Good report after council inspection
North Lanarkshire is making good progress in improving learning, raising attainment and narrowing the povertyrelated attainment gap.
That’s the verdict of a major new report from Education Scotland following their in-depth inspection of North Lanarkshire Council.
The independent report, published this week, highlighted the leadership of Education, Youth and Communities, an improved use of data to plan effective professional learning and support for families and the work of the educational psychology service.
Councillor Frank McNally, convener of education for North Lanarkshire Council, said: “This is a hugely encouraging inspection report and demonstrates the progress we are determined to make in raising attainment and closing the povertyrelated attainment gap.
“One of our priorities is to ensure that every child can achieve their full potential and the independent inspectors agree that we are taking very positive steps to achieve that.”
The report highlighted the use of high quality, accurate data in planning and evaluation and reaffirmed that children’s attainment is showing improving trends.
There was also praise for the way in which educational psychology is making a very strong contribution, with the service making a positive impact on children, young people and families.
NLC assistant chief executive Isabelle Boyd said:“There is much work still to be done but the progress has been outstanding and I would like to thank all the staff, teachers, pupils and young people who work so hard to improve.
“The inspectors have given us some aspects for development and we will be addressing these to ensure we keep improving outcomes for children.”
Outgoing chief executive Paul Jukes added:“We must keep improving and I’m confident we can do that.”