John Swinney claims there is "no evidence” school grades system disadvantaged poorer pupils

Edinburgh Live. He had spent 17 weeks on the Isle of Mull, where shoppers patiently queued to go into the town's Co-Op, and couldn't believe the differrence.

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Ayrshire has recorded its biggest COVID-19 case increase since June.

Scottish independence in the future, the Deputy First Minister has said. John Swinney hit back at a comment from Tory minister Michael Gove who had questioned whether the voting franchise should remain the same as the 2014 referendum.

last week when the Scottish Government were forced to perform a U-turn over the Nat 5 and Higher exam results the UK Government has also now caved into the pressure from outraged parents, pupils and teachers.

John Swinney has held on to his job after surviving a no-confidence vote over the pupil grades scandal. He was kept in post after securing the support of the pro-independence Scottish Greens.

SNP Government U-turn. Fiona Robertson, from the Scottish Qualifications Authority, will appear before MSPs at Holyrood as part of a probe into downgraded exams which appeared to penalise pupils in poorer areas.

The Guardian has reported that in England, the scale of downgrading is expected to be even greater than in Scotland, with 39% of teachers’ grade assessments set to be adjusted down before students get their results.

John Swinney will tell pupils how their controversial school grades will be reviewed today after a climbdown by the First Minister.Swinney, who is also deputy first minister, is facing calls to resign over his handling of controversial assessments to replace exams wiped out by coronavirus.Teachers’ estimates were more likely to be downgraded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority among pupils from less well-off areas of Scotland.It led to protests by pupils in the centre of Glasgow and, after

pupils across Scotland caught up in an exams fiasco which penalised pupils in poorer communities.The First Minister made the significant apology days after pupils protested and calls were made for Education Secretary John Swinney to resign.At her regular briefing, Sturgeon said: "I do acknowledge that we did not get this right and I am sorry for that."The U-turn comes after defending a system brought in to grade pupils who were unable to sit normal exams because of the Covid-19 health

exam results marked down by a grade or more. The level of controversial downgrading at Greenwood Academy in North Ayrshire emerged in a council table seen by the Daily Record.

John Swinney has signaled a U-turn on the SQA exams scandal. Swinney, who faces a no-confidence vote in the Scottish Parliament, is set to make a statement on Tuesday after pupils and teachers raised concerns about the crisis.Pupils who are unhappy with their exam results will be able to appeal them for free.

John Swinney will announce a move to address the "anger" of Scots pupils over the exam results scandal next week. The Education Secretary is to lay out a series of "steps" he will take on Tuesday over the grade moderation that has seen the marks of pupils in the poorest areas driven down compared to the most affluent.

Get the latest politics news sent straight to your inbox every FridayLabour are demanding Education Secretary John Swinney quits for his role in an exam results "shambles".The party said the senior SNP Government minister has "lost control" as anger grows at the way results were downgraded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.Results this week showed pupils from poorer communities were more likely to have grades "moderated" down from teachers' estimates, sparking protests from young people

asked First Minister Nicola ­Sturgeon why her hard work was being “wiped out” because she lives in the wrong postcode.Erin Bleakley called on the Scottish Government to reverse the downgrading of results of thousands of children, mostly from poorer areas.And the 17-year-old hopes today’s rally in Glasgow’s George Square will force Sturgeon and Education Secretary John Swinney to clear up the mess.The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of exams in all schools, with teachers asked to

pupil grading system is to give evidence to a Holyrood committee. Fiona Robertson of the Scottish Qualifications Authority will be asked to account for a new set up that has seen over 100,000 results downgraded.

John Swinney after receiving her exam results claiming she has been penalised for the school she goes to. Eva Peteranna, 17, says her dreams of being a medic could be at risk after she was given a disappointing set of results.

West Lothian school pupils have improved their grades for an eighth year running — despite a turbulent few months caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Students received their Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) National Qualifications and Awards results on Tuesday, with many performing better than ever before.And this comes despite the SQA lowering around a quarter of estimated grades for Scottish pupils.Early indications show that the results from S5 pupils across West Lothian’s 11 secondary

Northern Ireland peace process and hailed as “Ireland’s peacemaker”, has died aged 83. The current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described him as Ireland’s “most significant and consequential political leader” of the 20th century as tributes poured in.

murders of three mothers by a suspected serial killer.Bible John was the nickname given to man cops believe brutally raped, strangled and killed the women after attending Glasgow's iconic Barrowland Ballroom.Patricia Docker, 25, Jemina McDonald, 32, and Helen Puttock, 29, all died after nights out at the city’s popular nightspot between 1968 and 1969.The shocking murders were so similar that cops suspected a single person was responsible for the killing spree that shook Scotland to its core.One