With more
than 200 topics that include links to
over 1,000 other online sources and a
wide range of interactive supporting
materials, the resource is one of the
best of its kind in the world. Previously
unsupported topics – such as the
Scottish Enlightenment, Caledonians
and Picts, the history of Gaeldom and
Scots and Australia – are included.
Further to the success of Scotland’s
History Online, a resource exploring
the rich historic and cultural links
between Scotland and Canada was
also developed by LTS. The Scots and
Canada website, launched by the
Cabinet Secretary for Education and
Lifelong Learning in Toronto, provides
a wealth of information to pupils and
teachers on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Scotland and Canada website is
available in both English and Gaelic
and is part of Scotland's History.
Early Years: Promoting evidenceinformed practice
An important focus for the Early Years
Team has been facilitating practitioners
to develop and improve connections
between research and practice
in order to enhance learning and
support implementation of the Early
Years Framework and Curriculum for
Excellence.
Glow has provided the ideal vehicle
for creating a vibrant community
of practice within and around the
early years by enabling innovative
approaches to exchanging and sharing
ideas and resources.
As part of the Early Years Glow Meet
programme, an exciting line up of Early
Years professionals participated in a CPD
opportunity where presentations and
discussions centred on how to transfer
policy and research from ‘page to
practice’. At this popular online session,
the Project Manager of the Growing up
in Scotland Study, university colleagues
and the LTS team debated with many
early years practitioners how existing
and emerging research findings can be
used to enhance and inform practice for
the benefit of all children and families
in Scotland.
‘Curriculum for Excellence places great emphasis on our
young people having an understanding of their heritage.
Resources like this are a fantastic way to engage pupils
and stimulate their interest in Scottish history.’
Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
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Boundaries were also opened up to
include international dialogue when
the European Early Childhood Education
Research Association (EECERA) accepted
the LTS paper entitled, ‘Converting
Research into Practice in Scotland:
A Sleeping Giant?’ to be delivered at
the annual international conference
in Strasbourg. LTS was also invited
to present the paper at the Scottish
Educational Research Association’s
(SERA) annual conference. It highlights
both the critical role of LTS and the
capability of Glow as an effective and
innovative CPD tool.
The paper refers to the research study
which was commissioned by LTS
to review existing CPD provision for
practitioners working with children
under three years of age. The findings
presented an important opportunity
to reflect on the barriers and consider
identified bridges in the ‘research into
practice’ process.
The research made recommendations
that assisted LTS and the University of
Strathclyde research team to support
the professional development of the
workforce through a pilot study with
one Education Authority in Scotland.
"Fabulous resource to use
with staff – really helps to
encourage reflection and
self evaluation."
Head of an early education and
childcare centre
Supporting the early level
This year, the early years team worked with the Scottish Government to
produce a major resource entitled Curriculum for Excellence – Supporting
the Early Level. This pioneering multimedia resource is already being
used prolifically to support early years practitioners as they implement
Curriculum for Excellence. It shares practical ideas from a variety of preschool and primary settings and has built-in flexibility, enabling users to
go directly to the sections most relevant to their personal and professional
requirements. Each section of the DVD and CD offers extensive CPD
opportunities, additional video clips, reflective questions and links to
relevant documentation. Copies of the resource were distributed to all
pre-school and primary settings, colleges, universities and many other
organisations in Scotland. It is also fully available and easy to download
from the LTS Early Years website.
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Objective 1: Deliver World Class Learning Experiences
"The Singapore approach, like many others, builds on
fundamental values which are shared by educators,
pupils and society. I believe the visit has given me the
chance to explore both through discussion and further
research the challenges facing Scottish education from
a different perspective."
Education Manager, Leadership and Values visit to Singapore, April 2009
Developing Global Citizens
Over the past year LTS has established
a team dedicated to Developing
Global Citizens, which links our work
across international education,
sustainable development education
and education for citizenship in
relation to Curriculum for Excellence.
The new team has been working with
local authorities, schools, education
practitioners and pupils to gather
case studies of practice that present
different approaches to developing
our young people as global citizens.
