1. BREAKOUT 2: TAKING ACTION TO CLOSE THE GAP (11:10 - 12:25)

2. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Presenter builds on break out 1, but then takes the gap and describes their action plan to refine their work, expand their projects, and close the gap Using the Closing the Gap Action Planning form, participants are invited to create a plan for closing the gap that they identified in Day One Have fun!

3. SOME IMPORTANT NOTES Our discussions today are about learning, not about performance, so… sharing your challenges and failures can be just as important as sharing your wins and successes.

4. MEETING NORMS REFRESH Suspend judgment as best you can. Respect one another. Seek to understand rather than persuade. Invite and honour diverse opinions. Speak what has personal heart and meaning. Go for honesty without going on and on and on.

5. Site Sharing: Reflecting on Our Work to Date Date Average ScoreTarget Child 1 Child 2 Child 3Child 4Child 5Child 6Child 7Child 8Child 9 Child 10 Child 11 Child 12Child 13Child 14Child 15 28/02/20146.115435113817112391564 28/03/20148.0156410214869123681410- 09/05/20149.5158-1051481091210671410- A indicates absence

6. PROJECT GAPS Not enough data measurement Unable to identify the gaps accurately

7. Impact of the intervention Focus on two children Parents to complete daily diary Children’s diary completed daily with keyworker

8. Data Literacy assessment to re-establish baseline. Child 1 – diary data corresponds with parents. Child 2 - diary data differs from parents. Literacy assessment retest not achieved – absence.

9. REVISED DRIVER DIAGRAM Aim Primary Drivers Secondary Drivers Improve Literacy Scores of all 3 year olds at Clydebank EECC by 30 March 2015. Local context Children’s development Parental confidence in parenting Attendance Parental engagement Print poor homes Emotional needs Mental health issues Poverty

10. Learning for improvement – Parental engagement. Tea, toast and talk Parenting groups Welfare officer Outreach worker Other agencies

11. Learning for improvement - Attendance Nursery absence procedures not addressing the problem. Design new PDSA involving other agencies to address attendance.

12. Table Reflection and Discussion part one Using the action planning form – sketch out milestones, next actions, and structural things they need to do to move their dots and close their gap – 20 minutes Action planning questions on next slide

13. Table Reflection and Discussion 1.What's the next action or task for each to move them forward. 2.What assets can we draw upon within our partners or the community to move this work forward? 3.Who needs to be involved? 4.What do you need for others? 5.What are predicted barriers and what are your ideas for overcoming them?

14. Discussing as a table, participants are invited to share their action plans What were common theses about your next actions to move things forward? What can you do in the next 2 weeks to move existing projects forward and start new ones? Where do you need help or support? Table Reflection and Discussion part two – 20 minutes

15. What did you discover in your action planning? What surprised you? What ideas are you taking home from your table discussions? For all of us as leaders are there leadership issues to consider? – Or leadership issues we need to escalate? REPORT OUT

16. PLEASE INSERT HERE (DURING SESSION): – Top 5 emerging themes based upon facilitator themes from tables. THEMES FROM THE ROOM

17. Parting Thoughts Today was about closing the gap Take your plans to CPP action planning, to close the gap you’ve identified Head into the action period with clarity about what you need to do!

18. Thanks for a great session!