Young people from the Cost of the School Day Voice network held a special event at the Scottish Parliament recently, to share vital calls from their School Shouldn’t Cost: The Young People’s Poverty and Education Manifesto 2026-31 to MSPs.
Young people from the Cost of the School Day Voice network held a special event at the Scottish Parliament last night, to share vital calls from their School Shouldn’t Cost: The Young People’s Poverty and Education Manifesto 2026-31 to MSPs.
Voice network members, their teachers, local authority representatives and MSPs gathered to discuss ‘School Shouldn’t Cost’, a manifesto which shares views from thousands of young people around Scotland about what needs to happen in their schools to tackle poverty and give everyone the same chance to learn.
The meeting was hosted by Bill Kidd MSP, and Jenny Gilruth, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills came to speak to and hear from young people. Reflecting on why the manifesto is so consequential.