Scottish Attainment Challenge: framework for recovery and accelerating progress
A Framework to support schools, local authorities and others across the education system to support educational recovery and increase progress in improving outcomes for children and young people impacted by poverty.
Annex D – Abbreviations and key terms
AA
Education Scotland, Attainment Advisor
ACEL
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Level
Annual local authority plan
The plan which details local authority stretch aims is the current plan which the local authority uses to plan to improve the educational outcomes for children and young people affected by poverty.
ASF
Attainment Scotland Fund – the £1bn investment in the Scottish Attainment Challenge, which includes Strategic Equity Funding, Pupil Equity Funding and Care Experienced Children and Young People funding.
ASN
Additional Support Needs
CECYP
Care Experienced Children and Young People
ES
Education Scotland
FSM
Free School Meals
HWB
Health and wellbeing
Intensive support
Support provided to local authorities and schools where there is a consistent barrier and no, or very limited, progress is being made to improving outcomes for children and young people affected by poverty.
NIF
National Improvement Framework
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PEF
Pupil Equity Funding
RIC
Regional Improvement Collaborative
SAC
Scottish Attainment Challenge
SCQF
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
SEF
Strategic Equity Funding
SIMD
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
SIP
School Improvement Plan
SNCT
Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
SQR
Standards and Quality Report
SRA
Education Scotland, Senior Regional Advisor
Stretch aim
Stretch aims for improvement purposes are specifically focussed on the improvement which a system needs to make in order to reach a goal eg closing the gap. Achieving the aims mean significant steps are made to achieving the goal.
Targeted support
Support provided to local authorities and schools with the most need.
This may be those with the highest levels of poverty or others depending on the data and contextual analysis.
UNCRC
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Universal support
Support which is available to all local authorities and schools
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