PE2037: Improve literacy attainment through research-informed reading instruction
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:
- provide national guidance, support, and professional learning for teachers in research-informed reading instruction, specifically systematic synthetic phonics;
- ensure teacher training institutions train new teachers in research-informed reading instruction, specifically systematic synthetic phonics.
Petitioner: Anne Glennie
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 29 June 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (146KB, pdf) posted 14 September 2023
Committee Meetings
25 October 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 25 October 2023
26 June 2024: The Committe agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
Official Report of Meeting 26 June 2024
Written Submissions
PE2037/A: Scottish Government submission of 11 August 2023 (157KB, pdf) posted 24 August 2023
PE2037/B: Petitioner submission of 11 September 2023 (272KB, pdf) posted 19 September 2023
PE2037/C: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 22 November 2023 (158KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2023
PE2037/D: General Teaching Council for Scotland submission of 23 November 2023 (105KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2023
PE2037/E: Petitioner submission of 12 December 2023 (136KB, pdf) posted 19 December 2023
PE2037/F: Petitioner written submission, 12 June 2024 (79KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2024