Results 1–20 of 1375 for speaker:Jenny Gilruth

Scottish Parliament: Higher Education (Access) (26 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Will the member give way?

Scottish Parliament: Higher Education (Access) (26 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Bruce Forsyth?

Scottish Parliament: Highland Council (Meetings) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Scottish Government officials last met the executive chief officer for education and learning at Highland Council on Thursday 5 October 2023 to discuss a range of education matters, including attainment.

Scottish Parliament: Highland Council (Meetings) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: As a general point of principle, I believe that MSPs should be able to engage with the schools in the areas that they represent. I do so regularly in my constituency. I do not know the specifics of the issue that Mr Mountain has raised. If he would like to share more information with me, that would be welcome. I am aware—as members will be—that, during election periods, local authorities...

Scottish Parliament: Highland Council (Meetings) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: I thank the member for her question. I might ask the Minister for Higher and Further Education to engage with her directly on the substantive point. I have seen reports in relation to some of that challenge. The Government supports the provision of additionality, through funding for bursaries for STEM subjects for example, in recognition of the challenge in that subject area. However, I will...

Scottish Parliament: ASN Assistants (Qualification and Registration) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: In taking forward that work, my officials have engaged extensively with a range of stakeholders, including local authorities, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland, the unions, the association of support for learning officers and pupil support staff. That included a national engagement programme that was undertaken by Education...

Scottish Parliament: ASN Assistants (Qualification and Registration) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: The member will be aware that that commitment stems from a Bute house commitment on looking at accreditation for pupil support assistants. It is vitally important that we consider that. I outlined in my initial response to the member that we expect to have the full detail of that report in the spring—in the coming weeks. I hope that that gives him some reassurance on the timescales...

Scottish Parliament: ASN Assistants (Qualification and Registration) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Spending on additional support for learning by local authorities reached a record high of £926 million in 2022-23. We have also invested £75 million in it since 2019-20, which, as I said in my response to Mr Griffin, has contributed to Scotland now having its highest level of support staff on record. It is also worth recognising the achievements of our young people with additional support...

Scottish Parliament: ASN Assistants (Qualification and Registration) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Liam Kerr will recognise that the data that was just published showed that the number of specialists was on an increasing trajectory. I hope that he will recognise that those numbers are now going in the right direction, in recognition of the need in the system. The member and I, and a number of others, discussed that issue yesterday at the Education, Children and Young People Committee. I...

Scottish Parliament: Digital Devices (School Pupils) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: To maximise the impact of funding, we will provide support at household level, targeting device investment at disadvantaged families with children. That approach will improve equity of access to devices and connectivity for those who need it most, helping families to realise the broad range of benefits that are associated with digital inclusion and enabling access to digital tools and...

Scottish Parliament: Digital Devices (School Pupils) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: It is worth putting on the record the fact that the Government has invested £25 million in devices and connectivity. That has resulted in more than 72,000 devices and 14,000 connectivity packages being distributed to disadvantaged learners all over Scotland. I find it quite remarkable that Ms Gallacher has come to the chamber today to complain about the investment that is going to support...

Scottish Parliament: Digital Devices (School Pupils) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: As I alluded to in my response to Ms Gallacher’s question, this is particularly challenging because of the cuts that have come from Westminster, which are having a major impact not just on education but right across the Scottish Government. That is particularly acute in relation to capital funding, which Ms Gallacher’s original question was on. Capital funding is due to contract by almost...

Scottish Parliament: Digital Devices (School Pupils) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: Again, as I outlined in my previous responses, decisions that are taken by Governments in other parts of the United Kingdom—Governments that the people of this country did not vote for—mean that the Scottish Government has less money to go around for a commitment that was made some years ago. That is the reality of the UK. If Mr Rennie does not like it, perhaps he should come to the SNP...

Scottish Parliament: Digital Devices (School Pupils) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: The member raises a really important point. The Government is committed to rolling out a digital strategy, recognising some of that challenge. More broadly in relation to the issues around bullying, we published data towards the end of last year in the behaviour in Scotland’s schools research, which examined the issue in more detail. Education Scotland has published a suite of resources on...

Scottish Parliament: Autistic Pupils (Support) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: We want all children and young people, including those with autism, to get the support that they need to reach their full learning potential. The Scottish Government continues to work in partnership with Education Scotland and a range of stakeholders to improve professional understanding of and support for autistic learners in all settings. In commitment to that work, a range of information,...

Scottish Parliament: Autistic Pupils (Support) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: The member may be aware that the Education, Children and Young People Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry on this very issue, and those comments were discussed at the evidence session yesterday. I am very sympathetic to the points that Ms Martin has raised in relation to parents’ experience of the current system. In responding to the Morgan review, which was published back in...

Scottish Parliament: Autistic Pupils (Support) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: As I said, we fund the national autism implementation team, which produces materials to support professional learning and development for practitioners working in the system. The NAIT has also developed a framework for assessment and planning to support multidisciplinary target setting for autistic children. That was written by allied health professionals, and it is fundamentally important...

Scottish Parliament: Autistic Pupils (Support) (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: I am happy to engage with the member on that issue. She should also recognise that the Government is committed to bringing forward legislation in that area. I think that the bill may offer some protection in relation to the issues that have been highlighted to the education committee.

Scottish Parliament: School Transport Costs (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: The Scottish Government is providing record funding of more than £14 billion to local authorities in 2024-25, including more than £600 million of additional revenue funding for day to day services, including the provision of free home-to-school transport for eligible children. It is the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage their budgets and to allocate the total...

Scottish Parliament: School Transport Costs (21 Mar 2024)

Jenny Gilruth: I am more than happy to engage with the member on that substantive point, although I place on record the fact that the issue that she raises is fundamentally a matter for the relevant local authority, which I hope she recognises. The member cites the age of the legislation, but it is important that local authorities are encouraged to engage on the issue of school transport with the...


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