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Meeting date:
2 November 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 02 November 2023
I was very fortunate to open the best start learning event in the summer.
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18 March 2026
MinCYPTP to ECYPC re 1140 Evaulation 17 March 2026
This research was carried out by the Diffley Partnership and presents findings from an independent survey undertaken by funded ELC providers across Scotland during summer 2025. 1140 expansion evaluation When the Scottish Government committed to increasing the provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) from 600 to 1140 hours, it set out a clear intention to help children and families get the best...
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27 February 2026
COSLAToConvener_24Feb26
This represents a fundamental shift in the purpose and scope of the care system and requires careful examination to ensure it is truly in the best interests of those it seeks to support.
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23 February 2026
PB_26_Paper033
The Bill in question is complex and contains several strands which make it challenging to ascertain which committee is best suited to scrutinise the LCM as lead committee.
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20 February 2026
Neurodivergence in Scotland STAND 20 February 2026
Behaviourist approaches Immediately after the extract copied above, the following was stated: “Most children feel staff encourage them to do the best they can, however, staff need to now raise their expectations of all children’s behaviour.
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18 February 2026
PE2196_E
The views offered will help inform decisions for the next administration in the next session of Parliament about whether new laws are needed and how best to provide for them. While new laws are only part of a necessary approach to help respond to the challenges of early sexual and sexualised behaviour, they are important especially where technology advances...
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5 February 2026
Letter from Iain Begg Wave Energy Scotland funding withdrawal 202627 Scottish Budget 5 February 202
Reputational damage and lost opportunities • WES has developed a strong reputation as a centre of excellence and knowledge in the marine energy sector, with the European Commission evolving its own programmes to mirror the best practice established from the WES programmes. • Scotland is world-renowned for its marine energy resources, engineering, and unwave...
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5 December 2025
Letter from the Joint Unions at the University of Edinburgh to the Convener of 30 June 2025
The Principal claimed that management has presented detailed modelling of the impact of the cuts proposal to the University community and considered alternatives. This is misleading, at best. The financial projections provided by management only provide a crude, over- simplified view of where cuts would land the University in two years’ time.
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5 December 2025
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in relation to the development of the Tackling Child Poverty De
To date two delivery plans have been published, with Every Child, Every Chance, covering the period 2018-22 and Best Start, Bright Futures, covering the period 2022-26.
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19 November 2025
SPBill50AS062025
SP Bill 50A 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 this section coming into force. (4) Guidance issued under subsection (1) must in particular include provision about— (a) the nature and content of residential outdoor education, (b) the standard to which residential outdoor education must be provided, 10 (c) how education authorities and the managers of grant-aided schools should 1 assess whether residential outdoor education is suitable to a pupil’s age, ability, aptitude and any 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 15 provision of residential outdoor education, (da) the funding sources available to schools, parents and carers 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, 20 (e) the voluntary nature of participation by pupils in residential outdoor education, (f) the year groups of pupils within primary and secondary education to whom the residential outdoor education is to be provided, (g) the manner in which education authorities and the managers of 25 grant-aided schools should engage with any inspections under section 66 of this Act in relation to their duties under section 6A of this Act, and (i) the delivery of residential outdoor education by means of the Gaelic language to pupils who receive Gaelic medium education. 30 (4A) For the purposes of subsection (4)(da), “self-directed support” is to be construed in accordance with section 4 of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. (5) The Scottish Ministers may from time to time revise guidance published by them under subsection (1) and must publish the revised guidance. 35 (6) Subsections (2) and (4) apply to any revised guidance published under subsection (5). (7) Before preparing any guidance or revised guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult the following persons— (a) each education authority, 40 (b) the managers of each grant-aided school, (ba) representatives from recognised trade unions which represent the interests of persons employed in— (i) public schools, (ii) grant-aided schools, 3 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (c) such parents of pupils in respect of whom the duties under section 6A of this Act apply as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, (d) such persons involved in the operation of premises or other facilities used to provide residential outdoor education, or organisations 5 representing such persons, as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, (e) such other voluntary organisations as the Scottish Ministers think appropriate, and (f) any other persons that the Scottish Ministers think appropriate. (8) For the purposes of subsection (7)(ba), “trade union” has the meaning given 10 by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1 1992 and “recognised”, in relation to a trade union, is to be construed in accordance with section 178(3) of that Act.”. 2 Education authorities’ arrangements with independent schools (1) The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows. 15 (2) After section 49(2ZA) insert— “(2ZB) Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (2)(b) in respect of a person attending an independent school, an education authority must have regard to the matter mentioned in section 50B.”. (3) After section 50(1ZA) insert— 20 “(1ZB) In deciding whether school education suitable to the age, ability and aptitude of a person is best...
