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There are so many things that are really great about being a parent, | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
there are so many things that are absolutely | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
terrifying about being a parent. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:24 | |
Being with Georgia and spending time with her, | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
it's just amazing to see the speed that people learn, | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
the speed that people develop. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
I think our older daughter, she's a real extrovert. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
I can see her doing something that is very expressive, | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
where she's maybe a little bit in the spotlight. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Katrina definitely wants to be an actress. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
She's very focused on that. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
Alistair, it kind of changes a wee bit. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
Loves his Lego. Gran says he's going to be an engineer. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
Being a dad is special. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
I want my kids to get the best chance | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
to be all that they can be, | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
but, as parents, we need a helping hand to allow our kids to succeed, | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
and that's why I want Scotland | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
to have the best education system in the world. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
Derek and I both work full time so, obviously, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
that brings its challenges in terms of arranging childcare, | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
so we're very fortunate - | 0:01:12 | 0:01:13 | |
we have a very good nursery that both of our children go to. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
I think it's really important that we keep investing in education. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
You hear it as a throwaway line | 0:01:19 | 0:01:20 | |
but you really are investing in the future and the next generation. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
I think everyone can remember | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
at least one great teacher that they had, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:26 | |
that really opened their eyes in some way, | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
and I certainly want that same experience for our kids, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
and if we support teachers across the board, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
I think that becomes much more likely. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
We're giving them charge of our child, | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
and they look after our child as we hope we would. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
I think you always have to determine what your priorities are. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
Education is one of those priorities | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
and I think it, therefore, is appropriate that we should be | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
asking people to make an additional contribution. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
The bottom line is, | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
if we don't keep improving the standard of education, | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
children will suffer. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:56 | |
We can't expect teachers to do their best | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
unless we support education properly. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
We want to invest a penny on income tax for education - | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
a small investment for a whopping big return of ?475 million. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:13 | |
We can invest in a people premium | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
to give kids extra support at school. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
We can expand nursery education | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
to make sure kids get that vital early education. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
And we can also boost the number of places in colleges | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
so that everybody that wants to study can get | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
the course that they need. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:33 | |
That will have a transformational effect on education in Scotland | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
and put us right back up there with the best. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
A penny for education would deliver an investment of ?475 million. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:47 | |
A penny for education will help get Scotland fit for the future. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:53 |