The key activities of the project are as follows:
- Create a North Ayrshire Professional Learning Academy to lead evidence-based pedagogical practice with a focus on Literacy, Numeracy and pedagogy.
- Create a Professional Learning Academy building that is suitably equipped and resourced to provide an inspiring learning environment for delegates. Delegates will range from students to probationers to highly experienced practitioners.
- Build and develop a core staff team to deliver professional training and development programmes to delegates. This includes the delivery of outreach training and coaching and mentoring support.
- Develop skills progression frameworks in core curricular areas and complement these with consistency guides to ensure coherence of high impact teaching methodologies across the education authority.
- Utilise literature, research, policy sources and action research to support the process of leading and developing learning.
- Develop a proactive approach to extending and deepening our knowledge, understanding and skills by engaging with organisations beyond the education authority.
- Provide high quality professional learning for Head Teachers and senior leaders with a key focus on quality improvement and measurement.
- Provide a focus for leadership at all levels within, across and beyond schools.
- Sustain and extend the existing learning partnership with the Robert Owen Centre by focusing on evaluation of the systems, processes and quality of the breadth of learning provision offered within the PLA and within, across and beyond establishments. Ensure systematic approaches to working within, across and beyond establishments are embedded within the culture of learning
- Develop a proactive approach to extending and deepening our knowledge, understanding and skills by working across sectors and organisations including with our Speech and Language Therapist and Universities to impact positively on the provision of high quality career- long professional learning.