Bruce Adamson, who is about to step down, says children are no better off now than they were when he took office six years ago
, she said “raising the bar for all and closing the attainment gap… is the number one priority of my government” and her “personal defining mission”.
Asked if he has faith that Mr Yousaf would do a better job, Mr Adamson said he had made “some big promises” but that he had not seen “anything” on how they would be delivered. Mr Adamson also raised concerns about the lack of movement on incorporating the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.
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