Raising Standards in Literacy and Numeracy |
| The City Of Edinburgh Council |
| Strategy |
| The aim of the project is to improve the literacy attainments, and consequently the long term educational prospects, of children in areas of deprivation in Edinburgh through a coherent programme of early intervention in the prevention of literacy difficulties. |
| This will be done by: |
|
| Scope |
| School Name | Roll inc nurs |
% free meals /clothing |
Staff (FTE) |
P1/2 total |
|
| North Edinburgh |
Craigmuir Primary (P) Granton Primary (P) Muirhouse Primary (P) Pirniehall Primary (P) Fort Primary Inchview Primary Silverknowes Primary St Davids Primary |
209 401 189 282 273 205 265 214 |
77.7 53.9 70.0 61.4 83.8 88.9 74.2 75.1 |
11.4 16.7 10.4 13.8 11.0 10.9 12.7 11.2 |
56 104 51 73 46 40 64 48 |
| South Edinburgh |
Burdiehouse Primary Fernieside Primary Gracemount Primary Moredun Primary St John Vianney Primary |
250 247 558 181 348 |
74.7 56.8 53.7 67.7 54.5 |
12.0 11.1 25.7 9.8 15.4 |
46 57 139 53 83 |
| East Edinburgh |
Craigmillar Primary Greendykes Primary Lismore Primary Niddrie Mill Primary Peffermill Primary St Francis Primary |
172 186 207 274 149 227 |
94.3 83.3 90.3 69.8 88.4 79.5 |
9.6 11.1 10.8 13.9 7.4 11.4 |
29 45 48 71 38 66 |
| West Edinburgh |
Broomhouse Primary Clovenstone Primary Dumbryden Primary Hailesland Primary Sighthill Primary |
272 274 299 310 337 |
66.2 88.7 73.7 69.8 66.1 |
12.5 15.1 14.9 14.7 16.5 |
51 65 71 66 73 |
| Local Views |
| "The importance of one-to-one contact through reading recovery cannot be over-estimated" - a learning support teacher. |
| "At last, we are doing something about it" - P1 teacher. |
| "Success is through the powerful combination of extra support to hear childrens reading daily, reading recovery and greater parental involvement" - a Headteacher. |