Curriculum for Excellence and Eco-schools

That the Parliament congratulates Eco-Schools Scotland on its recent successes and notes the huge contribution that it is already making to the roll-out of the new Curriculum for Excellence; further notes that 98% of all schools in Scotland are now registered as Eco-Schools and that this makes Scotland the leading country in the world among the 50 countries so far signed up to Eco-Schools International; notes also that Scotland will be hosting the International Eco-Schools conference in Edinburgh in November 2010; notes that the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP, recently attended the presentation of the 1,000th Green Flag to be awarded in Scotland, and urges the Scottish Government to ring-fence financial support for Keep Scotland Beautiful and Eco-Schools Scotland in view of their combined contribution to sustainability and education.