Raising attainment in literacy and numeracy using an intergenerational approach

1. Connecting Generations

2. Maureen O’Reilly
Intergenerational Development Officer
Generations Working Together

3. The story so far
Funding
 Pupil Equity Fund
 The Gannochy Trust
 Voluntary Action Fund
Brief
 Recruit volunteers
 Deliver training
 Develop partnerships
 Agree literacy and
number work activities

4. Recruitment
 Local media
 Lang Toon Times
 Voluntary groups
 Community groups
 Churches
 Local network
 Volunteer Centre
Auchterarder
 13 volunteers
Perth Grammar
 4 volunteers

5. Three half days
 Day 1 Intergenerational awareness
 Day 2 Child Protection training
 Day 3 Familiarity with school
 School etiquette
 Head teachers and staff popped in
Key to the project success : staff involvement from day one
Training

7. Five months on
Auchterarder
 Volunteers support
over 30 classes each week
 One-to-one
reading & number work
 Small groups
reading & number work
Perth Grammar
 Volunteers support
14 classes each week
 One-to-one poetry & number work
 Eco-project
 reflective garden
 upcycling of garden furniture

8. Raising Intergenerational
awareness with 6th year
pupils

10. The Community School of Auchterarder
Secondary number work

11. Perth Grammar school
Intergenerational Hub for North Perth
Bringing all community partners into
our hub
Sports center
Community center
Men’s shed
Nursing homes
Community groups

12. Mike Farrell
Deputy Head Teacher
Perth Grammar School
‘Perth Grammar does poetry’

13. Kate Samuels
Communications and
Policy Assistant

14.  Evaluation & Stories
 Photos & videos
 Sharing of best practice
 Community hubs in schools
 Sustainable connections in
 Perth & Kinross
What’s next

15.  Continuation of pilot
 Council & parliament interest
 Glasgow City Council – representatives with experience in
youth work, youth engagement and secondary schools
 Developing a stage two project in Dundee, Glasgow or Fife
 Invitations emailed to Headteachers (Feb 18)
 Three schools noted interested so far in Glasgow & Fife
 Wider local authority interest (resources)
 GWT keen to talk to schools, LA’s & individuals
2018-2020

16. Make a difference
 Connecting Generations is recruiting volunteers
 Local network volunteer co-ordinator, vacancy in
Perth and Kinross
Spread the word
Volunteer

17.  Perth & Kinross Network Meeting
Thursday 22nd March 2018, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue TBC
www.generationsworkingtogether.org
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