1. Family Learning, Parenting, the Early Years and Community Learning & Development Perth & Kinross Tricia Illsley Learning & Development Manager

2. 13 June 2016 Policy Context ●Public Sector Reform ●Christie Commission ●Community Empowerment Bill ●Early Years Framework ●Achieving Our Potential: A framework to tackle poverty and income inequality in Scotland

3. 13 June 2016 Delivering Local and National Outcomes ●Nurture, Parenting and Child Protection ●Health and Well Being ●Quality of Life and Life Chances in Communities ●Attainment and Achievement ●Skills and Employment ●Access to Services Responsive to Local Needs

4. 13 June 2016 Strategic Underpinnings ●Perth & Kinross Early Years Strategy ●Perth & Kinross Parenting Strategy ●Curriculum for Excellence ●GIRFEC ●CLD Strategic Guidance for Community Planning Partnerships

5. 13 June 2016 Local Context ●Integrated working ●Localities/Accessibility ●Impact of recession ●Rural issues/Urban Deprivation

6. 13 June 2016 The Early Years in Perth & Kinross ●Transformational Change - Refocus of Services ●Services targeted towards 0-8 ●HUB Nurseries - each locality ●Focus on Parenting ●Parenting Services within Adult & Family Learning Team ●CLD, Health and Education: Joint working

7. 13 June 2016 Parenting Strategy Focus on: ●Young parents ●Fathers ●Looked After Children ●Parents of Teenagers ●Future Parents ●Parents in Prison

8. Contribution of Communities Service Staff Resources ●Adult & Family Learning Team ●Community Capacity Building ●Youth Services ●Community Link Workers Bases ●Community Learning Bases ●Community Campuses ●Schools

9. 13 June 2016 Perth & Kinross Examples ●SPACE Groups (0-3) ●Infant Massage (0-1) ●Handling Children’s Behaviour (3-10) ●Handling Teenage Behaviour (11-16) ●Family Holiday Programmes ●Family Clubs ●Family Cooking ●Family ESOL ●Men and Children Matter ●Parent Drop Ins ●Young Parent Groups

10. 13 June 2016 Integrated Working ●SPACE - Parenting, Adult & Family Learning, Health ●Family Holiday Programmes - CCB, Youth Services, Adult & Family Learning, Early Years, Community Link and Active Schools ●Family Clubs - CCB, Adult & Family Learning, Early Years, Sports Development

11. 13 June 2016 Example of Progression StartSkills OutcomesInformal Accredited Referrals Open to All Groups for: ●Parenting ●ESOL ●Literacies ●IT ●Personal Development ●Cooking ●Photography Groups for: ●(ASDAN) ●SQA Numeracy ●John Muir Trust Award Engagement in: ●Parent Drop Ins ●Family Clubs ●Rhyme time ●Further Education ●Volunteering ●Capacity Building ●Employment

12. 13 June 2016 CLD/Arts/Historic Scotland Pilot Huntingtower Castle Participants-Gypsy Travellers, Parent Drop Ins, Fathers, Nurture Groups Staff-Artists, CCB, Adult & Family Learning, Historic Scotland Methods-Ragging, Mosaicing, Photography, Plaster Casting Timing-Day, Evening, Weekend, Holidays

13. 13 June 2016 Impact ●Over 100 children, young people, parents, grandparents participated. ●Participation of 40 Gypsy Travellers. ●Local families accessed historic site for the first time. ●Family learning increased and relationships strengthened. ●Nurture Groups – parents and children learning together. ●Groups turned up again and again. ●Young Gypsy Travellers reported feelings of achievement for the first time. ●Peer learning - parents shared new skills in the community.

14. 13 June 2016 Family Club North Inch Community Campus Need Identified from North Perth Community Survey Participants- Children, parents, grandparents, carers Staff-CCB, Adult and Family Learning, Community Link, Sports Development, Early Years Teachers Methods-Cooking, art, physical activity Timing-Early Evening

15. 13 June 2016 Impact ●Over 45 new parents, children, carers and grandparents participated ●Progression to literacies, adult learning, volunteering & employment ●Positive engagement of some parents with the school ●Reported increase in home learning activities ●Reported increase in communication and relationships within families and within community – less isolation ●Improvement in attainment & achievement ●Joint working improved staff communication and skills

16. 13 June 2016 Bigger Outcomes ●Prevention and Early Intervention ●Better Outcomes for Children and Families ●Improved Skills for Adults and Young People/Employability ●Community Cohesion (ESOL) ●Stronger More Resilient Communities

17. 13 June 2016 Workshop {For Discussion} 1.What contribution should CLD make to the Early Intervention, Early Years and Parenting agendas? 2.How can the impact of this contribution be highlighted? 3.How will the CLD Strategic Guidance for Community Planning Partnership implementation strengthen links to Early Years and Parenting? 4What is your contribution related to Early Years and Parenting Agendas? 5What are the links with Curriculum for Excellence?