Effective Youth Work Approaches to Tackling Attendance

Check out our new resources aimed at supporting schools and youth work teams to enable them to work together to create the right conditions for engagement and learning.

 

Tackling the complex issues surrounding school attendance requires collaborative approaches that place the young person at the centre. Our new briefing paper  outlines where youth work can help schools understand and address barriers to learning, including building readiness to learn and designing a curriculum that enables every child and young person to access joyful learning that equips them to reach their full potential.

YouthLink Scotland has been working alongside Education Scotland to support their focus on school attendance and engagement.

We have launched a set of resources to support schools and youth work teams to work together to create the right conditions for engagement and learning. They are designed to complement the resources available on  Education Scotland’s website. 

YouthLink Scotland can provide support to strengthen partnerships to improve attendance through its Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) national programme. For more information or to discuss how the SAC national programme team can work with you to support collaborative working between youth work and schools in your locality, please contact Marielle Curran mcurran@youthlink.scot or Gill Gracie ggracie@youthlink.scot 

Youth Work and Attendance Briefing Paper

The Role of Youth Work in Supporting Young People’s Readiness to Learn

Youth Work: A Guide for Attainment Advisors and SAC Leads

A Rights-Based Approach to Tackling Engagement and Attendance

A Collaborative Approach to Tracking Achievement

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