As children across North Ayrshire head back to school, local SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has highlighted the wide range of support available to help families with the cost of learning, including 3,920 Best Start Grant - School Age Payments worth a total of £1,086,398 paid out to local families in the last year. The Best... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP WELCOMES EXPANSION OF FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
1,214 MORE LOCAL PUPILS TO BENEFIT FROM FREE SCHOOL MEALS Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a major expansion of free school meals, which will now be available to pupils in S1 to S3 across North Ayrshire as part of a new pilot by the SNP Scottish Government. North Ayrshire is one of eight councils selected to take... Continue Reading →
91% OF SCHOOL LEAVERS IN POSITIVE DESTINATION
NORTH AYRSHIRE MSP WELCOMES RISE IN SCHOOL LEAVERS ENTERING, WORK, EDUCATION OR TRAINING Ruth Maguire MSP for Cunninghame South has welcomed new figures that show that more young people in North Ayrshire are moving on to work, training or further education after leaving school - crediting the SNP Scottish Government’s investment in young people and education as a... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP HAILS SURGE IN UNI ENTRANTS FROM DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS
Local MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed new figures showing a near record number of students from Scotland’s most deprived communities are entering university including 260 in North Ayrshire. According to the latest data from the Scottish Funding Council, the number of students from SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) 0-20 areas attending university have made significant strides. This milestone... Continue Reading →
5,677,541 FREE BUS JOURNEYS MADE BY UNDER 22s IN NORTH AYRSHIRE UNDER SNP GOVERNMENT
Ruth Maguire MSP has marked “the transformative impact of SNP policies” as new figures show 5,677,541 of bus journeys were made by under 22s in North Ayrshire since the SNP Government introduced the policy three years ago. Earlier this week it was revealed that over 200 million free bus journeys had been made by young... Continue Reading →
SCOTTISH BUDGET PASSES, DELIVERING PROGRESS FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE
The SNP Government’s Scottish Budget for 2025/26 has passed its final stage in the Scottish Parliament – delivering real progress for residents in North Ayrshire. The Budget will deliver: · Record funding for the NHS of £21.7 billion. · The restoration of winter fuel payments for pensioners in Scotland - after the Westminster Government scrapped them across the UK. · The... Continue Reading →
Support for disabled people’s transition to adulthood to be examined
MSPs are asking for the public to share their views on the support that is currently available for disabled children and young people as they grow into adulthood. The findings will be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee as part of their scrutiny of a Bill which seeks to introduce more structured... Continue Reading →
Education reform centred on children and young people
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government's approach to education reform, with children, young people, families and teachers being invited to join a National Discussion on education. In an update to Parliament on reform plans, Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville appealed for fresh, innovative ideas to help to deliver change and drive improvement. Ms Somerville... Continue Reading →
Scottish Attainment Challenge
Today in the Scottish Parliament, Ruth Maguire MSP participated in the debate on the Scottish Attainment Challenge. Through the course of the debate Ruth acknowledged and reflected on the impact changes to the Scottish Government's approach to the Attainment Challenge Fund. Ruth noted that she cannot welcome any reduction to funding to address the impact... Continue Reading →
Monthly Bulletin April 2022
Ruth was honoured to be selected as a Member of the Education, Children and Young People Committee and following the Scottish Parliament Spring Recess, Ruth commenced her duties. Established in June 2021, the Education Children and Young People committee focuses on: schools, colleges and universitiesadditional support for learningearly years and childcareChildren’s Hearingschild protection; andthe Scottish Child... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 