Scottish education secretary to make emergency statement as pressure grows in England over A-level results
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Sturgeon says that tomorrow she will give her conclusion on the Aberdeen restrictions at the Scottish parliament, and that she’ll be back here on Thursday, “hopefully talking about something other than football”. And that’s it.
My weary fingers and I are off for a quick break. You’re in Nazia Parveen’s capable hands in the meantime.
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Back at Sturgeon and Leitch’s press conference, Sturgeon (who has definitely got sick of being asked about football at this point, incidentally) is asked how you ensure that 2020 results are not looked at unfavourably by future employers. “Welcome to the reality of governance,” she says ruefully. “These decisions particularly in a time of crisis are not easy.”
She’s interesting on what changed her mind on exam results, syaing that previous concerns she raised have been increasingly outweighed by fearing that young people from working class backgrounds will feel that the system is weighted against them, and she doesn’t want them to feel that way.
Continue reading…Scottish education secretary to make emergency statement as pressure grows in England over A-level resultsPressure grows on ministers over England A-level results ‘mess’Do teenagers spread coronavirus more than young children?Eat out to help out used 10.5m times in scheme’s first weekGlobal coronavirus updates – live 1.20pm BSTSturgeon says that tomorrow she will give her conclusion on the Aberdeen restrictions at the Scottish parliament, and that she’ll be back here on Thursday, “hopefully talking about something other than football”. And that’s it.My weary fingers and I are off for a quick break. You’re in Nazia Parveen’s capable hands in the meantime. 1.17pm BSTBack at Sturgeon and Leitch’s press conference, Sturgeon (who has definitely got sick of being asked about football at this point, incidentally) is asked how you ensure that 2020 results are not looked at unfavourably by future employers. “Welcome to the reality of governance,” she says ruefully. “These decisions particularly in a time of crisis are not easy.” She’s interesting on what changed her mind on exam results, syaing that previous concerns she raised have been increasingly outweighed by fearing that young people from working class backgrounds will feel that the system is weighted against them, and she doesn’t want them to feel that way. Continue reading…