Question reference: S6W-00184
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 24 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education has discussed the SQA alternative certification model for 2021 with (a) the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland's office or (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission and, if so, on which dates the discussions took place, what specific issues were discussed and whether minutes of the meetings were taken.
Answer
The former Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills wrote to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland earlier this year in response to correspondence from the Commissioner about this year’s Alternative Certification Model and the Scottish Qualifications Authority appeals process.
More recently I have written to the Commissioner in response to points raised by young people in response to the published appeals arrangements for this year.
Scottish Government officials have engaged with representatives from the Commissioner’s office on these matters.
No discussions have taken place between the myself and The Equality and Human Rights Commission in respect of the Alternative Certification Model.
In support of the process to deliver this year’s Alternative Certification Model and appeals service, the Scottish Qualifications Authority has engaged with the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.