Phase 1 pathfinders
Phase 2 pathfinders
Phase 1 pathfinders
As part of the Scottish Executive's aim to develop good practice in adult literacies provision, four pathfinder projects were established in 2002 to support innovative approaches to literacies learning.
A final report on the projects was published in October 2006.
The following individual reports were produced for the Road Haulage and Distribution Training Council.
Phase 2 pathfinders
In April 2003, Learning Connections launched its Adult Literacies Challenge Fund for the second phase of pathfinder projects. These projects were completed in March 2006, and a pathfinder dissemination conference was held to consider the lessons learned.
The phase 2 projects were as follows:
Farm Plus
This pathfinder developed literacies learning using internet technology. It focused on rural learners, particularly farmers, in Dumfries and Galloway and had a regeneration and digital inclusion focus. More details
Challenge Dad
The Challenge Dad Pathfinder was based in Aberdeen and looked at encouraging male family members to participate in literacies learning for their own and their families' benefit. More details
Literacies curriculum for adults with learning disabilities
The focus was on curriculum development and training in adult literacies for adults with learning disabilities. It sought to enable people with learning disabilities to develop the skills they need to participate and contribute actively in communities. More details
The Welcoming
The Welcoming was based in the adult learning project in Edinburgh and focused on literacies learning for speakers of other languages, particularly asylum seekers and refugees. More details
Links to literacies
This pathfinder, based in Learning Link Scotland, aimed to strengthen effective voluntary sector representation and participation in adult literacies action plan partnerships. More details
Countdown East End
Countdown East End, based in Glasgow, involved family literacies learning using a community development approach, developing a programme for recruiting and supporting peer educators. More details
Literacy and health - Grampian Health Board
This pathfinder recognised the link between low literacy levels and poor health and aimed to build the capacity of the health sector in identifying and responding to the needs of people with low literacy levels. More details
Homing in on Literacy
Homing in on Literacy focused on the literacies skills necessary to sustain tenancies, using a social practices model, particularly with young people. The Pathfinder worked with homeless people in Perth and Kinross who were aiming to, or had taken up, their own tenancies. More details
Phase 2 pathfinder toolkit
Learning Connections worked with the eight phase 2 pathfinder Projects, supported by ODS Consultants, to develop an evaluation framework and a "toolkit" to help them check the effectiveness and impact of their projects. The toolkit contains the following:
• Baseline Data Proforma
• Project Action Plan
• Quarterly Progress Report Proforma
• Annual Progress Report Proforma
• Final Report Proforma
• Case Study Guidance
• User Satisfaction Interview Schedule
• Partner Consultation Interview Schedule
The toolkit can also be used by a range of literacies projects, not just the pathfinders.