Portal proves positive for progress of Scotland's school leavers

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Skills Development Scotland's 16+ Participation Portal is helping Renfrewshire teams track school leavers more accurately and target support earlier. The portal gives teachers and advisers daily access to destination data, which improves follow-up for young people who move into negative or unknown outcomes. Local partners also use the data to make evidence-based commissioning decisions and direct funding toward the right employability provision. The article also highlights new SDS research showing most Scottish school leavers feel positive about their current path, while barriers such as opportunity gaps and limited work experience still affect outcomes. It notes that AI is beginning to play a small but growing role in career planning.

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