Extra money for mental health, education and tackling poverty. Retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation businesses will pay no rates during 2021-22 under proposals outlined today. It is one of a series of measures proposed by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes following confirmation of a further £1.1 billion of consequential funding arising Read more…
Launch of The Promise Partnership Fund. Care-experienced young people will be at the heart of a £4 million fund to help improve the lives of those in or on the edges of care. The Promise Partnership Fund will help organisations to implement changes so they can better support children, young Read more…
Almost £1 million to support people into work. Funding to help more vulnerable young people across Scotland into work has been announced by Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop. Part of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee, the £986,702 investment will provide specialist pre-employment support for an additional 1,300 16 and 17-year-olds. Read more…
COVID support for teachers. Hundreds of teachers who are new in post, or working in pastoral or child protection roles, are to be offered support to manage the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Scotland and the General Teaching Council for Scotland have partnered with social enterprise organisation KnowYouMore Read more…
CAMPERDOWN COMMUNITY GROWING HUB TO RECEIVE REGENERATION FUNDING Dundee’s SNP MSPs Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have welcomed funding to support the Camperdown Community Growing Hub in Dundee through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Schemes around Scotland are to receive a share of £25 million from the Read more…