PLANS are being developed to close the attainment gap in the Wee County's secondary schools, thanks to a government cash boost.
Clackmannanshire's three public academies will be receiving around £300,000 in total from the Scottish Government in a bid to address the persistent disparity in children's educational performance.
The money will be used for a range of projects improving literacy, numeracy as well as health and wellbeing.
The funding is part of an £11.5 million package, distributed amongst 133 secondary schools which educate children from deprived areas.
Earlier in the summer, the Scottish Attainment Challenge, in which Clacks is included alongside eight other local authorities, was extended to support secondary schools across the country.
Councillor George Matchett, the Wee County Labour administration's spokesperson for education, said: “I welcome this funding for our secondary schools.
“The new improving outcomes managers will be working with the schools and headteachers to finalise [the] programme, with a focus on health and wellbeing, literacy and numeracy, and building on the programme already underway in our primary schools.
“I look forward to seeing more of the plans as they are developed.”
The exact figure, and how the money will be used, is still unknown, with details expected to be confirmed by the end of the month.
Deputy first minister John Swinney launched the package of funding this week, saying: “Delivering equity and excellence across Scotland’s education system is this government’s defining mission.
“I am firmly committed to substantially closing the gap in the attainment of pupils from our most and least deprived areas during the lifetime of this parliament.
“The funding we are allocating to secondary schools is part of the additional £750 million we will make available to support schools to close the attainment gap over the same period.
“It will enable more than a hundred secondary schools to improve literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing through a range of projects devised by the schools themselves.
“This builds on our existing work with hundreds of primary schools to ensure no child or young person in Scotland is held back because of their background."