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New Investment Will
Help School Pupils From North Ayrshire Learn New Skills
North
Ayrshire Schools and colleges encouraged to work together following a £41.5
million investment.
 Schools
and colleges in North Ayrshire will be encouraged to work together following
a £41.5 million investment by the Scottish Executive in schools-college
partnerships across Scotland.
The funding is part of the Scottish Executive’s new strategy Lifelong
Partners and Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Minister and local MSP Allan
Wilson believes that the new investment will help school pupils from North
Ayrshire learn new skills, while helping provide a clearer route to
employment.
Replying to the debate on the issue in the Scottish Parliament, Allan Wilson
said,
“We all know the benefits that pupils derive from the learning opportunities
offered by colleges, and I think that everyone in the chamber genuinely
wants to increase and further enhance those opportunities for pupils across
Scotland. They are opportunities that give pupils valuable vocational skills
that will help to grow Scotland's economy. “
Following the debate Allan Wilson said:
“The Labour-led Executive is transforming our education system in North
Ayrshire and across the country. We are investing nearly £4billion to ensure
that hundreds of schools are either rebuilt or refurbished to the highest
standard including many here in North Ayrshire. But more than that Labour is
also modernising the school curriculum, offering more choice to pupils in
what they study and helping ensure that every child can reach their full
potential.”
“That is why this new funding is so important. It will ensure that local
schools work together with local colleges. It will provide real choice for
hundreds of children, allowing them to learn new skills and also promoting
the idea of lifelong learning.”
"Partnerships between local schools and colleges like James Watt can offer
opportunities - either through pupils going to college or with lecturers
coming into school. Some pupils already reap the extra benefits of college
courses, thanks to local partnership arrangements. This strategy means more
pupils will be able to benefit even more.”
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