The decision by East Renfrewshire Council means scores of pupils who have a brother or sister at St Ninian\’s High School, in Giffnock,will not be able to get a place. The school, Scotland\’s top-performing state Catholic secondary, has a capacity of 300
A Scottish nurse has been disciplined for selling university essays with inflated grades in a scheme that earned her just 5.98. Linda Shearer, 45, pleaded guilty at a hearing in Glasgow yesterday to charges of bringing the profession into disrepute. She
Young people caring for a parent or sibling are not getting the support they need from councils, says an Ofsted report. Authorities often do not know exactly how many youngsters in their area are caring for a relative, the Ofsted study found. Those
A teacher who had sex with a teenage pupil will have to wait to learn if she is to be struck off. The disciplinary process against Alison Smith was delayed by an \’administrative error\’. Smith, who was a teacher at Aberdeen\’s Bankhead Academy, slept with
The UK Border Agency already had a concession for those applying to study A-Levels in the UK which allowed students applying to study A-Levels to make an overseas visa application based on a conditional offer. GCSE results are not released until the end
GORDON BROWN?S reshuffle has created a bitter rift between his two most powerful lieutenants, threatening to derail attempts to rebuild his shattered government. A Downing Street insider claims that Ed Balls ?went nuclear? as the prime minister
Study suggests that the end of O-levels led to a gender achievement gap Tens of thousands of boys who ought to be capable of succeeding at university never make it because of school exams, according to a report today. The Higher Education Policy
PUPILS and teachers are beaming with delight after moving into their new school. The multi-million pound flagship regeneration of Foxhole\’s primary schools was finally completed last week when all 400 pupils took over Kings Ash School for the first time.
Former prime minister Tony Blair yesterday launched a project to boost ties between young people of different faiths around the world through video-conferencing. Blair took part in a live video link-up with students from Britain, India and the
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