Pre-school | | | | | |
Places provided | We will ensure a nursery place for every 3-year-old whose parent wants it by 2002. | | % of children in pre school year who receive grant aided education % of 3 year olds in the year before their pre school year who receive grant aided education % of those receiving grant aided education who attend for 5 or fewer sessions per week | All children will have access to quality care and early learning before entering school | |
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Schools | | | | | |
Class sizes (primary) | We will reduce class sizes in primary three to 30 or less | | Average no. of children per primary class No. of single year & of composite primary classes % of classes that meet national standards on size i.e. max 33 single year max 25 composite max 30 P1 to P3 | | |
Pupil/Adult Ratios | | Pupil/adult ratios in Primary schools (EA) | | | |
Occupancy levels | | | % of schools for which occupancy rates are 60% or less, 61% to 100% and over 100% (primary and secondary) | | |
Literacy and numeracy (5-14) | We will increase the proportion of children attaining appropriate levels in reading, writing and maths by the end of primary two and primary seven | % of combined P3, P4, P6 & P7 pupils attaining or exceeding appropriate 5-14 level - Reading, Writing and Mathematics. % of S2 pupils attaining or exceeding level E - Reading, Writing and Mathematics. | | Increasing the proportions of our children who attain the appropriate levels in reading, writing and maths by P2 and P7 [i.e. Level A in P2 and Level D in P7] | Number and % of P2 pupils resident in SIP area meeting or exceeding attainment level A in reading, writing and maths |
Literacy and numeracy - standard grade | | % of original S4 cohort who have attained SCQF level 3 or better in English & Maths | | | Number and % of school leavers without Standard Grade maths and without Standard Grade English at levels 1-6 |
Literacy and numeracy - care leavers | | No. and % of "looked after" young people leaving care who have attained SCQF level 3 or above in English & Maths (EA) | | All our young people leaving local authority care will have achieved English and Maths Standard Grades | |
Standard grade attainment | | % of original S4 cohort who have by the end of S6, attained 5 or more awards at SCQF level 3 or better (3 year average). Ditto at level 4+ Ditto at level 5+ Average tariff score of the lowest attaining S4 pupils in the authority (EA) | | Bring the performance of the poorest performing 20% of pupils, in terms of standard grade achievement, closer to the performance of all pupils | Number and % of S4 pupils attaining S4 pupils attaining Grades at levels 1-4 |
Highers attainment | | % of original S4 cohort who have, by the end of S6, attained 1 or more awards at SCQF level 6 or better (3 year average). Ditto for 3 or more awards Ditto for 5 or more awards | | | |
Education for work and other skills | | % of original S4 cohort who achieved the Core Skill "working with others" in new NQ framework by end of S6 at levels 3,4,5 and 6 Ditto for Core Skill "communication" Range of education for work and enterprise activities offered to pupils from P1 to S6, defined locally New measure on increased levels of creativity and ambition in young people to be developed | | | |
Absences | | Attendance level | | Reducing by a third the days lost each year through truancy | Attendance rates including distinction between unauthorised and authorised absence |
Exclusions | | No. of days lost through exclusion per 1000 pupils: Primary and Secondary separately (EA) | | Reducing by a third the days lost each year through exclusion from school | |
Learning environments | | Number and % of pupils participating in buddying, mentoring or similar schemes (defined locally) | | | |
New Community Schools, Health Promoting schools and Quality awards | | % of schools adopting the New Community School approach (EA) % of schools (Primary & Secondary separately) classified as Health Promoting Schools (EA) % of schools (Primary & Secondary separately) with a Quality award or applying a Quality model (EA) | | | |
School Intake | | | | | Number and % of resident children at schools outwith SIP and vice versa (optional) |
16 - 19 year olds | | % of school leavers destined for employment, training, HE/FE and other - target to be set for HE | | Halving the proportion of 16-19 year olds not in education, training or employment | Numbers of 16-17 year olds not in education or employment registered with Careers Service (optional) |
Special Educational Needs | | Breakdown of placement of Primary & Secondary children with SEN by proportion of time spent in special unit, mainstream, etc. (EA) Measure on access to education for pupils with disabilities in development (EA) | Average time taken to complete assessment and % of assessments taking < 26 weeks or > 1 year | | |
Free School Meals | | % of pupils (Primary & Secondary separately) who are entitled to free school meals and % who take them up (EA) | | | |
Gaelic medium education | | No. and % of written requests for Gaelic medium teaching met within the authority or elsewhere, by academic year (EA) | | | |
Extra curricula activities | | Proportion of pupils from P1 to S6 participating in cultural, sporting and social activities outside the core curriculum (defined locally) | | | |
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Teachers | | | | | |
Continuing Professional Development | | New measure of Continuing Professional Development (to be developed in light of CPD framework) | | | |
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Information technology | | | | | |
Computer provision/ skills | We will increase the number of modern computers to one for every five secondary and every 7.5 primary pupils by 2002 and enhance their support for learning by providing broadband connections for schools | % of original S4 cohort who achieved the core skills of (1) IT and (2) Problem solving, in new NQ framework by end of S6 at levels 3,4,5,6 | | | |
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Other | | | | | |
Sports | | New measure reflecting the range and provision of physical activity, including sport, offered by schools in development, waiting on recommendations of physical activity task force | | | |
Citizenship | | % of schools participating in the Eco-Schools Award or similar accredited environmental award (EA) New measure on Citizenship in development | | | |