Document title Transforming lives through learning

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Our Ambitions for Adult Learning In Scotland Adult Learning in Scotland will be recognised by all as a central element of personal and community empowerment

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Eric Whitfield, East Renfrewshire with Edith MacQuarrie, Education Scotland

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Outcomes

• Participants are aware of the current status of the statement of ambition and the role out of its priorities

• Participants contribute ideas for the effective roll-out of the statement

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Our ambitions are that:• Scotland becomes recognised globally as the mostcreative and engaged learning society.

• Every adult in Scotland will have the right to accesslearning to meet their educational needs and theiraspirations.

• Adult learning in Scotland and the outcomes thatlearners achieve will be world-leading.

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It will be informed by three core principles:• Learning should be lifelong• Adult learning should be life-wide• Adult learning should be learner-centred.

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Adult learning is essential to enable and encourage adults in Scotland to acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to be active and productive individuals and contribute to society.

We want to ensure we are fit for purpose in a changing educational and economic world. And at the heart of our ambition is the principle that everyone in Scotland has the right to access high quality learning to meet their needs and aspirations – throughout their lives.

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The National Strategic Forum for adult learning, which represents a broad range of partners, is charged with supporting the implementation of this strategy.

It has five strategic objectives:- • access to opportunities, • co-design of learning, • impact on life-chances, • learner voice in policy and; • support to learners.

  

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 • Changes

- Cabinet Secretary, ES Strategic Director- More members – Skills Development Scotland,

Scotland’s Colleges, Museums and Galleries, STUC

- Working Groups

Who are the National Strategic Forum ?

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 Four working groups taking forward the strategic priorities

Adults access, recognise and participate in learning opportunities throughout all stages, changes and circumstances in their lives – initial focus on Adult Achievement Awards

Adults transform their lives and communities through learning choices in personal, work, family and community settings initial focus on Family Learning

Adults co-design their learning experiences; Adults effectively influence strategy and policy at local and national levels initial focus on Learner Voice

Adults are effectively supported in their learning journeys initial focus on CPD/CPL

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http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/communitylearninganddevelopment/

Education Scotland Website

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Tasks

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In pairs – each will have a turn of speaking for ten minutes without interruption on What adult learning means to me

Agree who will listen first- the listener can ask a couple of questions after the ten minutes.

Then reverse roles

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Discussion groupsThree questions to consider

A. What should the Statement of Ambition do to support and develop adult learning in Scotland?

B. What are the obstacles to the Statement impacting on adult learning?

C. What, as a profession, should we be doing to maximise the impact of the statement in our work?

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Thank You

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