International study visits
The Scottish Continuing International
Professional Development (SCIPD)
programme enables Scottish teachers
and education professionals to
undertake a study visit to another
country to investigate innovative
practice in key areas related to the
development of teaching and learning
in Curriculum for Excellence. In 2009/10
SCIPD visits enabled 12 groups of
Scottish practitioners to undertake visits
to study and reflect on a wide range of
areas including: leadership, mentoring
of teachers, mathematics and early
years. The key aspect of the SCIPD study
visits is making use of the learning on
return to Scotland. All SCIPD visitors
commit to reporting and dissemination
to spread the benefits of the visit and
contribute to improving learning and
teaching in local authorities and schools
in Scotland.
Follow-up activity enables participants
to network across authorities, share
resources and support colleagues
in implementing new ideas. An
independent evaluation indicated
that SCIPD study visits have an impact
on individual professional growth,
young people, and support school
improvement and change. Professional
dialogue, between the Scottish
participants and with their overseas
hosts, is seen by all as a key part of the
experience. Teachers return to school
with knowledge and ideas for classroom
practice as well as more motivated
and confident to work alongside their
colleagues.
Confucius Classroom Hubs
China has one of the fastest growing
economies in the world and the
demand for fluent Chinese speakers
is increasing throughout business and
industry. Equipping young Scots with
the skills needed for careers in the
future will help increase their options
for further education, training and work.
Confucius Classrooms help children
develop skills for life and work in today’s
multicultural society and enable them
to understand the global world we live
in and Scotland’s place in it.
This year LTS signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Tianjin
Municipal Education Commission to
support the development of Chinese
language and culture in Scotland.
The MOU linked Scotland’s first seven
Confucius Classroom Hubs launched by
LTS with seven schools in Tianjin.
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Two new Confucius Classroom Hubs
were launched this year, making a
total of 10 hubs in Scotland serving
15 local authorities. The Confucius
Classroom Hubs provide a wide range
of activities for pre-five, primary and
secondary pupils in raising awareness
and understanding of China and
Chinese language and culture. The
classrooms are the result of a cooperation agreement between Learning
and Teaching Scotland and the Hanban,
the Office of Chinese Language Council
International.
"The meeting with Hanban
and our experience in
schools gave much food
for thought, debate
and discussion with all
individuals, organisations
and authorities committed
to taking the teaching
and learning of Chinese
forward in Scotland, not
least in how that can
be led and managed so
that there is coherence,
progression routes and
a clear rationale for the
opportunities we are
offering our young people
in their engagement with
China."
"Through cooperation,
our students and teachers
can be messengers for
friendship and cultural
communication. Working
with LTS will definitely
strengthen educational
cooperation between
Tianjin and Scotland,
and increase mutual
understanding between
the young people and
teachers."
Mr Zhang Xiangyang, Director of the Tianjin
Education Commission
Depute Headteacher (secondary), Confucius
Classrooms visit to Beijing, March 2009
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corporate Objective: Deliver World Class Learning Experiences
“It was fantastic to see so many pupils participating
and taking a valued interest in climate change and the
effects that global warming is having on the world in
which we live. The young people of today will potentially
be the decision makers of tomorrow so it is essential
that they have an opportunity to be involved in the
debate.”
“We were much further away from adopting Curriculum
for Excellence before Homecoming”.
“The pupils felt proud to be Scottish... it helped them to
see their value as a global citizen, and see the value of
Scotland.”
Heather Reid (Former BBC weather presenter and meteorologist)
A practitioner
Leading on education for
sustainable development
LTS recognises the importance of
sustainable development education
in developing our children and young
people as global citizens and preparing
them for life in the 21st century.
Educational Legacy of the
Homecoming
LTS had a lead role in facilitating the
educational impact of the Homecoming
Year in schools and local authorities.
An independent evaluation indicated
that a large number of practitioners
consulted felt the Homecoming had
acted as a catalyst for them to progress
towards implementation of Curriculum
for Excellence. A number of pupils said
that the Homecoming had made them
think and feel differently about Scotland
and that they felt an increased sense of
pride to be Scottish.
We assisted in the development of
Scotland’s action plan for The United
Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (UNDESD),
which runs from 2005 to the end of
2014. The over-arching goal of the
UNDESD is to integrate the principles,
values and practices of sustainable
development into all aspects of
education and learning.
