Policy Area
Education & Training
What has the SNP done for Scottish education?
As tne Scottish Government the SNP continues to prioritise investment in our children and young people’s education, with billions in funding, school building improvements, expanded pre-school provision and free higher education.
What is the SNP doing for early learning childcare?
SNP policies in government ensure that support for children continues past their early years. The Bright Start Breakfasts fund provides £3 million to ensure more primary school children have a nutritious start to the day and parents benefit from free childcare.
How is the SNP closing the attainment gap?
As the Scottish Government the SNP has invested £1 billion since 2021 through the Scottish attainment challenge. As a result, we are seeing steady, incremental gains in attainment across the breadth of general education.
How is the SNP tackling violence in schools?
We have invested in programmes to engage with young people and focus on violence prevention. This is why the SNP government has invested more than £6 million to implement the violence prevention framework since 2023.
How is the SNP supporting Scotland’s skills system?
The SNP is focused on building a fair, prosperous and successful economy, which is supported by an education and skills system that is flexible and ready to meet the needs of people, communities and employers.
What is the SNP doing to remove barriers to education?
No pupil should struggle to learn because of poverty. We are building a system to ensure equal access to the full package of education, breaking down financial barriers to make a real difference in the lives of children from low-income families.
How is the SNP supporting children with additional needs?
We want all children and young people to get the most out of the learning opportunities available to them, which means ensuring every young person is given an equal chance to fulfil their potential.
How is the SNP supporting children & young people in care?
Huge progress has been made since Scotland first pledged to ‘Keep The Promise’ in 2020 and the SNP remain committed to transforming the lives of care experienced people through investing in support structures designed to remove barriers and unlock opportunities.
How are the SNP supporting higher education?
Scotland is the only country in the UK that offers free university education and we remain absolutely committed to the principle that access to education should be based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay.
What is the SNP’s position on tuition fees?
At a time when students in other parts of the UK face mounting debt and tuition fees, our resolute commitment to free tuition and our enhanced student support offering means that access to education remains based on the ability to learn and not the ability to pay.
What is the SNP doing for Scotland’s college students?
Colleges are of vital importance in supporting people in their learning journey and the SNP government is committed to ensuring investment in our college sector to support students to move on to positive destinations.