Staff at a school in North Ayrshire were used to seeing a 14-year-oldgirl - in care and frequently excluded - turning up in torntracksuits.
But on the day of an interview for a project she knew could open up thevocational curriculum to her, there was a change.
"She turned up in school uniform, shoes polished, and was desperate toengage with the team. Since then she's had 100 per cent attendance,"says Allan Cowieson, the council's quality improvement officer foradditional support and learning.
The project was one of the first to win a share of a 6m pot thatthe Scottish Executive is using to test new ways of helping looked-afterchildren do better at school.
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