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Blueprint for Education
Stage 1 Consultation
Informal Consultation and
Information Gathering
Blueprint Principles
1) To ensure strategic planning, effective leadership and quality assurance to
bring about improvement;
2) To ensure effective partnership working;
3) To ensure that all families have access to quality early education and
childcare provision;
4) To ensure all schools deliver Curriculum for Excellence, specifically, a broad
curriculum, a breadth of experience, social interaction and learning
experiences;
5) To ensure all learners experience smooth transitions between stages of
learning, supported by the highest possible professional standards;
6) To ensure all learners in Shetland have equal opportunity throughout their
educational experience to enable them to achieve their full potential;
7) To ensure that these principles are delivered within the Council’s Budget.
Teacher and Pupil Numbers
Shetland Births
The numbers of live births in Shetland from 1976 to 2008 provided by the General Registrar Office for Scotland
and the Information Services Division of NHS Scotland contain a number of peaks, however, the general trend
has been one of decline. This is supported by the falling school rolls figures for the same time period.
Projected figures provided until the year 2031 suggest a similar rate of decline with birth rates falling from 240
in 2009 to 180 in 2019, and to 140 in 2031. Overall, the projected 0-15 age population of Shetland is projected
to decline by 31% over the next 22 years.
Scottish Average
Highland
Eilean Siar
Shetland Islands
Orkney Islands
Whiteness Primary
Whalsay Primary
Uyeasound Primary
Urafirth Primary
Tingwall Primary
Sound Primary
Skerries Primary
Skeld Primary
Scalloway Primary
Sandwick Primary
Sandness Primary
Papa Stour Primary*
Olnafirth Primary
Ollaberry Primary
North Roe Primary
Nesting Primary
Mossbank Primary
Mid Yell Primary
Lunnasting Primary
Happyhansel Primary
Hamnavoe Primary
Foula Primary
Fetlar Primary
Fair Isle Primary
Dunrossness Primary
Cunningsburgh Primary
Cullivoe Primary
Burravoe Primary
Bressay Primary
Brae Primary
Bells Brae Primary
Baltasound Primary
Aith Primary
Primary
Full Cost per Pupil 08/09
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
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Secondary
Full Cost per Pupil 08/09
Consultation
STAGE 1 – INFORMAL CONSULTATION
•What is being consulted on?
•Primary School Options
•Secondary School Options
•Relevant Factors
•Who is to be consulted?
•Parents
•Pupils
•Staff
•Community Councils
The main purpose of the informal consultation is to gather
information and engage with communities. Any formal proposals will
not be established until all the information and views collected are
carefully considered.
Consultation
What will happen next?
STAGE 2 – CONSIDERATION OF CONSULTATION OUTCOMES
STAGE 3 – FORMAL PROPOSALS
Formal proposals to be put to elected members
STAGE 4 – STATUTORY CONSULTATION
•Educational Benefits Statement
•Proposal Paper
•Notice & Consultation Period
•Public Meeting
•HMIE
•First Review Period
•Consultation Report
•Second Review Period
STAGE 5 – FINAL REPORT
Timetable
Shetland Islands Council
Blueprint for Education Consultation Timeline
Shetland Islands Council
June 30, 2010
Statutory Consultation Begins
Services Committee
Aug 30, 2010 (tbc)
Nov 25, 2010
3 Week Period ends
Oct 29, 2010 (tbc)
Jan
2010
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
2011
Shetland Islands Council
Jan 13, 2010
Stage 1
Stage
Stage
Stage
Stage
Stage
SG.
1.
2.
3.
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5.
Dec 8, 2010
Services Committee
Informal Consultation Starts
6 Week Period ends
June 17, 2010
Stage 2
Stage 3
Informal Consultation
Consideration of Consultation Outcomes
Formal Proposals
Statutory Consultation
Final Proposal
Scottish Government 6 week period call-in notice period
Oct 8, 2010 (tbc)
Stage 4
Stage 5
SG
What are the
Relevant Factors?
•The Education Case
•Travel Distances and Times
•Future Pupil and Population Projections
•Community Planning and Use
•Rural Sustainability and Development
•Financial Considerations
•Other Alternatives
•Unique Local Factors
Curriculum for Excellence
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
In Primary Schools the curriculum will cover three stages:
Early years (the pre-school years and P1 or later for some)
First level (the end of P4, but earlier or later for some)
Second level (to the end of P7, but earlier or later for some).
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Secondary schools will use levels continuing on from the Primary. These will be:
Third and Fourth Level (S1-S3, but earlier for some) which will provide a broad general education.
Senior Phase (S4-6 and college or other means of study) which will be when the majority of
qualifications will be taken.
As young people move forward to the qualifications stage, they will be taught more subject-based
material and offered courses in specific subjects. The new qualifications will be awarded in 2014,
until then students will continue to sit the existing qualifications.
Curriculum for Excellence
Entitlements
•A curriculum which is coherent from 3 to 18
•A broad general education, including well planned experiences and outcomes across all the
curriculum areas from early years through to S3
•A senior phase of education after S3 which provides opportunities to obtain qualifications as
well as to continue to develop the four capacities (successful learners, confident individuals,
effective contributors and responsible citizens
•Opportunities to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work (including career
planning skills) which with a continuous focus on literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing
•Personal support to enable them to gain as much as possible from the opportunities which
Curriculum for Excellence can provide
•Support in moving into positive and sustainable destinations beyond school
Curriculum for Excellence sets out expectations for learning in 8 areas - Expressive Arts, Health and
Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Religious and moral education, Sciences, Social Studies and
Technologies.
Curriculum for Excellence
Some local considerations
•The guidelines for the 8 curricular areas have been with all schools for some time and
the new curriculum will begin in August 2010 for pupils in nursery, primary and S1.
•Shetlands Junior High Schools have secondary departments that operate from S1 to
S4.
•The senior phase of curriculum for excellence will for most pupils begin after S3. The
majority of pupils will not take specialist subject qualifications until the senior phase.
•Some of the options put forward for discussion include a change to the secondary
education structure in Shetland and these include changing transfer points.
•The following options are for consideration and we are keen to gather your views on
them and other options we have identified.
•The first pupils to enter the Senior Phase are the current P7 and they will begin the
new qualifications in August 2013.
Proposals:
Viable Options
Non Viable Options
Options for informal consultation for
each area will appear here and are in
the Option Booklet.