Sharing practice

Entrepreneurial skills across the curriculum

This group of case studies highlights the positive impact that developing entrepreneurial skills has had on the confidence and self-esteem of young people.

Published on 13 October 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Anderson High School

International links at Anderson High School in Shetland have helped a group of young people who require more choices and more chances.

Published on 22 August 2011

Flexible Learning: supporting transitions for young people with additional support needs

The Flexible Learning Initiative in North Lanarkshire has been set up to support young people who have become disengaged with education to the extent that many of them struggle to attend their mainstream schools.

Published on 21 June 2011

Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) help support transitions for young people

ELO is a transition programme based in three North Lanarkshire special schools which builds and develops unique programmes for individual pupils with additional support needs arising particularly from social and emotional factors.

Published on 21 June 2011

Coalyard transition project – providing stepping stones to employment for young people with learning disabilities

The Coalyard is a project in Larkhall offering support and skills development to young people with additional support needs who are making the transition into employment, training or further education.

Published on 1 June 2011

Hip-hop culture: a primary motivator

Through the context of dance, the aim of the project was to increase learner’s engagement with school and learning.

Published on 28 March 2011

Senior phase transition roadshows

A series of ten events aimed at school staff to help support young people’s learning in the senior phase. The aims of the Roadshows were to further raise awareness and increase knowledge of the senior phase, develop ideas and action plans to enhance transition processes and to explore opportunities for partnership working to benefit all young people.

Published on 21 March 2011

Youth Opportunities Database for Aberdeenshire (YODA)

The Youth Opportunities Database for Aberdeenshire (YODA) project is engaging MCMC young people (15-19 years of age) in creating a 16-19 eProspectus for Aberdeenshire. The project has been designed to fit into any existing 16+LC/MCMC projects and will help networks to meet the strategic context of the 16+LC model and the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.

Published on 18 March 2011

Youth Opportunities Database for Aberdeenshire (YODA)

The Youth Opportunities Database for Aberdeenshire (YODA) project is engaging MCMC young people (15-19 years of age) in creating a 16-19 eProspectus for Aberdeenshire. The project has been designed to fit into any existing 16+LC/MCMC projects and will help networks to meet the strategic context of the 16+LC model and the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.

Published on 18 March 2011