Whole family support improvement work in East Lothian Resources Improvement methods and tools to identify priorities for change and guide implementation To support the introduction and embedding of new ways of working in East Lothian, the National Support Team used a range of improvement methods and tools to identify priorities for change and guide implementation. At the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund Learning into Action webinar ‘Link and Learn: Tools for Change’ (17 December 2025), Lorraine Sillars, Whole Family Wellbeing Lead at CELCIS, and Steph Beringer, Improvement Advisor, CYPIC, Scottish Government, shared these approaches and how they were used in practice. Tools to identify priorities for change and guide implementation include the Quality Improvement Journey, and Plan, Do Study, Act cycles. Resources to create the conditions for learning include Kotter's 8-step change model, Centre for Real World Learning Professor Bill Lucas’s Habits of an Improver and Liberating Structures which offers ways to facilitate and approach collaborative discussions and planning. At this session, Lorraine Sillars, Whole Family Wellbeing Lead at CELCIS, and Steph Beringer, Improvement Advisor, CYPIC, Scottish Government also highlighted that data and measurement are essential to improvement and change work. Quantitative and qualitative data can help build understanding of people's experiences, needs and outcomes, identify priorities for action, and inform decision-making. Ongoing measurement supports learning and helps determine whether changes are leading to improvement and for whom. Button: View the Tools for Change presentation [link to PowerPoint slides] Self-assessment tool The Scottish Government has developed a National Self-Assessment Toolkit for Change to help Children's Services Planning Partnerships self-evaluate services, identify areas for improvement and on reflect on progress. It can be used to inform shared learning and thinking around the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding programme, the Routemap and National Principles, and the implications for local support, services, and practice. Button: Read the National Self-Assessment Toolkit for Change Learn about Supporting Families Tools to deliberately shift support for families in East Lothian from reactive, fragmented provision towards earlier, family-led, community-based support With support from the National Team, the East Lothian Families Together team developed a range of tools to help build a family-led service that strengthens families' skills and confidence, fosters compassionate relationships, and connects people with local support. This approach shifts the focus from reactive, fragmented services to earlier, community-based support for children, young people and families and brings to life key national ambitions for children, young people and families in Scotland. Button: Read the East Lothian Improvement Plan [insert link] Button: Learn about the Blossom Tool [insert link] Button: Read Families Together East Lothian’s guiding principles [insert link] Button: Read Families Together East Lothian’s practice descriptors [insert link] Button: Read Families Together East Lothian’s Practice Manual [insert link] Ends