Glasgow "extremely confident" of saving mentoring scheme
The city-wide programme has been threatened by budget cuts, but the council's treasurer now believes it can be rescued.
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The city-wide programme has been threatened by budget cuts, but the council's treasurer now believes it can be rescued.
Senior Scots judge Lady Rita Rae has urged Glasgow City Council not to cut funding for the "groundbreaking" MCR Pathways mentoring scheme.
Lady Rae has written to Glasgow city council praising MCR Pathways, which assists young people in care and fears a reduction in funding
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MCR Pathways leaders and former pupils say that Glasgow City Council cannot lay off in-school coordinators if they want the programme to continue.