Motion · S5M-21966 · 8 Jun 2020
Glasgow College’s Regional Board, STAY and Action for Children Support Care-experienced Students
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the action taken by Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board (GCRB) in its allocation £5,000 of regional funding to support students as part of its collaborative STAY project with Action for Children, which works across Glasgow's three colleges and aims to improve outcomes for care-experienced young people attending college; notes that care-experienced college students in Glasgow have received brand new laptops during lockdown to assist them in completing their current college year and future studies; further notes that STAY support workers have continued to offer emotional and practical support during the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, delivering parcels containing toiletries and food items to students; acknowledges the importance of the support offered by GCRB, STAY and Action for Children, and commends their actions during these unprecedented times.
Supporters (16)
- James Dornan 8 Jun 2020
- Emma Harper 8 Jun 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 8 Jun 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2020
- Maureen Watt 8 Jun 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 9 Jun 2020
- Willie Coffey 9 Jun 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 9 Jun 2020
- Bill Kidd 9 Jun 2020
- Gil Paterson 10 Jun 2020
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 11 Jun 2020
- Joan McAlpine 11 Jun 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 22 Jul 2020
- Ruth Maguire 13 Aug 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.