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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 19 December 2024
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Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority: “Higher History Review 2024”

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

They are less black and white.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

To build on that, is the training, especially at university and so on, closely aligned to what people will experience when they go out to work, or do they get a shock? We had a comment from somebody that, when they started working as a social worker, it was a lot better than they thought it was going to be. I ask Professor McCulloch first.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

I will ask the other three witnesses my next question. You look at this from the other angle and see people coming through the system. Is the preparation that new and young social workers get appropriate for where they will end up?

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Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

Okay. Ms Burns, do you want to come in?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

That would be about working better, rather than having someone else doing the work.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

Thank you.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

Is the general data protection regulation a problem, in that people cannot share what they might want to?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

Okay, thanks. Mr McKinlay, do you want to come in on that point?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

On that point, we have an ageing population and fewer people will be available to work in the coming years, so each person will have to do more.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Promise (Staff Recruitment and Retention)

Meeting date: 4 December 2024

John Mason

Exactly.