- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 22 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is discriminatory for local authorities to restrict teacher supply lists to internal applicants only.
Answer
Local authorities as employers have statutory obligations under current employment and equality legislation to promote open and fair competition. They also, however, have statutory obligations in relation to existing employees and their advertising strategy for individual posts, including access to supply lists will reflect their staffing needs and circumstances at the time.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 17 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered including geography in the science baccalaureate.
Answer
During the development of the Scottish science baccalaureate, my predecessor considered whether geography should be part of the baccalaureate and decided that it should not. However, geography can contribute to the Interdisciplinary Project and the SQA was asked to explore whether the baccalaureates should be extended to other subject areas. The focus of SQA''s work to date has rightly been on developing and supporting the implementation of the Scottish science and languages baccalaureates. With regard to the scoping of baccalaureates in other subject areas, SQA will begin work this month, with a view to having a proposal early summer and a potential start date of August 2011. This timescale will also allow for a review of the two existing baccalaureates before launch of a possible third. The geography sector will be involved as part of this process.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 17 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in developing a geography baccalaureate.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32278 on 17 March 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: Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence or other communication Scottish ministers have had with the University of Strathclyde regarding the university’s plans to end its BA in Applied Music course.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31810 on 11 March 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: Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish ministers have carried out an assessment of the impact on Scottish cultural life of the University of Strathclyde ending its BA in Applied Music course.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31810 on 11 March 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: Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish ministers, particularly the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and the Minister for Culture and External Affairs, are aware of plans by the University of Strathclyde to end its BA in Applied Music course.
Answer
Both ministers are aware. However, academic provision at the University of Strathclyde is a matter for the university, not Scottish ministers.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the revised answer to question S3W-30785 by Michael Russell on 24 February 2010, whether it wishes to revise its answer to question S3W-30786 on the future of the Jordanhill campus.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the revised answer to question S3W-30785 by Michael Russell on 24 February 2010, whether it has a view on whether the Moray House School of Education campus should be maintained.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31940 on 8 March 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: Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the revised answer to question S3W-30785 by Michael Russell on 24 February 2010, what reassurance it can give as to the future of the Moray House School of Education campus.
Answer
This is a matter for the University of Edinburgh, not Scottish Ministers.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 3 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the funding awarded by the Scottish Funding Council to teacher training institutions is earmarked for teacher training.
Answer
The Scottish Funding Council does not require institutions to allocate funding internally using the same formula as the council has used to determine their grants for teaching. This is a matter for institutions to decide in light of their particular circumstances and priorities. As autonomous bodies, higher education institutions, are responsible for managing their own funding in light of these individual priorities.
