Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Liam McArthur S5O-00919 1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to people from island communities who want to access university medical courses. () Linda Fabiani S5O-00920 2.To ask the Scottish Government when the 2014 guidance on school meals will be reviewed. Rhoda Grant S5O-00921 3. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that schools can fill teacher vacancies. Richard Leonard S5O-00922 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish a new anti-bullying strategy for schools. Kate Forbes S5O-00923 5. To ask the Scottish Government what requirements local authorities have to provide children with the basic tools of learning at school. Monica Lennon S5O-00924 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve literacy rates. Brian Whittle S5O-00925 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to ensure that all pupils can participate in extra-curricular activities irrespective of background or personal circumstances. Murdo Fraser S5O-00926 8. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there has been a 62% reduction in the target number of primary postgraduate diploma in education places between 2017-18 and 2018-19. Ruth Maguire S5O-00927 9. To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of school leavers in North Ayrshire in 2016 continued in education, went on to training or entered employment. Jenny Gilruth S5O-00928 10. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting schools in Fife to close the attainment gap. Margaret Mitchell S5O-00929 11. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Dyslexia Scotland. John Mason S5O-00930 12. To ask the Scottish Government how schools can encourage young people to select subjects in a way that is not along traditional gender lines. Elaine Smith S5O-00931 13. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Colleges Scotland regarding its ongoing dispute with the EIS Further Education Lecturers' Association over the promised national pay deal. Emma Harper S5O-00932 14. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the attractiveness of a career in the early learning and childcare sector. David Stewart S5O-00933 15. To ask the Scottish Government what the average spend is on each pupil in primary and secondary schools. Peter Chapman S5O-00934 16. [Not Lodged] Colin Beattie S5O-00935 17. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support adults who wish to return to education. Ross Greer S5O-00936 18. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the importance of consent is taught as part of sex education in schools. Claudia Beamish S5O-00937 19. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the remit and timescale of its proposed review of personal and social education. Maurice Golden S5O-00938 20. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Skills Development Scotland's progress towards establishing a zero waste skills academy.