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Unpacking the needs of the individual Crannog: A profile of promising practice

Unpacking the needs of the individual Crannog: A profile of promising practice. Currently: Working with 60/65 excluded and vulnerable Young People aged 12 – 16 across Dumfries and Galloway

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Unpacking the needs of the individual Crannog: A profile of promising practice

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  1. Unpacking the needs of the individual Crannog: A profile of promising practice

  2. Currently: Working with 60/65 excluded and vulnerable Young People aged 12 – 16 across Dumfries and Galloway Three bases each with a project team that includes Manager; Social Education Workers (general and specific remits e.g. substance use / Youth Justice); Teachers Who de we work with?

  3. Community based support, working from project bases and schools to increase educational attainment and promote social inclusion Programmes (delivered to individuals and groups) include work on SQA programmes; ASDAN ( a validated alternative curriculum); literacy and numeracy; anger management; thinking and problem solving skillls; parenting; substance misuse reduction; interpersonal / communication skills Programmes are intensive and lengthy following an 8 weeks assessment (approx) – recognising that long standing problems respond better to intensive input over a sustained period. Average length of programme is 18 months; attendance rates are over 90% Young People are seen 3/4 times a week and daily attendance is not uncommon What do we do?

  4. Young people who are excluded remain on the role of the host school – assists reintegration and provision of curricular materials Flexible and peripatetic support designed to assist access to education; not based on the provision of a long term alternative to school We actively seek opportunities for YP and their families to be involved in school events and/or related activities in their communities Evaluation, Evaluation, Evaluation Partnership, Partnership, Partnership It’s essential that…

  5. Assessment and Action Planning Education Social Skills Employability Health, Wellbeing and Leisure Reducing harm Reducing offending Improving Parenting and Family Support Unpacking Individual Need….

  6. Modified ASSET for need and risk Move to integrated assessment Clear and consistent outcome measures Evidence based practice Service user involvement External analysis (by Edinburgh and Stirling Universities) Unpacking need and measuring impact

  7. Referrals 31 Males 18 females

  8. Futurebuilders investment Evaluation findings Crannog Plus – potential to double the service and to reach YP before exclusion; focus on the transition from primary to secondary Increasing Parenting and Family Support Services Future:

  9. www.aberlour.org.uk And follow the link to publications Or contact the manager for this service Steve McCreadie [steve.mccreadie@aberlour.org.uk] NB Further evaluation report due shortly For Further Information and evaluation reports…

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