For Women Scotland have released a series of fact-sheets on Womens Rights and Gender issues, available here … The fact-sheet on schools raises concerns To sign up to the LGBTY Charter Award Scheme schools not only have to pay £1250, but sign up to a confidentiality clause not to disclose any LGBT Youth Scotland or… Continue reading For Women Scotland fact-sheets
Category: Education
Issues concerning Scottish Education
Tories can’t decide on plans to limit food prices
The Tories are so concerned that food price inflation will reverse the electoral gains they made in ‘Red Wall’ seats that they are thinking of introducing voluntary price caps on basic foods such as bread and milk. Ironically, the seats they gained through their lies about Brexit are likely to be lost due to inflation… Continue reading Tories can’t decide on plans to limit food prices
Bairns not Bombs, Bombast or Bampottery
Eva Comrie welcomes the ‘Hearings for Children’ report
Transgender Advice Must Be Withdrawn
Transgender advice in Scottish Schools
ALBA Demand Free School Meals for All
ALBA Party have launched a petition to demand that the Scottish Government roll out Free School Meals to all school children in Scotland. In advance of this weekend’s Coronation, that is estimated to cost over £100 Million, ALBA Party have called on the Scottish Government to commit to the Free School Meals policy. … an… Continue reading ALBA Demand Free School Meals for All
Sign up for our Burns Supper in Ayr
Edina! Scotia’s darling seat!All hail thy palaces and tow’rs,Where once beneath a monarch’s feetSat Legislation’s sov’reign pow’rs!From marking wildly-scatter’d flow’rs,As on the banks of Ayr I stray’d,And singing, lone, the ling’ring hours,I shelter in thy honour’d shade. Robert Burns Address to Edinburgh Ayr Town Hall (KA7 1JX) on Saturday 11th February starting at 6pm. The… Continue reading Sign up for our Burns Supper in Ayr
Alba Party Call for £40 Child Payment and Free School Meals for all in New Year
Alba have made the call as 1 in 4 children will start 2023 living in poverty. Alba Party have called for the Scottish Child Payment to be increased to £40 and for free school meals for all primary and secondary school children this year. Their call comes as Scotland enters another new year in which… Continue reading Alba Party Call for £40 Child Payment and Free School Meals for all in New Year
Conference speeches: Heather McLean
Raising the issues of teacher retention and retirement, and calling for a working group to be set up within ALBA. Motion to set up Education Working Group This speech was cut short due to time constraints – please read the full text above.