Browsing: young people

Record High from More Deprived Communities Statistics were released this week on the destinations and attainment of 2022-23 leavers from Scotland’s publicly funded schools, showing a…

Amended UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Bill Passed A Bill to provide greater protection of children’s rights has been passed by the Scottish…

Milestone Commemorated in Parliament SNP MSP Rona Mackay will today (Wednesday 13th September) lead a members’ debate in the Scottish Parliament on the opening of the…

Opening countless doors for young people across Scotland. The Scottish Government is to launch a new exchange programme which would prioritise placements for disadvantaged young people,…

Response to Report on Redesigning Children’s Hearings The Scottish Government’s Minister for Keeping the Promise, Natalie Don, has welcomed a landmark independent report that sets out…

SNP ‘Only Party Offering Hope’ The SNP has accused the pro-Brexit Labour Party of “lurching to the right and abandoning young people”, following a series of embarrassing U-turns…

Scottish Government Helping Boost Local Provision The SNP Government and COSLA have agreed £50 million in funding to local authorities over the next three years for…

Supporting Disabled Young People Much of my time in Parliament at the moment is being taken up with the work of the Education, Children and Young…

Measures to Safeguard Education Measures to ensure that teacher and pupil support staff numbers as well as school hours are protected have been announced by Education…