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He will appreciate why the people of Midlothian were outraged by the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, given that three years ago the interim review highlighted the lack of both leadership at the council and proper co-ordination with other local services. What action is he taking to restore leadership in social work at Midlothian Council?
A smaller stakeholder working group, of which the Executive is a member, is taking forward the conference's recommendations, including that for the establishment of a Scottish fair trade forum to co-ordinate implementation of the fair trade nation criteria.
Nora Radcliffe would recognise that.The Executive commissioned the Scottish English as an additional language co-ordinating council and the centre for education for racial equality in Scotland to produce a document on good practice in teaching pupils for whom English is an additional language.
We want to ensure that they work toward those outcomes in a co-ordinated way. However, we realise that, to do that, boards need trained staff, which is why we have made provision for the degree courses that I described.
Those who are most vulnerable and who have complex needs will have a clear action plan and will be allocated a lead professional to co-ordinate and monitor action. Like other members, I add my tribute to the Deputy First Minister and wish him well for the future.
Again, I think that professional events managers could deal with that stuff as part of the marketing and promotion of the event.I will now return to my earlier self-denying ordinance, which I failed to fulfil. I am in agreement with Susan Deacon.