Schools: Scotland
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.
Answered by Kirsty McNeill
It was John Swinney himself who said education was the “defining mission” of the SNP government. Yet just last week, we got the news that standards of attainment in Scotland's schools are declining across the board and, shamefully, outcomes for young working-class Scots are getting worse, compared to those from wealthier backgrounds. Scotland’s teachers, parents, and children all deserve a better standard in our schools.
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