Schools of Ambition
What is the Schools of Ambition
Programme?
The programme will support schools to transform
educational outcomes. It seeks to raise the ambitions of
schools, instil belief and ambition in pupils, extend their
opportunities and transform their life chances.
The Scottish Executive will, with the support of others
who are committed to achieving improvements in education,
back great ideas from schools that will help them transform
the experience of their pupils.
Schools of Ambition will aim to stand out in their
locality, and nationally, as innovators and leaders,
providing ambition and opportunity for young people,
setting an example to the whole community of what is
possible in modern Scotland, helping shape the ambitions of
an ever more successful Scotland of the 21st century.
Which schools can qualify?
The key to joining the programme is the ambition and
commitment of the school and the quality of its ideas for
transformation. Schools of Ambition will want to take on
new challenges and generate an ethos of ambition, a 'can
do' attitude and a buzz and excitement in the life of the
school. They will want to drive innovation and change in
Scottish education for the good of all. A specific
assessment of the leadership capacity of the school is an
element of the bidding process.
The main focus of the programme is secondary schools,
which can apply individually or as a cluster with
associated primary and special schools. These include a
mix of schools: schools most in need of transformation -
very often those contending with the most challenging local
circumstances in Scotland - and schools that have strong
ideas for transformation and can set new standards of
excellence.
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