Gathered Together
- Submitted by: Bob Doris, Glasgow, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2014
- Motion reference: S4M-11330
That the Parliament welcomes the recently launched project, Gathered Together, which encourages parents from ethnic minorities to be more actively involved in their children’s school; notes that the project is a joint venture between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Parent Teacher Council and is funded by the Big Lottery’s Third Sector Early Intervention Fund; believes that parental participation in their children's schooling has significant benefits not only for pupils but also for communities; further understands that parents from ethnic minorities can face particular barriers in getting involved, and welcomes what it sees as the success that the project has already achieved in harnessing and enhancing the diverse skills of parent councils, community groups, ethnic minority parents and educators.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Colin Beattie, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Nigel Don, Annabelle Ewing, Rob Gibson, Adam Ingram, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Ken Macintosh, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Drew Smith, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Sandra White