Scotland's exams chief in firing line as MSPs probe unfair system

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

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cancer deaths" with the party claiming that some 10,000 people with the disease may miss out on surgery over the next two years.The party's health spokeswoman Monica Lennon raised her concerns about the impact a reduction in operations would have - branding the move "wrongheaded".With NHS surgery to run at 60% of capacity over the next two years as a result of the pandemic, Labour fears the number of cancer patients having operations could fall from more than 12,000 a year to about 7,000.Lennon

Covid-19 - but that harm from missing school was a certainty.

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Lyndon Dykes a one-cap wonder to tie him down to Scotland. The Livingston forward is finalising a £2 million move to QPR after making a huge impact with Gary Holt's side last season.

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.

Covid-19 were knowingly discharged from hospitals to care homes. Monica Lennon, the party's health spokeswoman, has written to the Lord Advocate to request confirmation a Crown Office unit tasked with investigating care home deaths will examine the impact of hospital discharges.

school results scandal.The First Minister praised Professor Mark Priestley, who came out for the SNP at the general election, for his skills and experience and said he is the right person for the job.Education Secretary John Swinney this week made a u-turn after confirming that around 120,000 downgraded results would be reversed following a backlash by pupils and parents.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood,

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new report released today shows that five deaths last week were linked to coronavirus.The National Records of Scotland figures mean the COVID-19 death toll in Scotland stands at 4213.The five deaths mean it's the lowest recorded weekly total since the first death was recorded in March 2020.Across Ayrshire and Arran no new deaths linked to coronavirus have been registered since July 20 to July

Scottish Government’s dramatic exam results U-turn.Erin Bleakley tearfully told of her joy after Education Secretary John Swinney announced all downgraded results would be reverted back to those predicted by teachers.The 17-year-old organised a rally in George Square last week after the SQA exam board used a system to 'normalise' the results which left thousands of young people with grades lower than those predicted by their teachers.Erin, from Shettleston in Glasgow, had held a banner in George

Jack McConnell has called for “a clear out at the top” of Scottish education to ditch problems that have been around for more than a decade and restore confidence in the exams system. Speaking ahead of John Swinney’s statement to Holyrood on the exams fiasco the former Labour First Minister said the episode highlighted the need for a major shakedown in Scottish education.

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”.

Neil Lennon sold the West Ham hitman on a switch to Scotland.The striker is expected imminently to finalise a one-year loan deal with a view to a £5.5m permanent move next summer.Ajeti spent the last week on holiday in Sardinia considering his future after being told by Hammers boss David Moyes he wasn’t part of his plans for next season.The 23-year-old Swiss star had cooled on Celts after initial contact – but Lennon stepped in at the end of last week to nudge the deal in the right direction.

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