Education Review (Remit)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 25 February 2020.

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Photo of John Swinney John Swinney Scottish National Party

The data that came out this morning demonstrates that 95 per cent of young people went to positive destinations after leaving school. That shows significant improvement in the performance of the education system.

There is also very encouraging data about young people leaving school to go on to higher and further education—enabling people to move on to further education opportunities is one of the articulation principles of curriculum for excellence.

The information on positive destinations is critical for monitoring and analysing the journeys of young people through the education system and for enabling them to acquire all the capacities and capabilities that we want them to have, so that they are able to navigate the modern world.