PE1880: Introduce awareness and practical experience of litter picking and waste separation into the school curriculum
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make an appropriate level of daily cleaning part of the curriculum in schools, including litter picking and waste separation.
Petitioner: Calum Edmunds, Susanna Zanatta and Tannith Diggory of Cleanup Glasgow
Status: Closed
Date published: 16 June 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (167KB, pdf) posted 05 August 2021
Committee Meeting
22 September 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government has committed to increasing the prevalence of Learning for Sustainability (LfS) within the Curriculum for Excellence; has stated it believes that individual schools should determine the precise content of their curriculum and how it is applied to the timetable at school-level; has stated that a new National Litter and Fly-Tipping Strategy is in the process of being developed, with a 12-week public consultation scheduled to take place at the end of this year before a refreshed strategy is published in early 2022; and the Cabinet Secretary has stated her intention to share details of this petition, as well as her response to the Committee, with Education Scotland and Keep Scotland Beautiful, to ensure the issues highlighted are taken into account when exploring whether the current programme on litter and waste management can be strengthened. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 22 September 2021
Written Submissions
PE1880/A: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 24 August 2021
PE1880/B: Scottish Government submission dated 8 October 2021