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6 months ago
scotsman.com

Scottish independence: Scotland would reform Universal Credit ‘within five years of independence’...

Shirley-Anne Somerville, the social justice secretary, said ten key actions would be prioritised

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over 1 year ago
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Principals label year-long suspension of embattled college's head ‘deeply concerning'

The almost year-long suspension of a principal at an embattled and controversy-ridden college raises “fundamental iss...

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almost 2 years ago
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Controversial Confucius institutes 'play an important role' and do not pose security threat, insi...

Chinese state-backed education centres in Scottish schools and universities play an "important role" and do not pose ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail, experts claim

This week’s exam results will see more children failing than during the first two years of the Covid pandemic as part...

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about 2 years ago
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'Daily correspondence' between SQA and ministers over exams actually just 11 emails in five months

Claims the education secretary was exchanging “daily correspondence” with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)...

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over 2 years ago
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Police HQ and old hospital in running to be site of Edinburgh's new Gaelic school

The chances of a city-centre site for a Gaelic secondary school in Edinburgh hang in the balance as council chiefs wa...

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