As of Thursday June 11:
• Home learning survey launched
Dundee is one of nine local authorities benefiting from targeted funding from the Attainment Scotland Fund to help close the poverty-related attainment gap.
The council is receiving £6,223,466 in the allocation announced by the Scottish Government.
To help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, schools and local authorities will have flexibility to redirect some of this Challenge Authority funding from existing plans to best support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged families, with a continued focus on equity in education.
Children and families service convener Councillor Stewart Hunter said: “Closing the attainment gap is a key priority for the Council. Prior to Covid-19 the most recent results showed us making significant progress towards this priority.
“However, we recognise that Covid-19 has created challenges that are unprecedented and supporting our young people and their families is even more important right now. The work that our staff have been doing - and continue to do - has been nothing short of phenomenal.
“That is why this continued support from the Scottish Government is welcome. In particular, the flexibility that this funding announcement has given us is significant so that we ensure that our young people get the support they need.”
Meanwhile, the council is launching a survey to ask families their opinions about their home learning experience since schools shut in March.
Responses will be used to help in the establishment of blended learning from August when schools return, if it is safe to do so.
The survey is available at http://tiny.cc/eirmqz
The full list of council services affected by Coronavirus can be found on the Dundee City Council website.
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
