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‘Petulant’ SQA response to education report shows why change is needed, say MSPs

The “petulant” response to an education expert’s report has shown why a change of leadership at Scotland’s exam authority is needed, a cross-party group of MSPs has said. Professor Ken Muir, who published a report on Scottish education earlier this ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Withdraw Holyrood’s pension investment from Russian bank, MSPs demand

Holyrood’s pension investments should be moved from a Russian state-owned bank in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, MSPs have said. Pension funds worth almost £300,000 should be divested from Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, ...

28 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Lib Dems reveal proposals to tackle challenges in Scotland’s classrooms

The Scottish Government has been accused of “chasing headlines and spurious gimmicks” on education, as the Liberal Democrats introduce proposals aimed at tackling challenges in the classroom. The party is calling for cuts to class sizes and ...

28 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Just 34 out of 134,000 fly-tipping incidents reported to prosecutors – Lib Dems

More than 134,000 fly-tipping incidents were recorded by councils in two years but only 34 were reported to prosecutors, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party claims this has effectively “legalised littering”, as it called ...

07 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Lib Dems: Island communities are suffering while ferry cancellations rise

Island communities in Scotland are being left to “suffer” due to high levels of ferry disruption, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party have hit out at the Scottish Government’s handling of Scotland’s ferry services as ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Lib Dems criticise ministers over 280,000 P1 tests since Holyrood vote

More than 280,000 standardised assessments for primary one pupils have been conducted since the Scottish Parliament voted to halt testing, figures have revealed. Pupils in P1 complete two separate tests – one in numeracy and one in ...

04 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Independent education statistics office needed to cut through ‘spin’ – Lib Dems

An independent office of education statistics is needed in order to give an honest assessment of Scottish educational performance, the Liberal Democrats have said. The party’s education spokesman, Willie Rennie, said the office ...

27 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Swinney calls for better cross-party working in final frontbench speech

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has called for parliamentarians to work better with those in other parties, in what is expected to be his last speech on the government’s frontbench. Mr Swinney announced last month he would ...

22 Mar 2023 at 18:42

Scotland

MSPs urged to back ‘meaningful and progressive’ budget

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has urged MSPs to back the Government’s “meaningful and progressive” tax and spending plans ahead of the first debate on the budget. The draft budget – the first step in the process in ...

02 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Primary teacher training targets could be cut by a fifth to deal with oversupply

Targets for training new primary school teachers could be cut by up to 20% in Scotland to deal with an oversupply. Officials are considering a number of options to deal with the issue, with many new teachers ...

09 Nov 2024 at 11:22

Scotland

Census delay cost taxpayers £6m

Delaying the census deadline has cost Scottish taxpayers about £6 million, Angus Robertson has said. Additional costs were lower than expected, with the Constitution Secretary previously suggesting it could ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:44

Scotland

‘Difficult decisions’ required to secure public services, auditor warns

The Scottish Government will have to take “difficult decisions” to secure a sustainable future for public services, the country’s public sector watchdog has said. In a report about the Government’s ...

10 Oct 2024 at 17:17

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