Question reference: S5W-00830
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 28 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many teachers or graduates with speech and language expertise are employed in nurseries in each local authority area, and what support it can provide to increase this.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not collect this data centrally. All practitioners working within the early learning and childcare sector are required, as part of their training, to gain knowledge and understanding about speech and language development and are expected to undertake career-long learning to further augment the skills obtained during their initial training.