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A flagship SNP election commitment to hand every new primary pupil a free schoolbag will cost £1.35million a year, it has been revealed.
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it → hand → 1.35million
The Scottish Government yesterday released the huge annual cost as it confirmed details of the procurement process for the initiative.
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it → release → initiative
It follows revelations that the bags will be made in China.
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bags → follow → China
The contract has been awarded to Edinburgh-based APS Group for two years – the same firm that packs and distributes the SNP Government’s baby box.
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that → award → box
The backpacks will be available in blue, green, pink, red or yellow and filled with materials including a pencil case, pencils, crayons, a notebook, water bottle and books.
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backpacks → fill → case
Scottish Conservative education spokesman Meghan Gallacher said: ‘The SNP’s latest education policy is a gimmick that is full of colour but totally lacking in substance.
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that → say → substance
The SNP's school bags policy will cost £1.35million a year, and the bags will be made in China
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bags → cost → China
It was a desperate election stunt from John Swinney and his colleagues who are now happy to squander £1.35million a year on giving backpacks to young people.
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who → squander → people
‘This is taxpayers’ money that should be going towards tackling the attainment gap and restoring Scotland’s reputation for educational excellence.
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that → go → excellence
‘Parents don’t need colourful backpacks and political gimmicks.
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Parents → need → backpacks
They need SNP ministers that focus on the real issues facing our pupils and delivers better results for their children.’
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that → need → children
The backpacks will be available to around 47,000 pupils starting primary one next August.
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backpacks → start → one
They will also include details for families on issues including social security entitlements and advice about online safety.
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They → include → safety
APS will be responsible for providing the bags and contents and for distributing these to schools
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APS → provide → schools
The contract covers costs related to the bag and its content, storage, packing, distribution and staffing.
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contract → cover → bag
The Scottish Government said the bags will be ‘assembled’ in Scotland ‘to ensure maximum value for money’ but did not provide details of where the materials will be sourced from.
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materials → say → where
APS Group (Scotland), which describes itself as a provider of ‘marketing communications services’, has seen a major expansion since it secured lucrative Scottish Government contracts such as the baby box.
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it → describe → box
In the year to the end of January 2017, it made a £174,000 profit but its accounts for the year to the end of January 2025 show a gross profit of £4.4million.
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accounts → make → 4.4million
Education Secretary Màiri McAllan said: ‘Building on the success of our universal Baby Box offer, we want to ensure children start school on an equal footing and with a feeling that they belong.’
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they → say → feeling
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