SP Bill 50B Session 6 (2025) 2 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (2) Education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools must, in carrying out their duties under section 6A of this Act, have regard to the guidance issued under subsection (1). (3) The Scottish Ministers must issue the guidance required by subsection (1) 5 within 3 months of section 1 of the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Act 2026 coming into force. (4) Guidance issued under subsection (1) must in particular include provision about— (a) the nature and content of residential outdoor education, 10 (b) the standard to which residential outdoor education should be provided, 1 (c) how education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools should assess whether residential outdoor education is suitable to a pupil’s age, ability, aptitude and any additional support needs, (ca) the steps that education authorities and the managers of grant-aided 15 schools should take to support participation in residential outdoor education by pupils, including, in particular, pupils with additional support needs, (d) the costs that it would be reasonable for education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools to incur in providing or securing the 20 provision of residential outdoor education, (da) the funding sources available to schools and parents to support the delivery of, and attendance at, residential outdoor education suitable to a pupil’s age, ability, aptitude and any additional support needs, including how self-directed support may be used, 25 (db) the requiring of financial contribution from parents under section 6A(2A), including, in particular, matters which education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools should take into account...