Question reference: S5W-29951
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 15 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to local authorities to enable them to hire outdoor activity centres to assist with blended learning once schooling resumes in August 2020.
Answer
As set out in the answer to S5W-29738 on 19 June 2020, in accordance with the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 the responsibility for the delivery of education rests with individual local authorities. It is the responsibility of individual local authorities to allocate the total financial resources available to them, including on outdoor learning, on the basis of local needs and priorities.
The majority of authorities’ education funding is provided via the General Revenue Grant. Additional funding is provided via the £750 million Attainment Scotland Fund which includes Challenge Authorities funding, an additional schools programme and Pupil Equity Funding. This funding can be used flexibly to achieve equity in education. This can include spending on outdoor learning experiences.
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