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It is worth repeating that this perspective is reflected in a recent report from Education Scotland based on four years of its inspections in schools which states—
More work now needs done to ensure that Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education provides young people with knowledge and skills to make informed, responsible and healthy choices about their lives, the real world and online world.
Education Scotland. (2017).
We also acknowledge that for many people with busy working lives, evenings and weekends may be the only times they can find time to engage, and that online tools may be essential to make this practicable.
Further face-to-face meetings and online communications with disabled people are planned before it is finalised, to discuss the vision, outcomes and key actions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 December 2015
Members represent organisations who are actively involved in helping young people to stay safe online, including avoiding sites that will encourage them to harm themselves in whatever way.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to its (a) directorates and (b) agencies regarding when it would be appropriate to (i) examine and (ii) comment on views that staff members have expressed online or through other types of media.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) businesses and (b) people have submitted online planning applications via the ePlanning Scotland website in each year since 2009, broken down by local authority, and what the average saving was.
Our organisation has produced a number of reports—they are available online—that look at the relationship between young people, the current justice system and the police and the level of distrust.