Duncan Dunlop

16 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it plans to have with the independent panel of experts developing recommendations for the UK Department for Education and UK Department of Health of Social Care on the design, structure and content of the draft National Inclusion Standards and Specialist Provision Package…

16 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop national training programmes to support educators to identify and respond to children's needs, and what funding and resources it will provide to ensure that staff across nurseries, schools and colleges receive such training.

16 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to revise guidance to local authorities on supporting autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile.

16 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's plan to set out "evidence informed approaches for educators to identify and support children with additional needs, including for autistic children with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile", whether it will adopt a similar approach.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deliver its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers in circumstances where there are insufficient suitable vacancies within a teacher's preferred subject area, local authority area or sector.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether teachers who completed their Teacher Induction Scheme probationary year before the introduction of the proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be eligible to apply for participation in the scheme, if they are still within three years of completing their newly qualified teac…

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will guarantee employment within a specific school, a local authority area or elsewhere within Scotland.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be expected to remain in the same school for the duration of the scheme.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers on the wider teaching labour market.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any additional funding to local authorities and schools to help them support the delivery of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the annual cost of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide funding directly for its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers or whether funding will be distributed through local authorities, existing school budgets or through another mechanism.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government from which academic year it anticipates that newly qualified teachers will first be eligible to participate in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to pilot the proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers prior to any national implementation.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the consultation it plans to carry out regarding its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers, including which organisations, bodies and stakeholders it plans to consult, and what timetable it has established for the process.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether newly qualified teachers participating in its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme will be considered as probationers for the full duration of the three-year period.

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers will replace the existing one-year probationary period under the Teacher Induction Scheme or whether the probationary year set by the General Teaching Council for Scotland will remain un…

8 Jul 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the work it has carried out to date regarding the development of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers.

17 Jun 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment.