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schools
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Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing
Parents of children on the Inner Hebridean island of Luing fear the permanent closure of its only primary school would push away young families and fuel depopulation.
Claim historical data won’t be used for pupil assessment is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about how pupil assessments will work this year.
Remote learning figures show the digital divide laid bare
The provision of digital technology and internet access for remote schooling due to Covid-19 restrictions has been a "postcode lottery", a Ferret investigation has found.
Music lessons for children plummet due to coronavirus pandemic
The number of children learning a musical instrument in Scottish schools has fallen dramatically during the pandemic, leading to fears lessons may be permanently affected.
FFS explains: Scotland’s educational attainment gap
Ferret Fact Service looks at Scotland's attainment gap between the richest and poorest students.
Poor schools four times more likely than private schools to have Higher passes changed to fail
New analysis has revealed Scotland’s poorest schools were four times more likely than private schools to have passing Higher grades changed to a fail.
Anger over postcode lottery of school charges for practical classes
Tens of thousands of high school students in parts of Scotland are charged between £5 and £125 for home economics, art and other practical classes - while thousands more are charged nothing.
Calls to reform key school qualifications as pupils fail to progress
The Scottish Government is facing fresh calls for reform of key qualifications in secondary schools and colleges after analysis of official data highlighted problems with major subjects.
Revealed: the ‘unacceptable’ risk of no deal Brexit for schools
A no deal Brexit would put school testing data at risk and could lead to "unacceptable" shortages of teachers, according to documents released by the Scottish Government.
