Annual performance spotlights

Connect outcome - Education and learning
Inspiring learners, transforming learning, strengthening partnerships
What communities told us:
- Improve health and wellbeing to enable children and families to flourish.
- Provide a rich and stimulating curriculum that helps raise standards in literacy and numeracy.
- Support children and young people to develop their skills for learning, life and work.
- Adult learning should be affordable and accessible to older adults. This is good for mental health and physical health and making friendships.
- Digital training and accessible learning with opportunities to gain skills are important for adults and young people alike.
- Life skills teaching is required – money management, mortgages and use of credit. The skills that should be promoted are IT/Digital skills as well as interpersonal.
- Create an environment for communities to fall down, learn and get back up and keep going
What success will look like:
- Improved attainment in literacy and numeracy
- Improved attendance
- Improved positive destinations for our young people
Case study: Celebrating success
Creative and inspirational learning and teaching takes place across our schools and educational settings every day with some outstanding achievements.
COSLA Awards
The Early Years’ Service won the COSLA ‘Delivering Excellence’ Award for their work in equality and diversity, through development of the ‘Together we can and we will’ resource.
Scottish Education Awards
Netherburn Primary School won the highly prestigious ‘Making a Difference (Primary)’ award.
The Mobilize Music Project run by our Youth Family and Community Learning Service won the Community Learning and Development Award.
GTCS - Excellence in Professional Learning Award for Schools and Learning Communities
Larkhall Academy and St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School achieved the General Teaching for Scotland, Excellence in Professional Learning Award and Quality Mark status.
How we did in 2022-23
Note: some 2022-23 results were impacted due to the Covid-19 crisis
Note: 2022-23 education results are for academic year 2022