The Scottish Government recently published a report on SQA attainment and school leaver qualifications in Scotland. The headline was that ethnic minorities, specifically Asians, were doing better than the national average.
Delving into the figures however, the familiar pattern of the last few years emerged. The figures show that the average tariff scores for Pakistanis and [...]
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Indian and Chinese kids doing very well. What’s wrong with the Pakistanis?
Posted in youth, tagged Amer Jamil on June 2, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Foreign Secretary Question Time
Posted in International, youth, tagged David Miliband, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, foreign policy on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kabana Restaurant, Glasgow played host to the Question Time with the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband yesterday when the Cabinet met in the city for the first time ever. Organised by the Youth Community Support Agency (YCSA), the event provided a rare opportunity for young Scottish Muslims to put their views and questions to the Minister [...]
New era of Muslim youth activism in Scotland
Posted in youth on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend past saw Muslim youth workers from across Scotland coming together in Auchengillan for our ‘Muslim Leadership Development Programme’. There were a number of interesting discussions on developing an effective national strategy, confidence building activities and a whole load of yummy food (cooked by males throughout the weekend).
Responding to the call and taking part [...]
Young Scottish Muslim Awards
Posted in youth on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SIF were one of the sponsors of the YSM Awards which took place last night.
