Ahead of a Holyrood debate promoting the importance of play, local MSP Ruth Maguire visited St Luke’s Primary School in Kilwinning to see the primary school’s committed play culture first hand. Ruth was shown around the children’s rich and varied ‘junkyard garden’ play area by nursery pupil, Fin, before joining the Primary One class for... Continue Reading →

MANY MAY BE MISSING OUT ON ENTITLEMENT SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has called on her constituents across to claim the benefits that they are entitled to, following the launch of a Scottish Government awareness campaign. Throughout Scotland, it was estimated that there were over 500,000 cases of individuals or families not claiming... Continue Reading →

LATEST STATS SHOW CONTINUED PROGRESS ON PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Latest figures released by the Scottish Government have shown that school leavers across Cunninghame South are going on to positive destinations in greater numbers than previously. In 2015-16, 94.8% went onto positive destinations after leaving school in North Ayrshire –up 4.5% since 2011-12. The figures... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP CALLS ON LOCAL PEOPLE TO SIGN UP SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has called on local people to sign up and help shape Scotland’s new social security system as the Scottish Government seeks to learn from the experiences of those currently using the service. At least 2,000 people with experience of... Continue Reading →

SNP SECURING SKILS FOR THE FUTURE The SNP has supported 6, 682 Modern Apprenticeships in North Ayrshire in ten years of Government - with 37,000 young people currently going through an apprenticeship in Scotland. Many areas in Scotland have experienced an increase in MA uptake of over 80% in the last 10 years – with... Continue Reading →

COUNCIL BENEFITS FROM £4.7 BILLION NATIONAL INVESTMENT North Ayrshire council benefited from a nationwide increase of 2.7% in education spending last year – thanks to Scottish Government efforts to close the attainment gap and provide local authorities with a fair funding deal. Net spending on education by local authorities across Scotland rose to £4.7 billion... Continue Reading →