Broadband provider BT Openreach is to create 275 jobs in Scotland thanks to the SNP Government’s investment in superfast fibre optic broadband. The announcement means engineers will be deployed across the country, to ensure people Read more
SNP Government providing £10 million for school meals over holidays More than 2000 children across the Stirling Council area will benefit from extra funding to extend free school meals over the Christmas and Easter holidays. Read more
MSPs Bruce Crawford and Keith Brown, alongside Stirling MP Alyn Smith, have welcomed students back to the University of Stirling and Forth Valley College, for the start of the new academic year. Both educational institutions Read more
SNP Government Supporting Young People Into Jobs, Education or Training SNP MSP Bruce Crawford has welcomed a new £60 million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone in Stirling aged 16-24, Read more
Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford has welcomed the decision from the Education Secretary John Swinney to reverse the moderation of SQA grades, instead awarding pupils with the grades estimated by their teachers. The changes come after Read more
Stirling will receive a share of £50 million in funding for the recruitment of approximately 850 extra teachers and around 200 additional support staff across Scotland as local authorities plan for the reopening of schools. Read more
Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford and MP Alyn Smith have welcomed the announcement by Education Secretary John Swinney that schools are to aim return to full time hours in August. The Education Secretary has explained that Read more
Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford and Stirling East Councillor Alison Laurie have welcomed the announcement from the Scottish Government to extend free school meals into the summer. Stirling Council will receive a share of an additional Read more
SNP MSP Bruce Crawford and MP Alyn Smith have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of extra financial help for students facing financial hardship over the summer months. The Scottish Government has brought forward early access to Read more
Eligible Families Will Recieve “250 Ahead of New School Term MSP for Stirling Bruce Crawford has encouraged parents of children aged four to five to apply for the SNP Government’s Best Start Grant. A one-off Read more