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for Children and Young People Impacted by Poverty  \nScottish Attainment Challenge  \nContents  \n1. Introduction 3  \n2. Summary of Key Themes 5  \n3. Local Authority Submissions 7  \n4. Aberdeen City 8  \n5. Aberdeenshire 10  \n6. Angus 13  \n7. Argyll and Bute 17  \n8. City of Edinburgh 19  \n9. Clackmannanshire 20  \n10. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 22  \n11. Dumfries and Galloway 24  \n12. Dundee City 30  \n13. East Ayrshire 37  \n14. East Dunbartonshire 41  \n15. East Lothian 48  \n16. East Renfrewshire 52  \n17. Falkirk 55  \n18. Fife 57  \n19. Glasgow City 61  \n20. Highland 62  \n21. Inverclyde 64  \n22. Midlothian 67  \n23. Moray 69  \n24. North Ayrshire 74  \n25. North Lanarkshire 76  \n26. Orkney Islands 78  \n27. Perth and Kinross 80  \n28. Renfrewshire 83  \n29. Scottish Borders 84  \n30. Shetland Islands 86  \n31. South Ayrshire 89  \n32. South Lanarkshire 91  \n33. Stirling 95  \n34. West Dunbartonshire 97  \n35. West Lothian 99  \nScottish Attainment Challenge  \n3  \n1. Introduction  \nThe Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) was launched in 2015 with the ambition of closing the poverty related attainment gap between children and young people from the least and most deprived communities. It has evolved significantly over time. What began with targeted support to selected authorities and schools has expanded into a national model of targeted support that reaches across the whole country, with Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) issued to the vast majority of schools, and Strategic Equity Funding (SEF) and Care Experienced Children and Young People (CECYP) funding going to all 32 local authorities.  \nThis report focuses specifically on the SAC funding allocated to local authorities—SEF and CECYP—which together support councils to tackle the impacts of poverty on children and young people’s attainment.  \n\n|  | Strategic Equity Funding | Care Experienced Children and Young People Funding |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| What is this fund? | Strategic Equity Funding (SEF) is shared by all 32 local authorities to invest in strategic approaches to achieve the mission of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, with a clear focus on delivering equity through improving outcomes for learners impacted by poverty. | The Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund (CECYP) is a targeted resource provided to local authorities and aims to improve the educational outcomes for children and young people experiencing care |\n| How is it allocated? | Strategic Equity Funding is distributed equitably based on Children in Low Income Families data | Funding is provided to local authorities annually to support care experienced children and young people at a figure of £1,225 per looked after child aged 5-15, as outlined in the Children’s Social Work Statistics Scotland |\n\nScottish Attainment  \nChallenge 4  \n1. Introduction (cont)  \nOn 1 September 2025 the Scottish Government, Education Scotland (ES) and the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES), held a national conference for all Directors of Education and colleagues from local authority central teams. This was an opportunity to mark 10 years of the SAC programme, reflect on the impact SAC has had over the past decade and to bring local authority directors and central teams together, alongside colleagues from SG, ES and ADES to share impactful practice and look ahead, reflecting on how best to continue work to close the poverty related attainment gap.  \nIn terms of sharing practice, 15 local authorities shared their work at the national conference with the remaining 17 local authorities subsequently submitting to Scottish Government their own examples of impactful practice.  \nThis document draws together examples of the range of work supported by the Scottish Attainment Challenge that is taking place in local authorities – including some specific examples in individual schools – across the country to improve outcomes for children and yo","cbCaiv8UOeFe5oGk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv8UOeFe5oGk","pdf",5462762,100,"English","# Introduction\n## Summary of Key Themes\n## Local Authority Submissions\n## Local Authority Examples (by council)","[{\"question\":\"What is the Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) aiming to do?\",\"answer\":\"SAC aims to close the poverty-related attainment gap between children and young people from the least and most deprived communities.\"},{\"question\":\"How do SEF and CECYP funding support local authorities?\",\"answer\":\"SEF is shared across all 32 local authorities for strategic approaches to deliver equity in learner outcomes impacted by poverty, while CECYP provides targeted resources to improve educational outcomes for children and young people experiencing care.\"},{\"question\":\"What recurring themes are highlighted across the 32 local authorities?\",\"answer\":\"The report highlights recurring themes aligned to learning and teaching, leadership, and families and communities, with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, leadership development, and sustainable, data-driven approaches.\"}]","Scottish Attainment Challenge - Local Authority Examples of Good Practice in Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People Impacted by Poverty | PDF",1792050386,252]