A reception to mark Granton Information Centre’s pioneering work in establishing advice provision in healthcare settings was held at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. Continue reading GIC’s pioneering work celebrated at Holyrood
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Lothian Children’s Mental Health Neglected in Year of the Young Person
Miles Briggs MSP has said that young people in Lothian are being failed in mental health support in what is 2018 Year of the Young Person. Continue reading Lothian Children’s Mental Health Neglected in Year of the Young Person
Music tuition: Greer challenges Swinney on private subsidy
Green MSP Ross Greer has challenged Education Secretary John Swinney to justify his Government’s long-running subsidy of around £1.2 million to the fee-paying St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, at a time when many councils are axing free music tuition in schools due to budget cuts passed down by the Scottish Government. [1]
In an exchange during a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee, Mr Greer argued that by grant funding a small number of places at a private school, the Government risked exacerbating a deep sense of inequality – highlighting the evidence previously given by one young person who said the situation was ‘approaching Victorian levels’ of inequality. [2]
Scottish Greens Education spokesperson, Ross Greer MSP said: “We’ve heard countless stories about how cuts to council budgets are driving young people from less privileged backgrounds away from learning an instrument, with one young woman telling us this is approaching Victorian levels of inequality.
“So I just can’t see how the government justifies giving over one million pounds of public money every year to a small private school, without any clear assessment of whether that is value for money. Instead, for example, it could increase funding for the four centres of musical excellence that serve local authority schools.”
[1] http://www.parliament.scot/par
[2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Scottish Parliament rejects Brexit deal
Ben Macpherson votes against ‘damaging deal’
The Scottish Parliament has overwhelmingly rejected Theresa May’s ‘false choice’ of a bad Brexit or No Deal.
May tells Sturgeon: “Listen to the voices”
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged Prime Minister Theresa May to change course to avoid an “utterly disastrous” no-deal Brexit if the Prime Minister’s plans are rejected by MPs in a crunch vote on 11 December – but Theresa May says the First Minister should listen to Scotland’s business leaders. Continue reading May tells Sturgeon: “Listen to the voices”
Granton goes to Holyrood: GIC’s pioneering work to be celebrated at Scottish Parliament
Granton Information Centre’s pioneering work is to be celebrated at an event at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood tomorrow. Continue reading Granton goes to Holyrood: GIC’s pioneering work to be celebrated at Scottish Parliament
Scottish Conservatives unveil strategy to reduce drugs deaths
A “second chance” plan for drug users and a target to slash drug deaths in half are at the centre of a new drugs strategy unveiled by the Scottish Conservatives today. Continue reading Scottish Conservatives unveil strategy to reduce drugs deaths
Brexit deal ‘essentially dead’ as May clings on
The UK Government’s proposed Brexit deal is ‘essentially dead’ because of ‘self-imposed draconian red lines,’ Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell has said in a statement to the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Continue reading Brexit deal ‘essentially dead’ as May clings on
Who owns our land? Transparency needed, says Holyrood committee
Much of Scotland’s land will remain outside the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land, whose purpose is to make land ownership more transparent, according to a report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee.
Continue reading Who owns our land? Transparency needed, says Holyrood committee
Educate to Liberate: Local MSP backs plans for inclusive education
Ben Macpherson, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith has given his backing to proposals that will deliver a more inclusive education system by improving the experiences of LGBTI pupils.
Continue reading Educate to Liberate: Local MSP backs plans for inclusive education