- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to ensure that HM Inspectorate of Education inspection frameworks recognise and encourage outdoor learning as part of the Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning.
Answer
The Outdoor Learning Strategic Advisory Group, on which HMIE was represented, recommended to ministers that HMIE inspections should consider and evaluate outdoor learning provision in schools and other settings. HMIE are committed to evaluating the learning experiences of children and young people across a broad curriculum in line with the curriculum design principles of Curriculum for Excellence. Part of this is an expectation that schools should take advantage of the opportunities for outdoor learning that exist within and across the curriculum, and which are reflected in some of the experiences and outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence. In addition, HMIE will continue to identify and share good practice in outdoor learning through its reports, Journey to Excellence and other activities.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in each local authority take part in residential outdoor education.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to schools to provide the necessary leadership and direction for delivering outdoor education as part of the Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning.
Answer
Curriculum for excellence through outdoor learning provides guidance to schools and centres on progressive outdoor learning experiences from ages three to 18. The guidance emphasises that all staff at every level of involvement with the education of children and young people have a responsibility to make the most of the outdoor environment to support the delivery of the experiences and outcomes within Curriculum for Excellence. The new guidance is supported by a Learning and Teaching Scotland online resource which is designed to support schools in making learning in the outdoor environment a reality for all children and young people.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/outdoorlearning/
We are in the process of establishing an implementation group to provide strategic direction on the delivery of curriculum for excellence through outdoor learning. This group will lead and direct the formation of a national network for outdoor learning which will help to build capacity in schools and local authorities.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many probationer teachers have not successfully completed their probationary period and registered because of (a) misconduct and (b) incompetence in each year since 1999.
Answer
The following details relate to the period since the teacher induction scheme was introduced in autumn 2002. Comprehensive records are not available before this date.
The following table shows:
Column a “ Teachers who have not completed their probationary period due to misconduct;
Column b(i) “ Probationary teachers who have had their provisional registration cancelled at the end of the one year probationary year referred to, having not achieved the required standard.
Column b(ii) “ Probationary teachers who have either had their provisional registration cancelled or have resigned or lapsed from the register, having not achieved the required standard subsequent to having been granted a period of extension to their provisional registration at the end of their probationary year.
| Year | A | b(i) | b(ii) |
| 2002-03 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003-04 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005-06 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2006-07 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007-08 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 2008-09 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to improve road safety on the A823.
Answer
The A823 is classed as a local road and is, therefore, the responsibility of those local authorities through whose area the route runs. We are making available almost £12 billion in funding for local authorities this financial year. Decisions about local road investment are a matter for individual councils.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to improve road safety on the A822.
Answer
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- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) advice it has given and (b) time period it has recommended to Scotland’s Colleges regarding the review of bursaries for 2010-11
Answer
It is the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council to issue guidance on, and any changes to, its bursary policy before the start of each academic year.
The council published the bursary policy for 2010-11 on 11 June 2010.
Ministers have offered to discuss with NUS the overall issue of support to college students.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 20 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to be able to provide parents, teachers and pupils with full details on the new structure of the SQA examination system.
Answer
SQA have released details of the design principles for the new National 4 and National 5 qualifications and have provided information on how they are taking forward the qualifications development process. They will provide the details of individual qualifications as they are developed. All the key milestones for qualifications are set out in the Curriculum for Excellence programme plan and have been communicated widely.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on supply teachers in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on supply teachers in primary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