The second action plan, Learning for
Change, is set against the backdrop of
the new Climate Change (Scotland)
Act which commits Scotland to the
most ambitious climate change targets
in the world – reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by 42% by 2020. It aims to
build on the momentum and excellent
progress made in the first half of
the decade.
Commitment within the plan relates
to the promotion of outdoor learning
in schools, development of sustainable
school travel plans and sustainable
school estates and skills development
of young people towards jobs in the
green sector – estimated to increase
by 50,000 new posts in the coming
decade. LTS has a key role to play in
promoting education for sustainable
development within Curriculum for
Excellence and community learning
and development.
In December LTS brought the United
Nations Climate Change Summit in
Copenhagen to life for pupils across
Scotland with a variety of online events.
Kicking off the exciting programme
of activities, Heather Reid, then BBC
weather presenter and meteorologist,
participated in a live video conference,
or ‘Glow Meet’, through Glow, the
Scottish schools’ intranet. During the
Glow Meet Heather linked up with over
60 schools and answered questions
about weather, climate change and
the effects of global warming.
Meanwhile, representatives from the
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
and Oxfam were on hand live from
the summit via a Glow Meet video
link to answer pupils’ questions about
climate change and its impact on
people, nature and biodiversity
around the world.
Pupils, teachers and practitioners from
across Scotland were also able to keep
up to date with the latest news from
the UN conference by tuning into the
'COP15 live event' page on the LTS
online service.
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“Homecoming was a
catalyst to push on with
some of the teaching
practice we were starting
to bring in. It was there,
but this approach has
really helped to bring it in
fully”.
A practitioner
Impact of Homecoming on teaching practice
"It is crucial young people
are engaged in the debate
as they may well be the
ones seriously affected by
dangerous climate change
in the future, if world
leaders fail to agree tough
targets. Engaging teachers
is key to enabling pupils
to live a 'greener' life at
school, at home and in
the future."
» Making learning and teaching engaging for pupils and teachers
Dr Sam Gardner, Climate Change Policy
Officer at WWF Scotland and Glow Meet
participant
» Using the LTS website and Glow to look for other ideas and share practice
» Using of teaching methods that actively involve pupils in planning, organising and delivering activities
» Involving the community in activities and events, helping to bring projects
to life
» Using a whole school approach
» Using a national event as a spur for uniting a school
» Linking teaching back to a local and Scottish context
» Encouraging pupils to take some responsibility for planning, designing and running their own learning activities
Pupil Participation
The LTS Young People's Advisory Group
(group of young people from schools
across Scotland) provides their views on
education for global citizenship and how
they think it should be developed within
Curriculum for Excellence. They have
the opportunity to present their views
at national and local conferences. They
also provide their views on an ongoing
basis to Learning and Teaching Scotland
on educational activities that impact on
young people.
The young people are nominated by
local authorities. Students are mainly
from S5 or S6 but may also be from
S3 or S4. The age range of students
involved is from 14 to 18. Meetings are
designed to reflect the interests of the
group in the project, to be participatory
and to be enjoyable to the group
members.
Last year the Young People’s Advisory
Group organised its very first national
conference, ‘YOUth Citizenship: Inside
and out’, to explore citizenship in its
many forms globally, locally and in
recognising wider achievement. The
event attracted young people in S4 to
S6 from nearly every local authority in
Scotland.
» Engaging with other schools in Scotland and abroad
» Forging links between local schools
» Enabling pupils to learn from pupils in other areas of the country
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Corporate Objective:
Developing new partnerships
In this chapter we describe how we delivered what we said we would do to:
» Identify, evaluate and review the need and potential for new partnerships
» Position ourselves as partners with arts and cultural organisation to support the effective delivery of new education programmes, including through Glow
» Continue to engage partners in the development and implementation of the LTS support strategies in readiness for Curriculum for Excellence.
Almost everything LTS is
involved in features a form
of partnership working. The
examples below represent a
few of our most innovative
approaches to developing new
partnerships that will benefit
Scottish education.
This work contributed to National Outcomes:
The project is lead by Arts Development
Officer, Julia Fenby, who, working within
LTS, is supporting arts organisations
to engage with schools through Glow.
