Practitioner Discussions

4. What would improve quality and continuous improvement?

‘without coherent purpose how can we move forward? Without evidence, how will we know we have moved?’

What the panel thinks: The challenges for further improvement are –

• embedding reflection and evaluation into our practice rather than being an add-on
• making it proportionate at all levels – volunteers, sessional workers, professionals, managers
• Being clear, providing the time, providing support
• Gathering evidence, reflecting critically, learning lessons
• Finding more innovative ways to gather evidence from young people
• Using technology
• Recording longitudinal information across Scotland so the whole sector can learn and improve together
• A supportive management environment
• Peer support and critical questioning
• A coherent sense of purpose