Parents, pupils and teachers admit virus fears as Scots schools reopen

Renfrewshire school after a picture emerged showing pupils crowded together in packed communal areas.A parent of a pupil at Park Mains High School in Erskine shared a picture showing students packed together at the main entrance and dining area of the school.The mum, who does not wish to be named, said she is now keeping her son off school until mandatory face masks are introduced from Monday, August 31.She said: “I am aware it was raining but my son said it’s the same everyday rain or not..“He

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSecondary school pupils in Ayrshire will be told to wear face masks from Monday (August 31).The Scottish Government confirmed this morning that they would be implementing the guidance following a review of safety measures.Pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors and communal areas but there will also be exemptions, the Government has said.Education Secretary John Swinney told BBC Good

coronavirus. Kingspark School, in Dundee, was forced to close on Wednesday after pupils and teachers were asked to self-isolate for two weeks.

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.

pub - before insisting she was "at it". Sharon Goldie claimed Robyn Goldie was 'attention seeking' despite the sick 13 year-old begging for help.

pupils contracting Covid-19 is inevitable, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister spoke about the clusters of the virus across the country, including those affecting schools, at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

blended learning if virus outbreaks meant it was required to keep pupils and teachers safe. But the First Minister stressed the Scottish Government's priority remained keeping children in class full-time and returning schools as close as possible to normal.

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.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The long-awaited sound of school bells rang out across Stirling this week as pupils returned for the first time since March.Wednesday marked the big day for parents, teachers and children as schools threw open their doors after the previous term was cut short as Scotland locked down in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.The Observer was given a tour of one local school - East Plean Primary - as it

Scots teachers were left seeing double as NINE sets of twins prepared to start their first day of school. The children, all aged four and five, are set to start at primary schools across Inverclyde - with one school set to welcome three sets of the twins.

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

return to school today. EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan said the union had been involved in drawing up guidelines and said the daytime hygiene regimes were “very robust”.

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

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Education bosses in Renfrewshire have insisted they will support any staff who have concerns about returning to school after a union survey indicated the majority of teachers fear sufficient safety measures are not yet in place.The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) survey showed out of more than 24,000 members who had so far responded, two-thirds felt either "somewhat unsafe" or "very unsafe" about returning to

coronavirus began to sweep across the country.While teachers and children of key workers still attended, thousands children were forced to stay at home as parents took to balancing tutoring with working from home.Nicola Sturgeon recently confirmed that schools will be reopening from August 11, with plans for a phased return in place before going full-time by August 18 at the latest.But with Aberdeen now back in lockdown, is now a good time for pupils to be returning to school?We're keen to hear

furious backlash by pupils and her own SNP colleagues. The First Minister admitted teenagers gathered in the middle of Glasgow were "entitled to be angry" but said they should rely on an appeals process.

Scottish Government to reverse the downgrading of results of thousands of children, mostly from poorer areas. Students from across the country travelled to the city to protest and support their fellow pupils.