LTS Communities Team

The LTS Communities Team has been established to lead policy implementation and practice development across Community Learning and Development in Scotland. The team, led by Anne Gibson, will be building on much of the work carried out by Learning Connections as they set their priorities to deliver their new role. Anne Gibson has been leading the Schools and Youth Work Bridging the Gap initiative at LTS, which has now become part of the remit of the Communities team.

The core strands of the work this field carries out are: community-based lifelong learning, with a particular focus on adult literacy and numeracy and ESOL; youth work; and community capacity building. All these areas are delivered in a variety of settings by a wide range of providers including local authorities, colleges and third sector organisations. The role of the Communities team is to work with all these sectors to enable individuals and communities to achieve positive change in their lives.

The team will continue to build the capacity of CLD practitioners to engage in Curriculum for Excellence and, within LTS, bring a CLD perspective to the wide range of work programmes including early years, health and well-being, outdoor learning, 16 + learning choices and citizenship.

You can find out more about the team and their work here.