As an amendment to motion S5M-12358 in the name of Liz Smith (Education: Subject Choices), insert at end “; recognises that the most significant measure of achievement is when pupils leave school after the three-year senior phase as this defines pupils’ success in accessing work, training or education; congratulates pupils and students across Scotland who have collectively achieved more than 150,000 Higher passes for the third year in a row, including a 4% increase since 2013; welcomes the fact that 93.7% of 2016-17 senior phase school leavers were in a positive initial destination; further welcomes the fact that the proportion of young people in the most deprived areas getting one or more qualifications at SCQF levels 4, 5 and 6 is increasing faster than those in the least deprived areas; agrees that all schools and local authorities across Scotland should be innovative in providing greater choices for young people through creative timetabling and partnership approaches with nearby schools and other partners, such as the Advanced Higher hub at Glasgow Caledonian University, the Virtual School network in The Highland Council and the e-sgoil that has been established in the Western Isles, and further agrees that further work is needed to understand what is on offer to pupils and students, including mapping the availability of Advanced Higher provision across Scotland in line with the recommendation of The 15-24 Learner Journey Review.”
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, May 21, 2018
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Submitted by: Iain Gray, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Submitted by: Tavish Scott, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 22, 2018