Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 902934

Schools: Scotland

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.

Answer

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 work...

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