Education Scotland’s DYW resource – a summary
Since the implementation of Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy in response to the recommendations put forward by the Commission for Developing the Young Workforce in September 2014 Education Scotland has publish a number of key documents and related resources to support practitioners in realising the ambitions around DYW. Here is an overview which aims to help navigation and access:
Key documents:
Reviews and reports:
DYW Information Update: DYW Information Update -Aug 17 provides an overview of the entire DYW programme.
Implementation overview of the 5 DYW Change Themes for the rest of the programme duration:
- Implementation plan cut down 18-19
- Implementation plan cut down 19-20
- Implementation plan cut down 20-21
Related Resources (on the new National Improvement Hub):
- Suite of Learning Resources around the Career Education Standard (CLPL) (New resource added!)
- Work Placements Standard Benchmarking and Self-evaluation Tool
- Senior Phase Benchmarking Tool
- Self-evaluation Guide for School/College Partnerships
- Career Education Standard – Exemplification Tool
- Work Placements Toolkit1: Kibble Education and Care Centre
- Work Placements Toolkit 2: Guide to work-based learning in Dumfries and Galloway
Interesting Practice exemplars (collated):
A series of interesting practice examples are being published on the National Improvement Hub. The following ones are currently available:
- New: Calderglen HS – Inspirational learning delivered in partnership
- New: Sanderson High School: Tailored learning pathways to meet the needs of all
- New: Angus Works – Extended work placements for the senior phase
- Busby Primary School: Skills development at the core of the curriculum
- Craigroyston Community High School: Helping young peopl
e realise their aspirations - Outward Bound Trust: Supporting young people on the future pathways
- Woodfarm High School: A whole school approach to career education
- Dalziel High School: Skills development through STEM
- Ferguslie – Pre5 Centre: Skills Development in Early Years
- Bonhill Primary School: A whole school approach to enterprise and employability education
- Scottish Food and Drink Federation & Bathgate Academy – an industry partnership project
- Pre-Apprenticeship Programme at Govan High School (Glasgow)
- Career education in the primary sector – Caskieberran Primary School
- ‘Workout’ programme at South Ayrshire Council
- ‘Teen Takeover’ and Community Café, Sandwick Junior High School, Shetlands
- Work-based learning initiatives in Dumfries and Galloway
- Skills Academy programme at St Matthew’s Academy (North Ayrshire)
- 2+3 pilot project in East Ayrshire
- SCOTS Programme at Forth Valley College
- Kibble Education and Care Centre
- Developing Career Management Skills – Millburn Area School Group
- Clyde Gateway
Equalities and inclusion
The following links provides a number of resources and links to help practitioners identify and tackle issues of gender stereotyping in their classrooms and schools: Improving gender balance 3-18
More information can be found on the National Improvement Hub and the Education Scotland website.
DYW Skills 3-18 Website, Blog and E-bulletin
- DYW webpages
- Blog
- Subscribe to our e-bulletin (see previous editions ) by emailing: edsskills@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk
You also find this information as well as links to additional materials and partner organisations within the dyw-flyer-feb-17
