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Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle in plea for funding to save Scottish comedy venues - www.breakingnews.ie - Scotland - county Boyle
breakingnews.ie
23.08.2020 / 17:39

Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle in plea for funding to save Scottish comedy venues

Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle and Fred MacAulay are among a group of performers calling on the Scottish government to provide emergency funding to help Scotland’s comedy scene survive the Covid-19 pandemic.

SNP must be 'honest' about economic reality of Scottish independence in post-Covid world - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
23.08.2020 / 15:33

SNP must be 'honest' about economic reality of Scottish independence in post-Covid world

The SNP must be 'honest' about the economic reality of Scottish independence in a post-Covid world, pro-Union campaigners have said. It comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its annual GERS report this week, which estimates the difference between what Scotland raises in taxation and what is spent on its public services.

Former TV presenter John Leslie sells Scottish home for £715k - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
23.08.2020 / 07:23

Former TV presenter John Leslie sells Scottish home for £715k

Wheel of Fortune host bought the house in Edinburgh’s upmarket Morningside for £545,000 in 2016.In June, Leslie, 55, put the detached villa on the market for offers over £610,000.Property records show he has made a hefty £170,000 on the house after it sold for £715,000 last month.The home, which was built in 2003, has three bedrooms and a back garden boasting views of the city skyline.Ralph Hendrie Legal’s sales brochure said the house has a garden that “overlooks The Hermitage of Braid and

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey on why the government got it wrong over exam results - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
18.08.2020 / 18:39

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey on why the government got it wrong over exam results

local schools. Despite best intentions, a situation was created where an unacceptable number of our young people felt trapped and that education was not a route out of poverty.The Scottish Government listened to the exemplary campaigning of pupils, their parents and teachers, and are now putting it right.

SNP accuse Tories of hypocrisy after exam results U-turn - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Britain - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.08.2020 / 20:23

SNP accuse Tories of hypocrisy after exam results U-turn

exam results for English pupils. The shambles comes one week after the Scottish Government became the first of four UK administrations to bow to mounting pressure and scrap downgraded results.

What is happening with school exam results in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Scotland - Ireland
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
12.08.2020 / 16:21

What is happening with school exam results in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England

hereResults will be based on teachers’ predictions and statistical modelling.Teachers were asked to predict the grades they thought pupils would have achieved had exams gone ahead, based on coursework, the result of mock exams, and homework.Schools were also requested to rank pupils in each subject.But Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, said students will have a broader scope to appeal their A level and GCSE grades.Student approaches to

A-level and GCSE students WILL be able to use mock exam grades to progress to university, college and employment - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Scotland
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
12.08.2020 / 02:05

A-level and GCSE students WILL be able to use mock exam grades to progress to university, college and employment

Mock exam grades will be able to be used to allow GCSE and A-level students in England to progress to university, college and employment, the government is set to announce.Unions have been calling on the Government to follow Scotland’s lead in scrapping moderated grades after the downgrading of more than 124,000 results was reversed.Schools held mock exams before they were forced to close to try and control the spread of Covid-19.The results of those tests will now carry the same weight as the

Get in touch: Are you one of those students whose exam results were lower by the SQA? - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
11.08.2020 / 12:59

Get in touch: Are you one of those students whose exam results were lower by the SQA?

Rutherglen Reformer wants to hear about how this fiasco has affected you – and, possibly, your future.

Nicola Sturgeon's former school saw nearly 40% of exam grades marked down - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
10.08.2020 / 14:15

Nicola Sturgeon's former school saw nearly 40% of exam grades marked down

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.

'I have heard the anger of students' John Swinney to announce plan to address Scots exam marking scandal - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
09.08.2020 / 17:15

'I have heard the anger of students' John Swinney to announce plan to address Scots exam marking scandal

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.

Outlander star Sam Heughan teases his new Clanlands adventure book with note from Diana Gabaldon - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
07.08.2020 / 19:19

Outlander star Sam Heughan teases his new Clanlands adventure book with note from Diana Gabaldon

clanlandsbook.com, was written by the pair over three or four months during lockdown, something the pair describe as a "bit of a miracle".Speaking about the announcement on the website, Sam and Graham said that it was a "really rewarding experience'. Sam said: "We went on a road trip around Scotland together and we documented the people, the places and the history that we found."Jokingly adding in that it would also feature "the near death experiences" Graham said the book is something the pair

Scots headteacher at posh Edinburgh school 'awards shambles SQA a fail' in furious rant after exam result chaos - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland - county Hall
dailyrecord.co.uk
07.08.2020 / 16:35

Scots headteacher at posh Edinburgh school 'awards shambles SQA a fail' in furious rant after exam result chaos

SQA a 'fail' for questioning the judgement of teachers after downgrading thousands of pupil results across the country.Rod Grant, headmaster at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, has demanded a full-scale independent review after almost a third of his students had their grades lowered by the education body.He blasted the exam quango and said it called into question the integrity of Scots teachers who will be called upon to help mark appeals.The new pupil grading system - brought in after

'We will not sit back and take this' Scotland's school pupils speak out as they protest exam results - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
07.08.2020 / 15:03

'We will not sit back and take this' Scotland's school pupils speak out as they protest exam results

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.

Scots schoolgirl pens emotional open letter to John Swinney after medic dreams crushed by exam result chaos - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
06.08.2020 / 15:33

Scots schoolgirl pens emotional open letter to John Swinney after medic dreams crushed by exam result chaos

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.

Scots school pupils plan protest at SQA headquarters over 'postcode lottery' exam results - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
05.08.2020 / 16:13

Scots school pupils plan protest at SQA headquarters over 'postcode lottery' exam results

Glasgow over their 'postcode lottery' exam results. Teenagers are expected to gather in the city centre on Friday over accusations pupils were downgraded because of their school's past achievements than personal predictions.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang pupils receive exam results - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
05.08.2020 / 12:17

Rutherglen and Cambuslang pupils receive exam results

Reformer : “This year has of course been an unprecedented one because of the public health crisis and it presented a very unique and challenging set of circumstances, particularly for those sitting exams.

Nicola Sturgeon says pupils can appeal SQA exam results for free in row over downgrading - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
04.08.2020 / 16:09

Nicola Sturgeon says pupils can appeal SQA exam results for free in row over downgrading

Nicola Sturgeon has said all pupils who are unhappy with their exam results will be able to appeal them for free as the Scottish Government faced mounting criticism over how grades were awarded. For the first time in more than 130 years, Scottish youngsters did not sit down for exams in May as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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