- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 18 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make the Scottish Youth Parliament one of the bodies routinely consulted on legislation and initiatives affecting young people.
Answer
Ministers want to involve the Scottish Youth Parliament in our ongoing plans for legislation and other initiatives and we will discuss with the Youth Parliament how best to involve them in consultation.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 17 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the employment created in Gaelic television since the creation of the Gaelic Television Committee, now the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee.
Answer
The Ekos report commissioned in 2000 for the Gaelic Broadcasting Task Force shows 316 full-time equivalents (FTE) employed in Gaelic television. On this basis 255 FTE are attributable to the Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig (the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee).
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 15 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the recruitment of teachers in subjects where a shortage has been identified.
Answer
I have today sent the Convenor of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee a report on the supply of teachers. A response to your specific question can be found at paragraphs 13-15 and 28-38 of the report.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 15 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how shortages of teachers in specific subjects are identified and projected.
Answer
I have today sent the Convenor of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee a report on the supply of teachers. A response to your specific question can be found at paragraphs 26-38 of the report.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 15 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level is of (a) any current shortage and (b) any anticipated shortages in each of the next three years of teachers of (i) mathematics, (ii) physics, (iii) chemistry and (iv) modern languages.
Answer
I have today sent the Convenor of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee a report on the supply of teachers. A response to your specific question can be found at paragraphs 26-30 and Annex A of the report.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 15 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what special training initiatives it is undertaking or supporting to increase the number of teachers in subjects where a shortage has been identified.
Answer
I have today sent the Convenor of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee a report on the supply of teachers. A response to your specific question can be found at paragraphs 16-18 of the report.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 15 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the age profile is of teachers employed in the state sector, broken down into age groups.
Answer
I have today sent the Convenor of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee a report on the supply of teachers. A response to your specific question can be found at Annex E of the report.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 12 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the consultancy awarded to Arthur Andersen on professional development for teachers will cost.
Answer
The contract value is approximately £950,000. This is not a fixed figure and may change in the light of the outcome of the McCrone discussions and other changing circumstances.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 12 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the General Teaching Council, colleges of education, university education departments and teaching unions were consulted about its intention to appoint a consultant to report on professional development for teachers.
Answer
All stakeholders were consulted in 1998 regarding a framework for continuing professional development which was strongly supported. The invitation to tender for the contract to develop such a framework was advertised in November 1999 and all of the above groups were informed that a tendering process was underway.Consultation about the detail of the bids was restricted by commercial confidentiality. At the first meeting of the Ministerial Strategy Committee on Continuing Professional Development, on 4 October, was made known that a consortium of the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde led by Arthur Andersen had, on the 29 September, accepted the contract to develop the framework for CPD. The GTC, teaching unions, and others are represented on this committee.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 12 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the remit for the consultancy awarded to Arthur Andersen on professional development for teachers.
Answer
Under the contract awarded, the following tasks will be carried out:
1. Consultation on and construction of a framework for continuing professional development based on the principles to be determined by the McCrone Implementation Group.2. Development of a training and development programme for serving headteachers.3. Development of a common recording system for teachers undertaking continuing professional development.4. Development and management of a communications strategy.These will be undertaken by a consortium led by Arthur Andersen, in partnership with the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde.
