Education and training services

Tender description

West Lothian Council wish to appoint successful bidders to a framework to support the Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative and the pupil equity funding initiative to assist improved outcomes for West Lothian Schools. Services which provide professional advice, assistance, guidance and support in resolving personal or psychological problems. These may include professional counselling, therapy, mediation and support services to assist pupils (or families) and staff in matters relating to good mental wellbeing. Services may include one to one sessions, group work and working with families. Services may also include therapy including but not limited to play and music therapy. Those services which focus on engaging pupils and learning through creative activities. Services may include but need not be limited to music, arts, drama, music, film, theatre, creative writing, graphic design photography, dance activity and visual arts. Those services which will provide for the engagement of pupils to learn through participation in non academic activity and experiences. These may include but not necessarily be limited to outdoor learning, residential, sporting related activity and social activities. The provision of services which relate to the engagement of pupils on a particular subject, activity or project through discussion, performance or participation in a class dedicated to the project or activity. Services may include but need not be limited to mindfulness, confidence building, yoga, STEM, diversity, health and wellbeing. Services that provide evidence based literacy interventions including but not necessarily limited to literacy programmes, online resources and staff training. Services which provide staff with requisite training in areas including but not necessarily limited to motivational workshops, team building, leadership, numeracy and literacy initiatives. Services related to vocational training courses and qualifications including but not limited to hair dressing, beauty, customer care and car repair. External service provision where bidders work alongside teaching staff using their expert knowledge and skills to enhance the curriculum. This support may be provided through teacher training, classroom observations, assistance with class lessons and working with pupils on a group or one to one basis. These experts will provide a high degree of specific professional knowledge in areas including but not limited to; resilience coaching, literacy, numeracy. Services that provide evidence based numeracy interventions including but not necessarily limited to numeracy programmes, online resources and staff training.