£1.4m for Renfrewshire to close attainment gap

Funding for schools to improve literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing.

Primary and secondary schools in Renfrewshire will receive more than £1.4 million for projects to close the attainment gap this year.

The funding will support measures to improve literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing in schools with pupils who live in areas of deprivation.

Renfrewshire became one of Scotland’s nine challenge authorities this summer. It will receive £912,240 for attainment projects in primary schools, and £533,369 for secondary schools.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said:

“Delivering equity and excellence across Scotland’s education system is the Scottish Government’s defining mission. I am firmly committed to substantially closing the gap in the attainment of pupils from our most and least deprived areas during the lifetime of this parliament.

“The funding I have confirmed for Renfrewshire is part of the additional £750 million we will make available over five years to support schools to close the attainment gap.

“It will enable the area’s primary and secondary schools to improve literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing through a range of tailored projects.

“This builds on our existing work with challenge authorities and schools across the country to ensure no child or young person in Scotland is held back because of their background."

Notes to editors

The £750m Attainment Scotland Fund is a targeted initiative focused on supporting pupils in the local authorities of Scotland with the highest concentrations of deprivation. The challenge authorities are currently Glasgow, Dundee, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

The £1,445,609 announced for Renfrewshire today will fund projects during 2016/17.

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