Education, Culture, and Gaelic

Summerhall meeting

Meeting to raise importance of arts and cultural spaces across Edinburgh

Education Q&A

Answering your questions on education policy in Scotland

Statement on The Promise Delivery Coalition

The next 6- 18 months is critical for the delivery of The Promise.

Raising the issue of unaffordable childcare

Visiting Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust

News- Scottish education is ‘failing to live up to its ambitions’ as calls grow for reform

Hosting a roundtable on child poverty

Scotland’s Creative Economy

Primary School art and music gutted by SNP

Kids from every background deserve the chance to discover their talents and enjoy arts and music.

News- PISA results show Scottish Students falling behind

Mairi McAllan 'in denial' as standards in Scots schools drop further behind England

Speaking on Child Poverty in Parliament

The Scottish Parliament must work together to tackle child poverty.

Raising Phone Free Classrooms in Committee

I pressed the Cabinet Secretary on banning phones in schools.

Dyslexia Passports- practicalities in committee

Response to statement: raising standards and delivering for every child

The Scottish Government must commit resources to tackling disruption and violence in our schools.

Visiting The Dunard Centre Site

Visiting The Dunard Centre

My first 100 days

Here is everything I have been up to during the first 100 days as your MSP.

News- We need delivery, not more promises on Scottish education

News- SNP Three Year Teacher Guarantee ‘could increase insecurity for experienced staff’

Celebrating Portobello High School 150 year Anniversary

News- Labour accuses SNP of breaking The Promise over attainment gap

News- Key SNP school bag pledge is an ‘uncosted gimmick’

SNP called out on uncosted school bag pledge