Wednesday, 8 March 2017
1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that remote and rural schools are not disadvantaged compared to those in urban areas. (S5O-00732)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to retain and recruit teachers to tackle shortages. (S5O-00733)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on graduate apprenticeships since they were introduced. (S5O-00734)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the consultation on reforms to its named person scheme has been described by one group as a “sham”. (S5O-00735)
5. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that schools have adequate numbers of support staff. (S5O-00736)
6. To ask the Scottish Government how much support will be provided to schools in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency through pupil equity funding, and when this will commence. (S5O-00737)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform personal and social health education, in light of evidence presented to the Education and Skills Committee on 22 February 2017....
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that children receive quality early learning and childcare. (S5O-00739)
9. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that school uniform costs for pupils from low-income families can be met. (S5O-00740)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-04456, in the name of Iain Gray, on the Scottish Government and education: 10 years of letting down teachers, parents and pupils.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-04485, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is consideration of six Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S5M-04334, S5M-04488, S5M-04489, on approval of Scottish statutory...
The first question is, that amendment S5M-04456.2, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-04456, in the name of Iain Gray, on the Scottish Government and education: 10 years...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-03214, in the name of Linda Fabiani, on Marie Curie’s great daffodil appeal. The debate will be concluded without...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
