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An issue of concern was raised by the Supreme Court in relation to the provisions on information sharing and we have done our level best to try to protect the legislation that Parliament enacted.
We are not: we are making concerted efforts in the here and now to protect the people of Scotland as best we can. Our actions include spending £125 million on mitigation to mop up to the UK Government’s mess of failed policies.
If that proved unachievable, then the task force would focus its efforts on providing the best possible outcomes for the workforce and the local community.
I think that that strikes the appropriate balance between the presumption that the majority of pupils will undertake the assessments and the exercise of teacher judgment about whether it is in the best interests of an individual child to participate.
The cabinet secretary himself is on record saying that the education bill would be the best chance in a generation to reform our schools and raise attainment.
We want to work with people at a practical level, sharing best practice, so that the duty is not something that people feel is being imposed upon them.