The Employability team’s Skills For Life initiative has been promoted as a shining example of ways local authorities can tackle educational inequality.
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The LGiU has highlighted the Skills For Life programme in a briefing it has published that looks at how we can help ensure every child has equal opportunities to reach their full potential.
It also highlights that in Scotland persistent funding disparities and socio-economic inequalities are undermining educational outcomes.
The Skills For Life programme is one of three Scottish local authority case studies that are part of the briefing.
You can read it here: here: How can local government tackle educational inequality in the face of budget pressures? – LGiU
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