To support your work on self-evaluation you may wish to refer to the following national guidance documents and other sources of information.
Achieving Better Community Development (ABCD)
A framework for evaluating community development. Available from Community Development Foundation (www.cdf.org.uk ).
ACPOS Youth Strategy
Sets out the Scottish Police Service’s principles for engagement with children and young people. www.scottish.police.uk/main/acpos/ACPOS_Youth_Strategy.pdf
Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland (ALNIS)
The adult literacy and numeracy strategy for Scotland. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/lifelong/alan-00.asp
Assessing Community Strengths
A practical handbook for planning capacity building. Available from Community Development Foundation (www.cdf.org.uk ).
The Beattie Report
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Life-Long-Learning/16581/6658
Evaluation Support Scotland
Evaluation Support Scotland provides specialist support across Scotland to voluntary organisations and their funders to help them to evaluate and learn. www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk
For Scotland’s Children: Better integrated children’s services
Published by the Scottish Executive http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/fcsr-00.asp
"It’s Everyone’s Job to Make Sure I’m Alright" (2002)
Report of the Child Protection Audit & Review www.scotland.gov.uk/childprotection
Learning Connections Website
www.lc.communitiesscotland.gov.uk : a range of information on policy and practice development in relation to community learning and development, adult literacy and numeracy, and community engagement.
In particular Learning Connections is developing the Performance Information Project (PIP), which aims to support the development of better information on CLD at national and local levels, to support the improvement of services.
Learning Evaluation and Planning (LEAP)
A tool for planning and evaluation in the context of community learning and development www.scdc.org.uk/leap_index.htm
Learning in Regenerations skills pack
The Scottish Centre for Regeneration Available at: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/webpages/cs_006288.hcsp#TopOfPage or from learndirect Scotland on 08456 000 111
The Lifelong Learning Strategy for Scotland
Published by the Scottish Executive http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/lifelong/llsm-00.asp
National Occupational Standards — Youth work, community development work and family learning
Documents setting out national occupational standards and explaining what can be expected from various CLD practitioners. http://www.lifelonglearninguk.org/standards/standards_index.html
National Standards for Community Engagement
The Standards and guidance on implementation can be found at: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/webpages/1cs_010771.hcsp#TopOfPage
Quality Scotland
Quality Scotland is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes business excellence across Scotland in the private, public and voluntary sectors. www.qualityscotland.co.uk
Scotland’s community planning website
A range of other materials and resources linked to community planning are available on: www.communityplanning.org.uk
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2004:
Based on a variety of factors, this index ranks small areas of Scotland in terms of relative deprivation. A report on how the index is compiled is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/society/siomd-00.asp
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
The easiest way to get access to the SIMD data (and a range of other useful information) is through this website: http://www.sns.gov.uk /
WALT
Scottish Executive guidance to community planning partnerships. Issued in February 2004. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/housing/segcld-00.asp
Legislation
Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2004/20040004.htm explanatory notes: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/en2004/2004en04.htm
Education (Disability strategies and pupils’ records) (Scotland) Act 2002
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2002/20020012.htm explanatory notes: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/en2002/2002en12.htm
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 — Community Planning Guidance & Advice Notes
The guidance and advice notes that the Scottish Executive has produced to support implementation of community planning. Statutory Guidance: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/localgov/cpsg-00.asp — main references to community learning and development on page 10.
Advice notes: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/localgov/cpan-00.asp — main references to community learning and development on page 68 (Advice Note 5 on "Community Engagement").
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000034.htm