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

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

European Week of Sport 2020 at the Sport Ireland Campus, the media man recounted his brief foray into life as a professional athlete.Asked what sporting endeavour sparked his stint as an athlete, Eoghan enthused, ‘First-ever Irish ice hockey team baby, yeah!’Telling the tale of how the team came to be formed, the Love Island Australia voiceover artists shared, ‘There was an American guy called Pete Lawlor who probably would have been a professional ice hockey player in the States but he got

Eoghan McDermott has revealed what he eats in a day to fuel him as he goes about his presenting duties on 2FM’s breakfast show.His current slot alongside Doireann Garrihy has him rising at the crack of dawn, or before it depending on the time of year.Speaking to EVOKE as he launched European Week of Sport 2020 at the Sport Ireland Campus, the radio presenter shared what nourishes him on a typical day.The Love Island Australia voiceover artist shared how he’s recently tried to get better at

Ayrshire Live tested the system by attempting to book a test from a South Ayrshire postcode, to which we were told our nearest centre was in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, over 125 miles away and a mere four-and-a-half hour trek, each way.

children to return to schools at this stage of the pandemic, according to a new major survey.The Daily Record’s Back to School Survey spoke to 1,452 people up and down the country ahead of the schools returning earlier this month.Reopening of schools has been a controversial topic of discussion during the coronavirus pandemic.There are fears that Scotland’s children will miss out on a thorough education if they remain closed, while there are concerns schools could become breeding grounds for

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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.

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.

Boris Johnson has defended education secretary Gavin Williamson after he came under fire over pupils having their A-Level results downgraded.The Prime Minister, speaking during a visit to Northern Ireland, told reporters that this year's results are “good” and are “dependable for employers”.“Let’s be in no doubt about it, the exam results that we’ve got today are robust," Mr Johnson said."They’re good, they’re dependable for employers, but already I think that there’s a record number of

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.

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

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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.

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

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.