Chamber and committees

All student teachers in publicly funded places are guaranteed a one-year teaching post on the teacher induction scheme. This affords them the opportunity to reach full registration in one school year. We have also signed a concordat with local government that enables them to maintain teacher numbers at a time of falling school rolls and significant levels of retirement.

This information is not collated centrally. All head teacher posts are allocated a specific salary point on the common pay spine for both head teachers and deputes. Salaries for head teachers in all sectors of school education are determined on an individual basis in line with the responsibilities of the post.

This information is not collated centrally. All depute head teacher posts are allocated a specific salary point on the common pay spine for both head teachers and deputes. Salaries for depute head teachers in all sectors of school education are determined on an individual basis in line with the responsibilities of the post.

Teachers should have the appropriate professional skills and knowledge necessary to enable them to undertake the teaching duties allocated to them and this is reflected in the current Regulations.

Subject expertise is a strength of the Scottish Education system. Teachers with a sound knowledge of their subject provide exciting, engaging and relevant experiences for young people. Curriculum for Excellence will also require all teachers and other staff to make connections between areas of learning, including through interdisciplinary studies so that young people are taught with a broad understanding of the curriculum as a whole and can see the links between and the relevance of different aspects of learning. This means that the subject of history will continue to be taught by qualified history teachers and that in addition to this for example, the history of Scottish science could also be taught in science.>

Teachers should have the appropriate professional skills and knowledge necessary to enable them to undertake the teaching duties allocated to them and this is reflected in the current Regulations.

Subject expertise is a strength of the Scottish Education system. Teachers with a sound knowledge of their subject provide exciting, engaging and relevant experiences for young people. Curriculum for Excellence will also require all teachers and other staff to make connections between areas of learning, including through interdisciplinary studies so that young people are taught with a broad understanding of the curriculum as a whole and can see the links between and the relevance of different aspects of learning. This means that the subject of history will continue to be taught by qualified teachers and that in addition to this for example, the history of Scottish science could also be taught in science.

The Department of Health in England issued this consultation paper across the UK, including on behalf of the Scottish Government. To supplement the Department of Health lists, we provided lists of Scottish consultees, including NHS boards, local authorities, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Scottish Parliament and members of the Scottish Groups currently taking forward the implementation in Scotland of the White Paper, Trust, Assurance and Safety: The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century. Scottish Implementation Group members were drawn from a wide spectrum of Scottish stakeholders, including the independent sector, following a series of stakeholder events on white paper policies for future regulation.

I understand the UK bodies on the Department of Health''s consultation list included the British Psychological Society and the Association of Educational Psychologists, both of which represent their respective interests across the whole of the UK.

Regulation has also been discussed with education officials at various meetings with Scottish educational psychologists. The consultation closes on 22 March.

No. That would not be appropriate as this is a joint consultation issued on behalf of the Scottish Government and the UK Government.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9612 on 6 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9612 on 6 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9612 on 6 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.