Rennie responds to school leaver deprivation gap widening

Responding to new statistics which show that the deprivation gap for positive follow-up destinations among school leavers has increased for the third consecutive year, with the gap in those going on to higher education increasing to its widest since the 2019-20 cohort, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

“The yawning deprivation gap is a betrayal of all those young people who were promised a better future by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP.

“A whole generation of children and young people have paid the price for the SNP’s failure to turn warm words into action.

“Giving every child the best start in life is key to what comes next.

“They deserve more in class support, a thriving skills sector that gives them choices and opportunities and a government focused on making that a reality.”