Margaret Wilson MBE (@wilsonleitchm) 's Twitter Profile
Margaret Wilson MBE

@wilsonleitchm

Passionate about making a difference especially Parental involvement/engagement at any level. Former Chair of NPFS,Mum, daughter, wife, sister & auntie.

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Time is running out – last call for remaining places at Ibrox tomorrow to get #ProstateFFIT! We've teamed up with SPFL Trust and Rangers Charity Foundation to run our free 12 week exercise programme for men affected by prostate cancer. Sign up NOW: spfltrust.org.uk/prostateffit Kick off: 1pm!

Time is running out – last call for remaining places at Ibrox tomorrow to get #ProstateFFIT!
We've teamed up with <a href="/SPFLTrust/">SPFL Trust</a> and <a href="/RFC_Charity/">Rangers Charity Foundation</a> to run our free 12 week exercise programme for men affected by prostate cancer.
Sign up NOW: spfltrust.org.uk/prostateffit
Kick off: 1pm!
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Applications are now open for the Scottish Football Association's Performance Schools programme. scottishfa.co.uk/performance/jd…

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Applications for the 2024 intake of Scottish FA JD Performance School pupils are now open! ⚽ For more information and to apply 👉 scottishfa.co.uk/performance/jd…

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“At a meeting next Wednesday, Falkirk councillors will weigh up the proposal to reduce weekly primary hours from 25 to 22.5 hours per week (-10%); in secondary, the reduction would be from 26.6 to 24.75 hours (-7%) per week.” Henry Hepburn reports tes.com/magazine/analy…

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Jenny Gilruth Henry Hepburn The education secretary is also repeating her view that the reforms proposed by Louise Hayward would mark "a radical departure" from the current offer Hayward disagrees - as we reported in December tes.com/magazine/news/…

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FC propose pupils are in school all day Mon -Thu, lunchtime finish Friday. Secondary dropping from 26.6 hours to 24.75 hours per week losing 20 hours per year against Scottish Government recommendations Other authorities are seeking to INCREASE their teaching hours. I say NO!

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NEW: Cuts to learning hours in Scottish schools are ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked, the government has indicated in response to controversial plans in Falkirk tes.com/magazine/news/… Tes Scotland Tes magazine

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To any parent/carer in Falkirk please read, digest and do what you feel is necessary falkirk.gov.uk/services/schoo… ScotGov Education Jenny Gilruth John Swinney disgraceful proposal cutting our children’s education

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.Falkirk Council has the 2nd biggest budget gap for 2024-25 as a % of revenue budget, finds the Accounts Commission report out today As we reported yesterday Falkirk is looking to cut the time pupils spend with teachers in its schools to save money tes.com/magazine/news/…

.<a href="/falkirkcouncil/">Falkirk Council</a> has the 2nd biggest budget gap for 2024-25 as a % of revenue budget, finds the <a href="/AccCommScot/">Accounts Commission</a> report out today 

As we reported yesterday Falkirk is looking to cut the time pupils spend with teachers in its schools to save money

tes.com/magazine/news/…
Henry Hepburn (@henry_hepburn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This, from Accounts Commission report out today, underlines the huge pressure on council budgets - look e.g. at Falkirk, which has been in the news this week over its plans to reduce learning hours in schools.

This, from <a href="/AccCommScot/">Accounts Commission</a> report out today, underlines the huge pressure on council budgets - look e.g. at Falkirk, which has been in the news this week over its plans to reduce learning hours in schools.
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Our first ever mentee in Clackmannanshire met First Minister John Swinney yesterday at Alloa Academy. She spoke about how her mentor helped her through school, giving her the confidence to go onto University in the summer. What a fantastic opportunity! Clackmannanshire Council First Minister

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Plenty of journalists have in the last few days as the Former Chair of National Parent Forum of Scotland but parental engagement is what I’m passionate about so I am saddened by SG’s decision

Plenty of journalists have in the last few days as the Former Chair of <a href="/parentforumscot/">National Parent Forum of Scotland</a> but parental engagement is what I’m passionate about so I am saddened by SG’s decision