Julia is also leading an innovative
project, Co-Create, which involves new
media and technology companies
working in partnership with leading
arts organisations to create innovative
online resources for Glow, Scotland’s
national intranet for schools.
No. 7: We have tackled the significant inequalities in
Scottish society
No. 18: We have improved the life chances for children,
young people and families at risk
No. 13: We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive
national identity
“Co-Create offers a great
way to demonstrate
the role the arts and
creativity play in
supporting Curriculum
for Excellence, as well as
supporting artists in their
work. Co-Create has the
potential to transform the
learning experiences of
young people throughout
Scotland.”
Joan Parr, Head of Education at Scottish
Arts Council (now known as Creative Scotland)
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Creative new partnerships
The Scottish Arts Council and LTS have
joined forces to bring arts education
resources online through Glow,
the world’s first national intranet
for education. Glow can provide
unprecedented access to artists, writers
and performers in real time and allow
young people to interact with the arts
wherever they are in Scotland.
Ten projects are being supported through
the Co-Create project, which featured
at the joint Ministerial Education and
Culture seminar, held on 15 December
2009, which also included a presentation
from the Scottish Book Trust on their
use of Glow for their online teachers
in residence programme. LTS provided
advice to ministers on the content of this
event through a working group, involving
LTS and the then Scottish Arts Council
along with Scottish Government officials
working within culture and education.
As a result of this event, the group has
gone on to write an action plan to build
on the joint working between education
and culture and make sure it is firmly
embedded and built upon.
parental involvement
LTS has worked in partnership with
parents and parent bodies to promote
parents’ involvement in the education
of their children. The National Parent
Conference, Making Partnership Work,
which took place in June 2009, provided
a Ministerial opportunity to reaffirm
commitment to parental involvement
and providing a national voice for
parents.
A range of networks, meetings and
events were held throughout the year
to gather views, share information to
support parental involvement and,
in particular, to communicate with
parents on Curriculum for Excellence.
LTS worked closely with the Scottish
Government to produce a toolkit for
schools to use with parents through the
implementation period of Curriculum for
Excellence, which was also supported
through Glow.
The Parentzone website was updated
to include more video clips and short
illustrations to help parents understand
how they can become involved in
their children’s learning and work in
partnership with their schools.
A number of high quality resources
were produced to support Parent
Councils, including the Parent Councils
newsletter. In addition, Sharing Practice
Events were held for parents and staff
to promote parental involvement.
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corporate Objective: Developing new partnerships
Facilitating themed professional dialogue/networking
within and across authorities using Glow and
other means is a key impact as is the significantly
strengthened partnership working between HMIE
and LTS.
Working with HMIE to promote
best practice
LTS and HMIE worked together to
organise another series of the popular
Good Practice conferences. Each
conference was designed to consider
the implementation of Curriculum for
Excellence across a variety of subjects,
including:
» Expressive Arts
» Scottish History
»RME
»Autism
» RME in Roman Catholic schools
» Modern Languages
»Mathematics
» Technical Education
» The Early Years Framework
»Computing
»Science
» Home Economics
» Healthy Food in Schools
» Special Schools
Online opportunities based on the
materials from each conference made
available on the LTS online service.
These materials helped to ensure
that greater numbers of practitioners
across Scotland have been able to
draw on the messages and advice from
Good Practice conferences in ways
and at times that support their CPD
arrangements locally.
By attending a Good Practice conference
and/or by using the CPD materials from
the day, practitioners are supported
in increasing their understanding of
the relevant Curriculum for Excellence
curriculum framework(s), sharing
innovative practice from across
Scotland and identifying a range
of ways to transfer Curriculum for
Excellence guidance into practice.
Facilitating themed professional
dialogue/networking within and across
authorities using Glow and other means
has an important impact as is the
significantly strengthened partnership
working between HMIE and LTS.
Developing a shared service
The National Assessment Resource
(NAR) is a digital solution to support
assessment, National Qualifications
and national monitoring arrangements.
It has been developed for the Scottish
Government through a partnership
between LTS and the Scottish
Qualifications Authority (SQA). The
Project Team, Steering Group and
Governance Group are all represented
by LTS and SQA. Each organisation
has its own set of priorities and the
partnership approach has produced
robust requirement specifications for
the future shared service.
