There are 28,448 results relating to "S6W-01975"
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Date answered:
28 September 2023
S6W-20876
To support continuous improvement in literacy and numeracy in our schools nationally, the Scottish Government is:Focusing on literacy and numeracy within the Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) which has allocated over £550m in Pupil Equity Funding directly to primary schools up until 2022-23 and is investing a total of £1bn over this parliamentary term, including direct funding for all 32 local authorities.Has agreed clear stretch aims within each local authority as part of the SAC which, if achieved, would narrow the poverty related attainment gap by over 7 percentage points in both primary school literacy and numeracy by 2022-23 compared to 2020-21.Rejoining the “PIRLS” and “TIMSS” surveys, thereby further improving the evidence base on literacy and numeracy performance.Taking forward the National Response to Improving Literacy (NRIL) and the National Response to Improving Mathematics (NRIM) alongside Education Scotland and ADES, drawing on the available evidence to develop focused, “teacher-relevant” packages of professional learning, guidance and support.Ensuring that Education Scotland provides a tailored local and school-level support offer via attainment advisers and Regional Improvement Collaboratives.Funding and promoting Maths Week Scotland every year since 2017, transforming public attitudes to maths and promoting the value of maths as an essential skill for every career.Funding additional national programmes which support high quality learning and teaching, including “Read Write Count with the First Minister”, Reading Schools and the School Library Improvement Fund. S6W...
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Date answered:
27 September 2023
S6W-21328
Source: Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) administrative database (COPII). S6W-21328
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Date answered:
25 September 2023
S6W-20875
To support continuous improvement in literacy and numeracy nationally in our schools, the Scottish Government is:Focusing on literacy and numeracy within the Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC) which has allocated over £550m in Pupil Equity Funding directly to primary schools up until 2022-23 and is investing a total of £1bn over this parliamentary term, including direct funding for all 32 local authorities.Has agreed clear stretch aims within each local authority as part of the SAC which, if achieved, would narrow the poverty related attainment gap by over 7 percentage points in both primary school literacy and numeracy by 2022-23 compared to 2020-21.Rejoining the “PIRLS” and “TIMSS” surveys, thereby further improving the evidence base on literacy and numeracy performance.Taking forward the National Response to Improving Literacy (NRIL) and the National Response to Improving Mathematics (NRIM) alongside Education Scotland and ADES, drawing on the available evidence to develop focused, “teacher-relevant” packages of professional learning, guidance and support.Ensuring that Education Scotland provides a tailored local and school-level support offer via attainment advisers and Regional Improvement Collaboratives.Funding and promoting Maths Week Scotland every year since 2017, transforming public attitudes to maths and promoting the value of maths as an essential skill for every career.Funding additional national programmes which support high quality learning and teaching, including “Read Write Count with the First Minister”, Reading Schools and the School Library Improvement Fund. S6W...
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Date answered:
20 September 2023
S6W-20853
The additional £4million funding provided for the 2023 summer programme was to mitigate some of the costs, and to relieve financial pressures many local authorities noted they would experience associated with pre-planned summer activity.The detailed breakdown of funding made available to each local authority can be found in the following table: Local Authority 2021 Allocation 2022 Allocation 2023 Allocation Aberdeen City £418,000 £279,262 £107,169 Aberdeenshire £562,000 £355,229 £143,271 Angus £335,000 £211,328 £83,227 Argyll & Bute £232,000 £134,711 £55,450 Clackmannanshire £162,000 £109,837 £46,553 Dumfries & Galloway £529,000 £329,037 £135,492 Dundee City £432,000 £293,671 £122,373 East Ayrshire £405,000 £278,454 £107,297 East Dunbartonshire £184,000 £105,186 £44,909 East Lothian £277,000 £161,537 £64,931 East Renfrewshire £187,000 £118,349 £46,851 Edinburgh, City of £846,000 £575,459 £230,693 Eilean Siar £78,000 £45,906 £17,994 Falkirk £443,000 £286,300 £116,317 Fife £1,160,000 £740,209 £299,516 Glasgow City £2,249,000 £1,665,024 £662,910 Highland £721,000 £465,403 £177,451 Inverclyde £201,000 £131,096 £57,965 Midlothian £252,000 £161,643 £65,939 Moray £256,000 £173,447 £67,937 North Ayrshire £452,000 £323,894 £131,670 2 North Lanarkshire £1,104,000 £765,665 £294,095 Orkney Islands £68,000 £40,589 £16,638 Perth & Kinross £397,000 £242,363 £98,712 Renfrewshire £436,000 £292,415 £120,655 Scottish Borders £353,000 £208,377 £86,853 Shetland Islands £53,000 £49,195 £13,852 South Ayrshire £295,000 £189,380 £77,964 South Lanarkshire £882,000 £576,816 £227,778 Stirling £213,000 £138,819 £55,560 West Dunbartonshire £276,000 £197,643 £80,212 West Lothian £541,000 £353,756 £141,766 S6W...
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Date answered:
18 September 2023
S6W-21460
Other losses that communities may prioritise include loss of sites of cultural and/or spiritual importance, loss of language, and traditions. S6W-21460
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Date answered:
7 September 2023
S6W-20611
Year Number Number as a percentage of all school leavers that year 2009-10 45,499 85.9 2010-11 46,595 87.5 2011-12 44,542 89.8 2012-13 46,652 90.6 2013-14 47,051 91.7 2014-15 48,245 92.2 2015-16 47,735 91.6 2016-17 47,662 93.1 2017-18 46,344 93.3 2018-19 46,105 92.9 2019-20 43,653 92.2 2020-21 47,220 93.2 2021-22 51,536 93.5 S6W-20611
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Date answered:
4 September 2023
S6W-20599
It is anticipated that cases involving violence against women and children, sexual crime and domestic abuse will form a substantial part of our caseload for some years to come and COPFS is committed to rising to meet these challenges and continuously improving the levels of service we provide to the public. S6W-20599
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Date answered:
16 August 2023
S6W-20282
However, long-life and tamper-proof battery powered alarms have been allowed as part of the Tolerable Standard in recognition that it may not be possible or may be prohibitively costly to install mains powered alarms in existing properties where there is no refurbishment work planned. S6W-20282
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Date answered:
10 August 2023
S6W-20030
This is central to the implementation of the UNCRC and to embed children’s human rights into the fabric of Scottish society. S6W-20030
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Date answered:
7 August 2023
S6W-19898
Similarly, there are eligibility restrictions for ratepayers occupying multiple properties as shown in the table. S6W-19898
