- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Initial Teacher Education programmes for primary teachers offering no core modern languages in the primary teacher training course adequately prepare new teachers to deliver the full primary curriculum.
Answer
The Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education courses in Scotland are not prescriptive about the balance of course content. Accordingly, courses will include varying proportions of subject content.
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), which is currently being established as the independent, profession-led regulatory body for the teaching profession in Scotland, conducts a thorough process of accreditation of all programmes of Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Officials on behalf of the Scottish ministers approve programmes only on the basis of the council''s recommendations.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much time is spent teaching European history in (a) primary schools, (b) S1 and (c) S2.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33252 on 28 April 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is an expectation on all primary schools to teach modern languages, with lessons being introduced no later than primary six and, if so, for how long this expectation has been in place.
Answer
There is an expectation on all primary schools to teach modern languages, with lessons being introduced no later than primary six. This expectation has been in place since the Scottish Executive responded to the recommendations of the
Citizens of a Multilingual World report in September 2001.
Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes guidance for teachers, published on 2 April 2009, reinforces the expectation that schools will offer a modern language beginning no later than primary 6, and that modern language learning and teaching will be exciting, engaging and relevant, developing cultural awareness as well as communicative competence.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much time is spent teaching British history in (a) primary schools, (b) S1 and (c) S2.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33252 on 28 April 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money has been spent on the investigations into the four Scottish Criminal Record Office fingerprint officers following the Shirley McKie case.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) legal fees and (b) management time costs were incurred by the Scottish Police Services Authority in defending the unfair dismissal case brought by Fiona McBride.
Answer
Employment of staff is an operational matter for the Scottish Police Services Authority. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of the Mackay investigation into the four Scottish Criminal Record Office fingerprint officers.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on the costs of this investigation.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of James Black’s investigation into the four Scottish Criminal Record Office fingerprint officers.
Answer
As employer of the four fingerprint officers, Strathclyde Joint Police Board established an ad hoc investigation and disciplinary procedure in September 2001. This work was taken forward under the auspices of an Independent Scrutiny Committee and James Black was appointed as investigating officer. The Scottish Government does not hold information on the cost of that investigation.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) legal fees and (b) management time costs were incurred by the Scottish Police Services Authority in appealing the decision of the employment tribunal regarding reinstatement in the unfair dismissal case brought by Fiona McBride.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32943 on 26 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many crime scene examinations were carried out by the Scottish Police Services Authority and its predecessor bodies in each of the last five years, broken down by regional bureau.
Answer
Crime scene examinations are an operational matter for the Scottish Police Services Authority and police chief constables. Information on the number of crime scenes attended and the evidence collected is not held centrally.
