Scottish Parent Teacher Council

SPTC recently asked the Scottish Government some key questions about Curriculum for Excellence like, for example, "how can pupils fit in more than five subjects into S4?".  We're now pleased to make the Government's answers available.

In this issue

• Survey on Funding
• New Development Manager appointed
• Conference Report
• Disclosure
• Financial education – a must for every child
• New “booklet” on attendance – helpful advice for parents
• Your questions answered
• My Worst Teacher!

This letter was published in the "Third Force News" on 20th November 2009.

The Report and Final Recommendations of the Literacy Commission.

A comprehensive series of recommendations have been announced by the Literacy Commission to tackle literacy problems in Scotland and SPTC is pleased to host the full report online.

The Commission which included leading figures from education, academia, business and culture have studied different approaches to tackling literacy problems and have called for a ‘zero tolerance approach’ towards addressing these problems.