The two organisations worked jointly
on the business case and the
procurement for a supplier, with the
technical development and support
being undertaken across the technical
teams of each organisation. This
has enabled the project to draw on
expertise across LTS and SQA around
curriculum and assessment strategies.
This collaboration and combined
expertise has also facilitated and
enhanced project processes - for
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example through the user testing
phase. The partnership model that has
been adopted through the development
stage has shown that it is sustainable
for the longer term as a shared service
providing one solution for two distinct
purposes, each of which supports the
Scottish Government’s assessment
strategy. (Also see page 12)
Promoting outdoor learning
LTS has created a new post with
the purpose of promoting outdoor
learning as a key approach in delivering
Curriculum for Excellence. This new and
exciting role was created through an
innovative partnership between LTS,
the Scottish National Park Authorities,
Scottish Natural Heritage and a
consortium of representative local
authorities. Since her appointment,
Alison Hammerton, Development
Officer, National Parks, Outdoor
Learning has contributed to the
development of the first framework
for outdoor learning and has produced
online resources that support the
implementation of Curriculum for
Excellence and which link to the
national parks.
Bridging the gap between school
and youth work
Working in partnership with YouthLink
and the Scottish Government, LTS
produced a key report, Bridging the
Gap, which revealed that outcomes for
young people improve when positive
partnerships are developed between
schools and youth work agencies. It
provides an insight into the range of
exciting work that is taking place across
Scotland and highlights the positive
impact these partnerships have on the
young people involved.
Youth work provides opportunities
for young people to develop
personally through community-based
and school-based activities, and
recognises, celebrates and builds on
the achievements of young people.
Curriculum for Excellence highlights the
development of positive partnerships
between schools and youth work and
sees these as an important element
of personal development for young
people. The current transformation of
Scottish education requires schools,
youth workers and other partners to
ensure that young people are given
the best possible choices and chances
through the development of effective
partnerships and LTS is committed to
the support of these developments.
As the implementation of Curriculum
for Excellence moves forward, LTS will
continue to develop and strengthen the
links between schools and the other
learning providers which give Scotland’s
young people access to more options
and opportunities.
A series of roadshows aimed at
developing school and youth work
partnerships for all practitioners from
across schools, community learning
and development, the voluntary sector
and other partners have focused on
promoting the excellent work taking
place currently and celebrating the
contribution made by schools, youth
work agencies and young people in
taking this agenda forward.
The roadshows have been
complemented by programmes of
activity at a strategic level with Scottish
Government, national agencies and
local authorities, as well as initiatives
to develop and support good practice
across all sectors.
The current transformation
of Scottish education
requires schools, youth
workers and other
partners to ensure that
young people are given
the best possible choices
and chances through the
development of effective
partnerships and LTS is
committed to the support
of these developments.
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Corporate Objective:
Leading innovation in
technology, teaching
and learning
In this chapter we describe how we delivered what we said we would do to:
» Increase understanding of Glow and how it can be used
» Share examples of good practice using Glow from around the country
» Focus on the use of new technologies such as games as well as online technologies (including Glow) to support teachers
» Offer a world class seminar programme for all education professionals
» Provide access to internationally renowned through leaders in education.
This work contributed to National Outcomes:
No. 3: No. 4: No. 5: We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation
Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens
Our children have the best start in life and are ready
to succeed
“This was a fantastic opportunity for schools that may
not have the chance to access more traditional learning
activities to engage with history in an interactive sense.
At the end of the day it’s about making learning as
accessible and openly available as possible and events
like these provide a key opportunity to do so.”
Sue Mitchell, Head of Education for Historic Scotland
Setting a benchmark for
education technology
Glow is a key to the successful
implementation of Curriculum for
Excellence, allowing for the promotion
of individualised learning and
collaboration. At LTS we are dedicated
to providing the tools teachers and
practitioners expect from a modern
learning environment to support the
implementation of Curriculum for
Excellence.
Every day Glow users across the country
are exploring the opportunities and
benefits that this secure network offers
to enhance their education experience.
