East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson has welcomed new figures demonstrating the Scottish Authorities’s work to help younger folks.
Faculties in East Kilbride are benefitting from over £1.8m of Pupil Fairness Funding this yr to scale back the attainment hole.
This funding is a part of the Scottish Authorities’s £1bn funding within the Scottish Attainment Problem over the course of this Parliament.
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This monetary yr, South Lanarkshire colleges have been allotted round £9m.
In serving to to shut the attainment hole, there are 20,239 pupils receiving free college meals within the council space.
In consequence, newest figures present that 96.2 per cent of younger folks in South Lanarkshire go on to optimistic locations – together with additional and better training, employment or coaching.
Regionally, 21,760 folks have began a contemporary apprenticeship below the SNP Scottish Authorities.
The SNP MSP instructed Lanarkshire Stay : “Because the SNP got here into authorities in 2007, attainment and the variety of pupils occurring to optimistic locations has improved.
“We've wonderful colleges and workers in East Kilbride, supported by funding the SNP Scottish Authorities has supplied to scale back the attainment hole.
"I'm delighted that this may proceed, with over £1.8m going straight to East Kilbride head academics to scale back the hole even additional for the approaching yr.
“The SNP Scottish Authorities can also be making certain that P1-P3 youngsters have the very best begin to their day by offering free college meals.
"This may also be prolonged to all major colleges in East Kilbride over this parliamentary time period, with focused help persevering with in secondary colleges."
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