Petitioner: Jacqueline Campbell on behalf of Residential Provision Parents’ Group
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
01 April 2010
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to demonstrate how it will ensure the viability and future of dance teaching and coaching in schools and colleges across Scotland and through a national centre of excellence.
Summary:
20 April 2010: The Committee took evidence from Jacqueline Campbell, Sybil Simpson and Kenneth Burke and agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, COSLA and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama seeking responses to points raised in the petition and during the discussion. Link to Official Report 20 April 2010
7 September 2010: The Committee agreed to write to Glasgow City Council seeking a response to specific points. Link to Official Report 7 September 2010
23 November 2010: The Committee agreed to write to Glasgow City Council seeking a response to specific points. Link to Official Report 23 November 2010
8 February 2011: The Committee agreed to write to Glasgow City Council seeking a response to specific points. Link to Official Report 8 February 2011
8 March 2011: The Committee agreed to invite, in its legacy paper, the Session 4 Public Petitions Committee to give further consideration to the petition. Link to Official Report 8 March 2011
6 September 2011: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 on the grounds that the Scottish Government has indicated that it is committed to ensuring the viability and future of dance teaching and coaching through a national centre of excellence and the continuing provision of support funding, Glasgow City Council have confirmed they are taking forward plans to build a new residential facility and are doing so in partnership with a parents’ committee and that the detail of the project and any changes made to residential arrangements are a matter for the local authority. Link to Official Report of 6 September 2011
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