Students will be awarded GCSE and A-level grades based on combination of predicted grades, mock exams, coursework and assessment – with exam sessions in autumn, a school leader claimed today. Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts, which represents academies, unveiled the plans in a leaked email to teachers last night after … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced all schools in England will close along with those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in the UK. Mr Williamson said that when school gates in England shut on Friday they will not reopen for the foreseeable future. However, there will still be a … Read more
Schools in Wales and Scotland will close by the end of this week while a decision on whether to do the same in England will be taken ‘imminently’ amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak. The Welsh government announced today that all schools will close for an early Easter break by Friday at the latest. Meanwhile, Nicola … Read more
Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has said he ‘wished he had been more careful with people’s personal space’ as he started giving evidence in his trial. Salmond took to the witness box at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning facing accusations of sexual assault and one of attempted rape. The 65-year-old … Read more
Alex Salmond arrives for trial where he faces 14 sexual assault charges including one of attempted rape and claims he ‘pinned a woman against a wall then stripped her naked’ Former first minister faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women He denies charges, including one of attempted rape and two of indecent assault … Read more
Britain at its best: Drinks by the dram and crumbling cathedrals in Scotland’s whisky heartland The Daily Mail’s Hugo Brown visited Moray, an hour-and-a-half west of Aberdeen He stayed at Dalvey East Lodge, a cottage which sleeps six, in Forres Pubs here have menus of whisky longer than their wine lists here, says Hugo By … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warns Boris Johnson he cannot ‘lock Scotland in a cupboard’ as ministers insist they will NOT grant permission for another independence referendum Nicola Sturgeon has repeated her demand for fresh Scottish independence vote SNP leader warned that Boris Johnson cannot ‘lock us in a cupboard’ by denying Michael Gove has categorically ruled out … Read more
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, must feel that Christmas has come early. Not only did the Scottish National Party win back a swath of seats lost to Labour and the Tories in 2017, but with Brexit now inevitable, her campaign to break-up the United Kingdom has received a major boost. We’ve had our fill of … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she ‘got overexcited’ after she was filmed celebrating wildly when the Scottish National Party claimed the Westminster seat of Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson. In one of the moments of the General Election night, the SNP leader pumped her fists in the air and roared her approval after her party’s candidate … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon tees up a battle for the soul of the UK after the SNP surges north of the border and she demands a second Scottish independence referendum as Boris Johnson and the Tories insist they will not allow one to take place Nicola Sturgeon’s party won 48 of the 59 total seats available in … Read more
SNP increases its dominance over Scotland in general election exit poll strengthening Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for a second independence referendum Exit poll predicts the party will win 55 seats, 20 more than the outcome in 2017 Just four seats short of taking all seats in Scotland, bolstering referendum calls Across whole of UK the Tories … Read more
Chips. Beer. More chips. Another beer. Cake. A reviving nip of whisky. And of course, a nice cup of tea. The political party leaders have munched, chomped, slurped and sipped their way around Britain during this general election campaign. From Scotland to Somerset, Wales to the Wash, they have all cheerfully posed tucking in to … Read more