What did John Swinney achieve as education secretary?
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John Swinney Education secretary Scotland
  • May 19, 2021
Scotland: John Swinney loses education secretary role after SNP pledge failures
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Scotland Education secretary John Swinney
  • May 19, 2021
Nicola Sturgeon appoints John Swinney Covid Recovery Secretary in post-election reshuffle
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John Swinney Education secretary Scotland Covid recovery
  • May 18, 2021
John Swinney appointed Covid Recovery minister in early SNP reshuffle announcement
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Education secretary John Swinney Coronavirus Covid recovery Scotland
  • May 18, 2021
Scotland: John Swinney moved out of education role
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Scotland Education secretary John Swinney
  • May 18, 2021
John Swinney 'must be replaced' as education secretary due to 'litany of failures'
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Scotland Education secretary John Swinney
  • May 18, 2021
Education Secretary John Swinney on the brink as Sturgeon ‘strongly considers’ sacking SNP chief
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Scotland John Swinney Exams
  • May 18, 2021
Scotland: P1 tests row - John Swinney told anger is growing
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Scotland John Swinney Primary assessment SNSAs
  • Apr 26, 2021
Every pupil to get laptop or tablet, says Swinney
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Scotland John Swinney Laptops SNP
  • Mar 28, 2021
Every pupil in Scotland to get laptop or tablet if SNP wins, Swinney pledges
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Scotland John Swinney SNP Laptops
  • Mar 28, 2021
Every pupil in Scotland to get laptop or tablet if SNP wins, Swinney pledges
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Scotland John Swinney SNP Laptops
  • Mar 28, 2021
Scotland: John Swinney denies school news took heat off inquiry
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Coronavirus Scotland School reopening Politics John Swinney
  • Mar 16, 2021
John Swinney at centre of new secrecy row over education report
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Scotland John Swinney Education review
  • Mar 12, 2021
Scotland: Swinney under fire after second no-confidence vote
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Scotland John Swinney No confidence vote Politics
  • Mar 11, 2021
Teachers to be given support to deal with effects of the pandemic on pupils
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Coronavirus Scotland John Swinney Wellbeing
  • Jan 31, 2021
In testing times, exams are the fairest form of assessment we have
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Exams John Swinney Coursework
  • Jan 3, 2021
Schools in Scotland to stay open this week
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Scotland Coronavirus COVID-19 John Swinney
  • Dec 21, 2020
Exams decision below the mark
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Scotland SQA John Swinney
  • Dec 20, 2020
SNP pledges free breakfast and lunch for primary pupils all year round
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Scotland John Swinney SNP Free school meals
  • Nov 28, 2020
SNP's John Swinney announces free breakfast and lunch for all primary school pupils in Scotland
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SNP John Swinney Scotland Free school meals Primary schools
  • Nov 28, 2020
SNP pledges free breakfast and lunch for primary pupils all year round
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Scotland Free school meals John Swinney
  • Nov 28, 2020
John Swinney: ‘Schools not contributing significantly to spread of coronavirus’
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Coronavirus Covid safety Covid outbreaks Scotland John Swinney Part-time school Tiered restrictions
  • Nov 18, 2020
Scotland: Post-Christmas student return could be staggered
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Scotland John Swinney Students COVID-19
  • Oct 25, 2020
SQA and Scottish Government accused of 'cover-up' over claim of no written record of eight meetings involving John Swinney
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Scotland SQA Results Exams Grading John Swinney
  • Oct 22, 2020
Coronavirus Scotland: John Swinney 'told officials to spin exams row'
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Coronavirus Scotland Exams John Swinney
  • Oct 7, 2020
John Swinney: Coronavirus 'rising prevalence' in Scotland is 'cause for concern'
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Coronavirus John Swinney Scotland
  • Oct 4, 2020
Swinney backs limited testing despite the number of cases soaring
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Coronavirus Scotland John Swinney Covid testing Covid outbreaks
  • Sep 28, 2020
Swinney sought legal advice over part-time school plans
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Coronavirus Scotland John Swinney Legal advice Part-time
