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BBC News By Lucy Whyte Senior school pupils are in the middle of sitting assessments which will decide their qualifications. The original plan image captionJohn Swinney announced the cancellation of exams last December The system put in place to award grades for National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers this year is called the Alternative Certification Model. It was first created after Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced the cancellation of National 5 final exams, which are mostly sat in fourth year. Then it was updated when Highers and Advanced Highers, which are sat in fifth and s...

Nicola Sturgeon announces all Scots kids to go back to school after Easter holidays The resumption of face-to-face learning is dependant on the spread of the virus. 14:29, 2 MAR 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newslett...

State treasurer calls Teach For America a ‘financial boondoggle’ for S.C. taxpayers VIDEO: State treasurer calls Teach For America a ‘financial boondoggle’ for S.C. taxpayers By Carter Coyle and Jared Kofsky | February 4, 2021 at 6:44 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 4:03 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - An organization that has received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds in order to recruit teachers in South Carolina is drawing criticism from the state treasurer. Curtis Loftis says Teach For America is a “financial boondoggle” for Palmetto State taxpayers, c...