Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports, or will support, the partnership between Scottish Borders Council and the University of Highlands and Islands to offer a distance learning opportunity for graduates to become qualified teachers and, if so, how this support is, or will be, provided.
The Scottish Government welcomes the new partnership between Scottish Borders Council and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI). We are currently supporting the development of a series of new routes to teaching in Scotland and would be happy to consider ways in which this approach, and others like it, can be further supported.