Almost two million user log-ins were
reported at the end of last year, by the
end of this year Glow was attracting
more than one million log-ins within
one month.
It is through feedback from these users
that we have been able to provide
enhancements to the service. Through
Glow, Curriculum for Excellence
will continue to transform learning
experiences and teachers’ approaches.
In May 2009 Glow was awarded the
top platinum award at the IMS Global
Learning Impact Awards, which
recognise the most impactful use of
technology worldwide in support of
learning. But we did not rest on our
laurels, Glow is constantly developing
and over the year Glow users have
been invited to post comments on their
views and experiences of using Glow.
The intention was to pinpoint areas
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for improvement identified by users,
so they were invited to tell us about
the adjustments they would like to
see through an online discussion. This
formed the basis of the new features
that have been introduced to improve
the user experience.
Meanwhile, the Glow team produced
around 100 examples of the innovative
and exciting ways schools are using
different aspects of Glow to implement
Curriculum for Excellence and enhance
learning experiences.
We have provided a range of unique
learning experiences for practitioners
and pupils through a fascinating
and varied programme of national
Glow events - ranging from events
for the classroom involving special
guests such as acclaimed children’s
writer Anthony Horowitz to specific
professional development opportunities
for practitioners.
Key improvements:
» Simpler to navigate interface and clearer signposting
» Schools and local authorities have benefitted from increased portal storage and more Glow Mail
space, allowing users more scope
to upload documents, images
and videos
» Introduction of Forums, which allow efficient discussion groups as they have been designed to improve the manageability of discussions
that users take part in. Rather than having to click back into each discussion thread, Glow Forum participants can view the board index that shows activity across all their discussions groups.
Improvements are ongoing and include
the introduction of blogs, wikis and
a simplified user interface, Glow Light.
This interface is also being developed
so that it can be extended to meet
the requirements of mobile devices
in the future.
Glow is also looking to the future to
ensure that it equips practitioners
with the tools they need today and
tomorrow to support Curriculum for
Excellence. We are actively engaging
stakeholders and users and feedback
is used to inform Glow’s technical
enhancements and to ensure that the
needs of current and future users are
met now and in the future.
In collaboration with Historic Scotland,
LTS arranged for ‘Mary Queen of Scots’
herself to be on hand to talk the pupils
through her last day in Scotland. Glow
is all about sharing and collaborating,
so it is fitting that the Cabinet Secretary
answered pupil questions about the
importance of Scottish history to the
curriculum via a Glow Meet.
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corporate Objective: Leading innovation in technology, teaching and learning
85.1%
74%
Better than ever: Scottish
Learning Festival
Once again, the Scottish Learning
Festival in 2009 combined
internationally renowned keynote
speakers, a varied seminar programme,
demonstration areas and practitionerled activities with a large scale
education exhibition, bringing together
best practice, leading thinkers and
commercial suppliers to provide a
unique experience for the Scottish
education community.
In addition to the physical event that
took place at the SECC, SLF 2009 also
ran activities on Glow through the SLF
Extra Glow Group. This online activity
took place before, during and after SLF
2009, helping to extend the reach of
the event to those unable to travel
to Glasgow.
of visitors said that their
organisations valued
attendance at SLF as very
or quite important.
iTunes first for Scottish schools
LTS, working in partnership with
HMIE and the Scottish Government’s
‘Determined to Succeed’ programme,
became one of the first education
organisations in Europe to launch an
iTunes U site for practitioners when it
launched a unique resource on iTunes U,
a dedicated area of the iTunes Store, to
support the professional development
of teachers and other practitioners
across Scotland and beyond.
This offers access to a free online
repository of rich digital content in the
form of a wide range of videos including
case studies showing classroom
practice, presentations from leading
international education thinkers and
video learning materials. Alongside the
LTS Online Service and Glow, LTS on
iTunes U is a powerful tool for sharing
ideas and practice across the profession
and promoting Scottish education
around the world.
Groundbreaking development
for virtual education
The first virtual world for learning, made
available through Glow, was developed
by LTS and the Aberdeen-based virtual
world company Second Places. The
Children’s Art at the National Virtual
Arena of Scotland, or ‘CANVAS’, made
education history as a world first when
it was officially launched at last year’s
Scottish Learning Festival.
