Motion · S5M-24195 · 22 Feb 2021
The Carer Aware at University Programme
The motion
That the Parliament commends Carer Aware at University, which is a free online module available to all staff at Scotland’s universities that offers new opportunities for reflection on the challenges facing students with unpaid caring responsibilities, including the impact of their education; pays tribute to Carers Trust Scotland, Open University Scotland and the student care practitioners from practitioners from the University of Stirling, Heriot-Watt University and Glasgow Caledonian University for taking part in and putting together this programme; understands that that 84% of the students carers who responded found maintaining good mental health while studying to be a challenge, with 61% finding concentrating in class difficult; pays tribute to the thousands of student carers enrolled in course across Scotland; and commits to establishing cross-party efforts to help support them by helping to raise awareness of these challenges and establishing similar schemes in the future.
Supporters (14)
- Jeremy Balfour 23 Feb 2021
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 23 Feb 2021
- Donald Cameron 23 Feb 2021
- Peter Chapman 23 Feb 2021
- Maurice Corry 23 Feb 2021
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 23 Feb 2021
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 23 Feb 2021
- Margaret Mitchell 23 Feb 2021
- Alexander Stewart 23 Feb 2021
- Brian Whittle 23 Feb 2021
- Jackson Carlaw 24 Feb 2021
- John Mason 27 Feb 2021
- Ruth Maguire 1 Mar 2021
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 18 Mar 2021
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.