The framework aims to facilitate schools in contracting providers to support various services that address the poverty-related attainment gap, including counselling, creative engagement, tutoring, workshops, parental support, community engagement, mentoring, educational assessments, leadership development, and out-of-school clubs.
Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible Framework.
The Scottish Government has committed to providing additional funding in the form of Pupil Equity Funding (PEF), to schools as part of the Scottish Attainment Challenge programme. This funding is allocated directly to schools and is aimed at closing the poverty related attainment gap.
The aim of this framework agreement is to allow schools to contract compliantly with providers who will be able to support the pupil equity fund.
Counselling, Support & Advice Services
Providing services that provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving personal or psychological problems.
Services may include but are not limited to group and/or one to one work with pupils or families, counselling, befriending, mediation and services to promote positive mental wellbeing.
Creative Engagement
Providing services that focuses on engaging pupils and learning through creative activities. Services may include but are not limited to, music, art, drama and dance.
External Tutors - Additional Support
Providing services where external personnel offer additional support to pupils on a group or one to one basis.
Services may include but are not limited to; resilience coaching, speech and language therapy, literacy and maths champions and Nurture support.
Pupil workshops
Providing services that engages pupils on a particular subject, activity or project through discussion, performance or participation in class(s)dedicated to the project or activity.
Services may include but are not limited to mindfulness, yoga, confidence building, nutrition, diversity, health and wellbeing (physical and mental).
Parental Support & Family Learning
Providing services that engage with parents and families to provide support to increase involvement in the pupil’s learning.
Services may include, but are not limited to, parental engagement workshops, leadership training, one to one sessions.
Community Engagement
Providing services that focuses on engaging pupils, parents/carers and the wider community in learning and will build and develop local capacity.
Services provided should draw on existing interventions and community programmes to build a stronger local community based on local needs and aspirations.
Mentoring
Providing a service that focuses on the support and encouragement of pupils to manage their own learning in order that they may develop their learning skills, improve their academic performance and maximise their potential.
Services may include, but are not limited to, additional support with academic studies, coaching, youth work and support and mentoring programs
Educational Assessments
Providing support and assessment materials primarily in the areas of Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing.
Services may include, but are not limited to, standardised and diagnostic assessment and screening tools.
Educational leadership
Providing support and assessment materials primarily in the areas of Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing.
Services may include, but are not limited to, standardised and diagnostic assessment and screening tools.
Leadership for Pupils
Provide services that will develop leadership and team working skills in pupils of all ages and abilities across the local authority.
Developing the Young Workforce
Providing services that will assist schools in developing skills for learning, life and work in children and young people in the broad general education, particularly for those young people with barriers to learning and at risk of disengaging from education early.
Services may include but are not limited to work-related learning experiences and involvement with families or employers.
Out of School Clubs
Providing services that provides a regulated club that offers a safe environment for children outside of school hours. Clubs often include the provision of food and some activities or social element. These may include but are not limited to breakfast, after school and holiday clubs.
Residential
at locations away from the educational environment
Miscellaneous Services
This lot will provide for any service that does not easily fall into any of the categories above e.g., Pet Therapy, Bee Keeping, Massage-in-Schools
Activity based Learning
Providing services that engages and encourages pupils to learn and develop through the participation in a range of learning activities and experiences.
Services may include but are not limited to outdoor learning and sport and social activities.