CANVAS is a state-of-the-art online
resource that allows pupils from all
over Scotland to exhibit still or moving
images in a virtual ‘gallery’. Users aged
three to 18 are able to upload their art
in a safer and more secure environment
that is then visible to a huge audience
of teachers and pupils across the
country. The resource is participative
and pupils are able to appear ‘in-world’
represented by a virtual character
or ‘avatar’.
Over 6000 delegates attended with
around 100 international visitors from
all over the world, including the USA,
China, Denmark, Holland, Sweden
and France.
The 2009 theme of the event was
'Curriculum for Excellence: Making
the Change', focusing on the recently
launched experiences and outcomes
and how Glow is being used as an
essential tool in the implementation of
Curriculum for Excellence.
of visitors indicated
that their main reason
for attending was the
richness of the conference
programme.
We were pleased to welcome about
80 practitioners from around the world
to SLF - more than 20 countries were
represented, including France, Ireland,
Saudi Arabia, Estonia, Iceland, Norway,
and New Zealand - to learn from the
range of experience on offer.
“Really enjoyed the show
and enthusiasm of staff
and children involved.”
“An important part of the
school calendar.”
“Good to get out of the
classroom and see what
else is going on.”
Delegates, Scottish Learning Festival 2009
The Children’s Art at the National Virtual Arena of
Scotland, or ‘CANVAS’, made education history as a
world first when it was officially launched at last year’s
Scottish Learning Festival.
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Corporate Objective:
Developing an efficient,
effective public service
In this chapter we describe how we delivered what we said we would do to:
» Collaborate with other public service organisations on efficiency gains made through smarter ways of working
» Explore the use of resources as a way to build on our sustainable development agenda
This work contributed to National Outcomes:
No. 14: We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our
consumption and production
No. 15: Our public services are high quality, continually improving,
efficient and responsive to local people’s needs
Our new core remit has provided the
springboard to generating new ways
of engaging with staff across the
organisation, incorporating the range
of technologies being used across
LTS. A significant piece of work to
revise the current intranet will have a
major impact on the way in which we
communicate and engage staff. Glow
has been included in this piece of work
to ensure that we capitalise on what it
has to offer, such as instant messaging
and other tools that encourage sharing,
discussion and debate. A schedule
of ‘business breakfasts’ are providing
teams to brief staff across the business
on a particular area of work, these
events also offer a valuable chance for
staff to network.
LTS made £498,000 of savings through
improved efficiencies. Some examples
of how that was achieved are outlined
below.
LTS’s distribution unit made savings of
over £26,000 through more efficient
ways of working. This focused on
taking full advantage of mail discounts,
entailing LTS undertaking elements
of the sorting and labelling process
in-house.
Significant savings were achieved
through our management of the
Glow Interconnect network, which
is dedicated to the needs of all
Scottish local authorities. Serving
over one million users, the Glow
Interconnect provides high bandwidth
communications between local
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authorities and other national bodies.
Our environmental responsibility is very
important to us and during 2009/10
we succeeded in decreasing printing on
A4 paper by 11% compared with the
previous year. To reduce waste further,
we encouraged staff to print doublesided, which led to an increase of 40%
in double-sided printing. As a result,
less paper was wasted and the need to
recycle therefore dropped by 44% as
compared with last year’s figures.
Ministers have made clear the
importance that shared services, asset
management and procurement have
in delivering efficiencies. LTS has made
progress in these areas, contributing
significant efficiencies to the way we
operate, for example:
» The provision of distribution services to third parties such as the Care Commission has resulted in £25,100 efficiency savings;
and the supply of cleaning, printing and facilities services from SQA has saved £19,800.
» More efficient use of existing assets has produced savings of £24,400.
» More effective processes for procuring of goods and services has saved £42,900.
Significant savings were
achieved through our
management of the Glow
Interconnect network,
which is dedicated to the
needs of all Scottish local
authorities.
