Response 604013550

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1. Should the Scottish Government set in law the minimum learning hours pupils in Scotland should receive?

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Minimum hours will just tokenistically fill up timetables and put unneeded pressure on young people.

2. Do you agree that the minimum annual learning hours should be 950 hours for primary schools?

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3. Do you agree that the minimum annual learning hours should be 1045 hours for secondary schools?

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4. Do you agree with the suggested definition of learning hours set out at paragraph 2.1 in the consultation paper?

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This is so out of touch and fundamentally misses the fact that extra curricular clubs can be valuable learning experiences.

5. Apart from the exemptions outlined in this paper are there any other circumstances where a variation to the number of learning hours provided may be needed?

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Yes, practically for the school.

6. Are there any further views you wish to share regarding this proposal?

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This is so out of touch and has clearly not been developed in conjunction with schools, young people or education staff

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