Information Released in Response to an FOI Request
| Title | Schools of Ambition |
| Description | Details of the bids from the 20 schools that are on the Schools of Ambition programme. |
| Publication Date | November 21, 2005 |
| Charge | Free. |
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The Schools of Ambition programme was announced by the First Minister in September 2004. It forms part of the education reform agenda: Ambitious, Excellent Schools (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/aesaa-00.asp). Schools on the programme are those which best demonstrate that they have the vision and drive to transform their performance for the long-term benefit of pupils and the wider community.
Local Authorities brought forward schools that wished to participate in the programme. They were asked for a broad outline of their ideas on which detailed plans would be built, focusing on:
· vision for transformational change
· impact on the school community
· actions to drive transformation.
Submissions were then followed up by visits to each school to discuss their ideas in more detail with Headteachers, Directors of Education and other stakeholders.
Forty-two bids were put forward as Schools of Ambition. Twenty bids have been selected.
The schools are now working up detailed, costed transformational plans, with assistance from the Executive's Schools of Ambition support team.
For more information on Schools of Ambition go to www.schoolsofambition.co.uk