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Financial report
Board Members, Board Special
Advisors and Members of the
Advisory Council
(during the year ended 31 March 2010)
Summarised Financial Statements
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2010
Income Own and third party software sales
Other income
£
972,070
1,328,929
2,300,999
Operating Expenditure
Staff-related Costs
Publication and Contractors
Grants payable
Adminstration, Depreciation and Building Expenses
Cost of Own and third party software
Other Costs, including irrecoverable VAT
11,550,750
6,070,146
696,859
2,014,337
899,620
3,955,731
25,187,443
Operating result
Net financial receipts / (expenses)
Excess of expenditure over income for the year
Note
The above figures are shown before the receipt of £23,207,261 in Scottish
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Government funding to support our educational programmes and general activities.
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2010 Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due after one year: pensions liability
-22,886,444
-194,274
-23,080,718
Board Members
John Mulgrew, OBE (Chair),
Former Executive Director of Educational
and Social Services, East Ayrshire Council
(retired 31 March 2010)
Board Special Advisors
Christine Pollock,
Executive Director of Learning and
Leisure Services, North Lanarkshire
Council
Bernard McLeary,
Chief Executive,
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Gavin Whitefield,
Chief Executive, North Lanarkshire
Council
Professor Douglas Weir,
Emeritus Professor in the Department
of Curricular Studies, University of
Strathclyde (retired 31 July 2009)
Members of the Advisory Council
Professor Louise Hayward (Chair),
School of Education,
University of Glasgow
Graeme Ogilvy,
Director, Construction Skills Scotland
Andrea Batchelor,
Head of Integrated Lifelong Learning
Services, South Lanarkshire Council
Professor James Conroy,
Dean of Faculty of Education,
University of Glasgow
Carole Ford,
Headteacher, Kilmarnock Academy
Professor Louise Hayward,
School of Education,
University of Glasgow
Jacqueline Hepburn,
Alliance Director Scotland, Alliance of
Sector Skills Councils Scotland
1,742,539
10,019,844
-4,930,559
-8,318,00
Iain Nisbet,
Head of the Education Law Unit,
Govan Law Centre
Alison Cameron,
Policy Adviser, Raising Achievement,
North Lanarkshire Council
Gordon Mackenzie OBE,
Rector, Balwearie High, School,
Kirkcaldy, Fife
Bernard McLeary,
Chief Executive,
Learning and Teaching Scotland
John Mulgrew, OBE (Chair),
Former Executive Director of Educational
and Social Services, East Ayrshire Council
(retired 31 March 2009)
Mary Nasmyth,
Managing Director, Nasmyth Associates
Paula Yates,
Assistant Director, Children’s Services,
Cheshire County Council
John Gray,
Principal Teacher of History, Oldmachar
Academy, Aberdeen
Paul Harris,
Head of Gray’s School of Art at Robert
Gordon University
George MacBride,
Educational Consultant
Louise Macdonald,
Chief Executive, Young Scot
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Looking forward
The Scottish Government has
articulated clearly its Purpose - to
create a more successful Scotland,
with an overarching objective to do
so through increasing sustainable
economic growth.
This is underpinned by a National
Performance Framework (NPF) which
includes five strategic objectives:
a wealthier and fairer Scotland,
a smarter Scotland, a healthier
Scotland, a safer and stronger
Scotland and a greener Scotland.
LTS will contribute to the Scottish
Government’s achievement of its
Purpose by focusing our skills,
commitment and innovative capacity
in the delivery of relevant aspects of
the National Outcomes. To achieve
this, LTS will develop outcome-based
approaches to the NPF, which will be
clearly reflected in our corporate and
annual business plans.
We will develop and build upon our
successes in collaborative working
with other bodies, including feeding
in to Local Authority Single Outcome
Agreements to maximise our
contribution to the NPF. In providing
expert advice, LTS will work in close
partnership with the SQA, HMIE and
other key partners to support Scottish
Government policies.
Education is moving into a crucial
period in the delivery of Curriculum
for Excellence and LTS will play an
important role in this.
For full details of our Annual
Plan please visit our website at
www.ltscotland.org.uk
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Learning and Teaching Scotland
The Optima, 58 Robertson Street,
Glasgow G2 8DU
Learning and Teaching Scotland is a registered
Scottish charity, charity number SC030217.
Customer Services: 0141 282 5000
enquiries@LTScotland.org.uk
www.LTScotland.org.uk