Responding to this consultation paper.
We are inviting written responses to this consultation paper by correct date. Please send your response with the completed Respondent Information Form (see ‘Handling your response’ below) to:
HM Inspectorate of Education
Longman House
28 Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1SF
If you have any queries contact
Joan Esson
HM Inspectorate of Education
Longman House
28 Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1SF
We would be grateful if you could clearly indicate in your response which questions or parts of the consultation paper you are responding to as this will aid our analysis of the responses received.
Handling your response
We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for your response to be made public. Please complete and return the Respondent Information Form which forms part of the consultation paper at chapter v as this will ensure that we will treat your response appropriately. If you ask for your response not to be published we will regard it as confidential, and we will treat it accordingly.
All respondents should be aware that HMIE is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.
What happens next
Following the closing date, all responses will be analysed and considered along with any other available evidence to help us reach a decision on our commitment and support for the Gaelic Language. We aim to issue a report on the consultation process once our Plan has been submitted to Bòrd na Gàidhlig for its consideration.
Comments and complaints
If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted, please send them to:
Frank Crawford
450 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8LG
Frank.Crawford@HMIe.gsi.gov.uk
The Draft HMIE Gaelic Language Plan
Consultation Questions
In this consultation document, we have highlighted a number of areas where HMIE aims to promote and support Gaelic in both educational centres and within its organisation. We would welcome your views on these areas.
If there are any other points you would like to make please feel free to make them.
The Draft HMIE Gaelic Language Plan – four core areas of service delivery
Are you content with the commitments in the HMIE plan regarding these four areas?
Do you have anything further to suggest?
Thank you for taking time to complete this form. Please e-mail your comments to rona.logan@hmie.gsi.gov.ukbefore 27/11/2009
or
Please send to:
HM Inspectorate of Education
Longman House
28 Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1SF