FARE Youth Workers, Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Officers and Family Liaison Officers (FLO) are an important part of the Scottish education system, delivering Curriculum for Excellence across communities and in schools. Our FARE staff, plan and deliver a significant variety of non-formal learning opportunities, which help children and young people to develop the skills and attributes they need to thrive. This complements and enhances learning through the formal curriculum, maximising individual potential with appropriate support and challenge.

For some young people, FARE Scotland’s work is the key to unlocking learning, overcoming barriers to engagement, and providing a curriculum offer based on the needs of the learner.

A strengthened collaborative approach is also central to deliver the refreshed mission for the Scottish Attainment Challenge, “to use education to improve outcomes for children and young people impacted by poverty, with a focus on tackling the poverty related attainment gap”.  The refreshed Challenge places greater focus on the breadth of achievements and the importance of health and wellbeing to improving outcomes for children and young people. This requires effective partnership between schools and third sector workers.