The development of schools as the hub of the community is fast becoming a key strand of the strategy to deliver integrated services to children and families in isolated rural areas of Scotland.
The issue was debated last Friday at the seminar The School as the Hub of the Community, organised by Children in Scotland and aimed at drawing together the experiences of practitioners and sharing best practice.
A mapping exercise is being completed to establish the extent to which schools in rural areas are already acting as a hub for services, and a study visit is planned next month to the Asker community in Borgen, Norway, where a campus has been built comprising a school, church, health centre and kindergarten.
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