The 'go to' organisation for Local Government improvement in Scotland Improvement ServiceProducts and ServicesConsultancy and Support CONSULTANCY AND SUPPORT We provide a number of consultancy and facilitation services to support all councils in Scotland to deliver transformational change and improve outcomes in their communities. Community Planning Improvement Board The Community Planning Improvement Board (CPIB) provides improvement support for community planning in Scotland. Welfare Advice and Health Partnerships Helping to embed welfare rights and money advisors within healthcare settings. Improving Outcomes in Money Advice Improving the impact of Scotland’s money advice services and supporting councils and their partners in this process. Economic Outcomes Programme The programme works to help councils maximise the impact of their economic development activities. Fairer Scotland Duty Support for implementation of the Fairer Scotand Duty to reduce inequalities of outcome related to socio-economic disadvantage. Roads Collaboration Project Exploring opportunities to share services among the 32 roads authorities and Transport Scotland. Spatial Information Service Leading the development of spatial information products and a collective approach to collective data management across Scottish local government. Organisational Development Supporting capacity building to improve the performance and effectiveness of organisations. Change Management The change team helps councils and their partners to deliver transformational and operational level change. Adopting a Trauma-Informed Approach Support for local authorities and stakeholders to raise awareness of the benefits of a trauma-informed approach across systems, services and the workforce. Climate Change Our climate change programme looks at how we embed climate change across all our work, and supports local government in its ambitions to reach Net Zero targets. Tackling Violence Against Women Coordinating the National Violence Against Women Network to help councils and their partners to improve outcomes for women, children and young people affected by violence. Community Councils The Scottish Community Councils project provides information, support and resources for Scotland’s 1,200 community councils and the 10,000+ volunteers who serve as community councillors. Workforce Planning Assisting councils and their partners in effective workforce planning. Associates Framework The Associates Framework provides flexible access to a wide range of expert support and resources to help the Improvement Service, community planning partnerships and councils. Planning for Place Programme Supporting councils and their partners to collaborate in place-based approaches to joint planning, resourcing and delivery of places that enable all communities to flourish. Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme is a delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and PHS, funded and supported by the Health Foundation and Scottish Government with support from COSLA. Money Guiders network The ‘Money Guiders’ programme seeks to help organisations and practitioners deliver money guidance well throughout the UK. Local Child Poverty Action Reports Working with local authorities and health boards to support the development of Local Child Poverty Action Reports and ensure they are an effective lever for tackling child poverty in Scotland. Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Providing business analysis and knowledge management support to Scottish Government and councils in the planning and implementation of the expansion to 1140 hours of funded early learning and childcare by August 2021, and in wider service refinement and improvement. This work will continue as we support councils in the sustainable delivery of this transformative expansion. Useful Information Our Staff Join our Team Scottish Councils & CPPs Privacy Statement Cookie Policy Accessibility Statement ISO27001 Contact 01506 282012 info@improvementservice.org.uk © Improvement Service Our cookie policy By using this website you agree to our cookie policy. We use cookies to generate statistical data about how people use our site. We never share information or attempt to identify individuals. See our cookie policy for more information. Accept all cookies See all cookies