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Meeting of the Parliament 24 June 2026 [Draft]

24 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament

Item of business

Portfolio Question Time

Learning Priorities (Primary Schools)

Beresford, Senga Reform South Scotland Watch on SPTV

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the top three learning priorities for primary school pupils. (S7O-00120)

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S7O-00120 To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the top three learning priorities … Question

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Senga Beresford (South Scotland) (Reform) Reform

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the top three learning priorities for primary school pupils. (S7O-00120)

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan) SNP

We believe that every young person should receive an excellent education that equips them to succeed in life. The Scottish Government’s priorities are to ens...

Senga Beresford Reform

I thank the cabinet secretary for her response, although I am surprised that she mentioned literacy, as I recently spoke to a former deputy headteacher who c...

Màiri McAllan SNP

I will frame my response on the generality of the question, which was about the importance of literacy for our young people. Literacy plays an absolutely fou...