The Covid-19 pandemic has “decimated” those living in the poorest areas of West Dunbartonshire when it comes to closing the school attainment gap according to councillors.
The local authority was one of the nine “Challenge” authorities allocated funding from the Scottish Attainment Challenge Fund which was set up to accelerate the pace in which Scotland closes the poverty related school achievements gap.
A revised model, for all 32 local authorities, will reduce West Dunbartonshire’s annual allocation to £5.1 million between March 2022 and 2026, which could have been £8.1 million had the former scheme remained in place.
