Experts warn against rush to scrap Standard Grade exams

The Scotsman;  September 20, 2004 ;     276 words ......warned last night not to rush to scrap Standard Grade exams after Peter Peacock, the education...to be asked over the future of the Standard Grade exam, as many schools are opting for...That means there is a danger of the Standard Grade being left out there on a limb. The...

Calls to scrap Standard Grade exams and increase focus on Highers

The Scotsman;  August 19, 2003 ;     676 words ......Scotland should consider abandoning Standard Grade English to reverse the alarming drop...look more openly at alternatives to Standard Grade." He pointed out that last year a quarter...those who received the highest pass at Standard Grade - credit - did not even secure a C...

Exalead Powers Search For The Scottish Government; The Scottish Government...

M2 Presswire;  April 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......2008-Exalead: Exalead Powers Search For The Scottish Government; The Scottish Government Chooses Exalead to Support Its Public...and the web, today announced that The Scottish Government has selected its exalead one:enterprise...

DON'T LET STANDARD GRADE DIE; Head teacher James McVittie is to scrap...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 24, 2002 ;     562 words ......TEACHERS' leaders yesterday backed Standard Grade exams after a state school became the...state schools are going to scrap the Standard Grade. But I understand some others are currently...Glasgow, where head James McVittie said Standard Grade would no longer be offered from next...

Call to scrap 'obsolete' Standard Grade exams

The Scotsman;  August 9, 2007 ;     658 words ......Scottish school pupils sat 11,207 fewer Standard Grade exams this year, taking the total to...at Stirling University, said: "I see Standard Grade as a major inhibitor for a 'Curriculum...system which could involve scrapping the Standard Grade. "Standard Grade was good ...

Standard Grade exams set for axe

The Scotsman;  April 24, 2002 ;     300 words ...STANDARD Grade exams are facing extinction within...many schools were still committed to Standard Grade in the short term, there is a growing...have no immediate plans to replace Standard Grade, although there is a general understanding...

Pool-ing out? ; Fears have been raised that the Scottish Government is...

Aberdeen Evening Express;  November 7, 2007 ;     326 words ...Fears have been raised that the Scottish Government is looking for a way to dump Aberdeen...stalemate" has been reached with the Scottish Government. And a crunch meeting on November...affordable and we cannot understand the Scottish Government's opposition. I suspect they want...

There is gold to be mined by the Scottish Government through cuts and...

The Scotsman;  October 25, 2007 ;     456 words ......authors of a report published by the Scottish Government. Members of the Howat spending review...could be implemented by the new Scottish Government and its civil service. Thorley replied...secretary, who will present the Scottish Government's budget on 14 November. Swinney...

Executive now the Scottish government

Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  September 4, 2007 ;     273 words ......task of rebranding itself as the Scottish Government. Signs were changed at the six main...main website carried the banner The Scottish Government. Officials said the change would...He added: "Formally being the Scottish Government will help the people we serve to...

Analysis: Spending review signals tighter times for Scottish Government

The Scotsman;  October 2, 2007 ;     697 words ...IT ALL comes down to money. The Scottish Government has been forced into considering...Because most of the funding for the Scottish Government is calculated under the Barnett...money on offer. According to the Scottish Government, the previous real-terms increases...

Critics say wood-energy plan is barking up the wrong tree Scottish...

The Sunday Herald;  September 28, 2008 ;     581 words ......smog-fi lled Victorian era, but the Scottish government wants wood-powered energy to provide...2020. According to targets in the Scottish Government's forthcoming renewable energy framework...active in the biomass sector. The Scottish government has commissioned research into the...

Scottish Government.(Features)

The Mirror (London, England);  January 25, 2008 ;     37 words ...Byline: Mackenna AN inmate at an open prison absconds. A young woman is raped. There's an outcry. Understandably. But will the Scottish Government's inquiry actually do anything to stop it happening again? Or is it just window dressing?

Analysis: New spending review threatens tougher times for the Scottish...

The Scotsman;  October 2, 2007 ;     501 words ...IT ALL comes down to money. The Scottish Government has been forced into considering...Because most of the funding for the Scottish Government is calculated under the Barnett...money on offer. According to the Scottish Government, previous real-terms increases in...

The Scottish Government.(Features)

The Mirror (London, England);  April 11, 2008 ;     32 words ...Byline: Mackenna Home repair loans for hard-up Scots? Sounds like a great idea from the Scottish Government. Only problem is that if the credit crunch continues to grow, all Scots homeowners will be hard-up.

Pay-out of pounds1.7m for two homes The Scottish Government has paid...

Aberdeen Evening Express;  September 7, 2007 ;     251 words ...The Scottish Government has paid pounds1.7 million...bypass significantly." The Scottish Government is currently attempting to...compulsory purchase order. The Scottish Government is due to pay 81% of the final...