Services to Support Educational Attainment

Tender description

East Ayrshire Council acting as lead authority for this collaborative open framework in partnership with Inverclyde Council are seeking to award a multi-lot, multi-service provider framework to assist and support Education colleagues to comply with the over-arching statutory and legislative governance arrangements of the Council in relation to Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Financial Regulations as well as complying with the guidance as issued by the Scottish Government. We are looking to develop opportunities which encourage and enhance current thinking around aspects of pedagogy or the development of various services and activities to enhance learning, development and wellbeing. Services and activities on the framework will bring together a range of professionals and partners to work directly with staff, pupils and their families, to reduce exclusion, improve relationships, increase attendance, promote wellbeing and mental health and raise attainment within Literacy and Numeracy for our children and young people. It is crucial that the services being delivered via the framework promote excellence through raising achievement and improving outcomes: ensuring that every child and young person achieves the highest standards in literacy and numeracy, as well as the values, attitudes, knowledge and skills necessary to shape a sustainable future as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. Lot 1: Activity Based Learning Providing services that engages and encourages pupils to learn and develop through the participation in a range of learning activities and experiences. Services may include but are not limited to outdoor learning and sport and social activities. Lot 2: Mental Health, Mediation, Counselling, Support & Advice Services Providing services that provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving personal or psychological problems. Services may include but are not limited to group and/or one to one work with pupils or families, mental health counselling, befriending, mediation and services to promote positive mental wellbeing. Lot 3: Creative Engagement Providing services that focuses on engaging pupils and learning through creative activities. Services may include but are not limited to, music, art, drama and dance. Lot 4: External Tutors / Additional Support Providing services where external personnel offer additional support to pupils on a group or one to one basis. Services may include but are not limited to; resilience coaching, speech and language therapy, literacy and numeracy champions and Nurture support. Lot 5: Pupil Workshops Providing services that engages pupils on a particular subject, activity or project through discussion, performance or participation in class(s) dedicated to the project or activity. Services may include but are not limited to mindfulness, yoga, confidence building, nutrition, diversity, health and wellbeing (physical and mental). Lot 6: Pupil Workshops Providing services that engage with parents and families to provide support to increase involvement in the pupil’s learning. Services may include, but are not limited to, parental engagement workshops, leadership training, one to one sessions Lot 7: Community Engagement Providing services that focuses on engaging pupils, parents/carers and the wider community in learning and will build and develop local capacity. Services provided should draw on existing interventions and community programmes to build a stronger local community based on local needs and aspirations. Lot 8: Mentoring Providing a service that focuses on the support and encouragement of pupils to manage their own learning in order that they may develop their learning skills, improve their academic performance and maximise their potential. Services may include, but are not limited to, additional support with academic studies, coaching, youth work and support and mentoring programs. Lot 9: Leadership for Pupils Provide services that will develop leadership and team working skills in pupils of all ages and abilities across the local authority Lot 10: Educational Leadership Provide services that will develop leadership skills in teachers and support staff as part of the local authority’s commitment to career long professional learning. Lot 11: Educational Assessments Providing support and assessment materials primarily in the areas of Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing. Services may include, but are not limited to, standardised and diagnostic assessment and screening tools. Lot 12: Research & Improvement Consultancy Providing services that will support the local authority in seeking to close the poverty related attainment gap. Services may include, but are not limited to, data analysis and research based activities focused on data acquisition in relation to closing the poverty related attainment gap. Lot 13: Developing the Young Workforce Providing services that will assist schools in developing skills for learning, life and work in children and young people in the broad general education, particularly for those young people with barriers to learning and at risk of disengaging from education early. Services may include but are not limited to work-related learning experiences and involvement with families or employers Lot 14: Out of School Clubs Providing services that provides a regulated club that offers a safe environment for children outside of school hours. Clubs often include the provision of food and some activities or social element. These may include but are not limited to breakfast, after school and holiday clubs Lot 15: Residential Providing services that provides a learning and development experience for pupils and/or families away from the school/home environment. Lot 16: Digital Skills Workshops To support children and young people to develop digital skills. Services may include but are not limited to coding workshops, programming skills, digital literacy, security, social media awareness. Lot 17: Miscellaneous Services This lot will provide for any service that doesn’t easily fall into any of the categories above e.g. Pet Therapy, Bee Keeping, Massage-in-Schools, Barista training, cycle repairs and maintenance skills workshops. drug and alcohol awareness sessions, sexual health awareness, developing social skills/social networking, loneliness and social exclusion workshops, budgeting skills.