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Written Question · S3W-15393 · Session 3

Whether it will produce an adult education strategy, similar to the early intervention strategy outlined in the Curriculum for Excellence, …

Answered Asked by John Park Lab Lodged 8 Aug 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce an adult education strategy, similar to the early intervention strategy outlined in the Curriculum for Excellence, which will consider family learning.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 Sep 2008 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

Skills for Scotland, our lifelong skills strategy, sets out a new agenda for skills and learning in Scotland through a system that works for people of all ages and all walks of life, so that they can access the education and training opportunities that they need to improve their skills and achieve their full potential.
The skills strategy provides us with the opportunity to set out our ambitions for skills, in a lifelong learning context, from cradle to grave. The strategy covers early years provision, schools, further and higher education, work related learning and informal learning opportunities, including adult learning in community contexts, as well as looking at information, advice and guidance and funding systems.
HM Inspectorate of Education has highlighted the contribution of Community Learning and Development (CLD) to family learning. Working and Learning Together (WALT) sets out a long-term framework for the promotion and development of CLD with one of the three national priorities identified as raising standards of achievement in learning for adults through community-based lifelong learning opportunities. This, along with Skills for Scotland, provides a strategic framework for community-based adult learning including family learning.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-15393 by reference.