  • Sep 25, 2020
9 things we learned today from John Swinney
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John Swinney Scotland Coronavirus
  • Sep 16, 2020
Swinney under fire over SQA grade appeals process
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Scotland John Swinney SQA Grading Results Appeals
  • Sep 16, 2020
'Failed the Scottish people!' Labour's Leonard furiously attacks Swinney for exam fiasco
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SQA Scotland Exams Results Grading Moderation John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
Swinney survives no confidence vote after exams fiasco, following 'pact' with Greens
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SQA Scotland Exams Grading Results Moderation John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
Scotland's education secretary John Swinney survives no-confidence vote
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SQA Scotland John Swinney Exams Results No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
No-confidence motion defeated after Sturgeon backs Education Secretary
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SQA Scotland Exams Grading Results John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus in Scotland: John Swinney survives no-confidence vote over exams fiasco
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Coronavirus SQA Scotland Exams Grading Results Moderation John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
SQA results: John Swinney survives no-confidence vote
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SQA Scotland John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 13, 2020
Sturgeon dismisses calls to sack education secretary
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Scotland SQA John Swinney
  • Aug 12, 2020
Swinney: 'Covid trauma changed my mind on SQA results'
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John Swinney SQA Scotland Results Grading Moderation
  • Aug 12, 2020
There has never been a more humiliating Holyrood u-turn. Swinney should go now.
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Scotland Exams Results Grading Moderation John Swinney
  • Aug 11, 2020
John Swinney still faces calls to resign despite withdrawing downgraded exam grades
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Scotland Exams Grading Results Moderation John Swinney
  • Aug 11, 2020
Education Secretary to address exam results controversy
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Scotland SQA John Swinney Grading Results Moderation
  • Aug 11, 2020
Swinney should go — but he probably won’t | Alex Massie
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Scotland SQA Grading Results Moderation Appeals John Swinney
  • Aug 10, 2020
John Swinney 'hears anger' of pupils over SQA results
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Scotland John Swinney Exam results Coronavirus
  • Aug 9, 2020
Scotland´s under-fire Education Secretary to address exam results chaos
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Scotland John Swinney Exam results
  • Aug 9, 2020
John Swinney to give statement on SQA exam results on Tuesday
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John Swinney Scotland Exam results
  • Aug 9, 2020
Swinney to 'address' SQA results anger on Tuesday
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Scotland SQA John Swinney
  • Aug 9, 2020
Labour to table motion of no confidence in Swinney
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SQA Scotland Results Exams Grading Appeals Moderation John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 7, 2020
SNP crisis: No confidence motion filed against Sturgeon's deputy after exam results chaos
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SQA Scotland Exams Results Moderation John Swinney No confidence vote
  • Aug 7, 2020
Swinney faces no confidence motion from Labour and Tories despite evidence being based on 'meaningless date'
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John Swinney Scotland SQA Results Exams Grading Appeals Moderation No confidence vote
  • Aug 7, 2020
Labour demands SNP education secretary quits after poorer pupils have exam grades lowered
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Exams Results SQA John Swinney Moderation Scotland No confidence vote
  • Aug 7, 2020
'John Swinney should resign', says letter from deprived Edinburgh school's parents forum
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SQA John Swinney Exams Results Protests Appeals Moderation No confidence vote
  • Aug 7, 2020
We need a blueprint for Scottish education as non-stick Sturgeon comes unstuck
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Scotland Nicola Sturgeon John Swinney
  • Jun 21, 2020
Newly qualified teachers offer help to blended learning model amid SNP fury at Scottish Government plans
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Scotland NQTs Blended learning John Swinney
  • Jun 20, 2020
Sturgeon urged to sack Scottish education secretary as SNP grilled over COVID-19 response
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Coronavirus School reopening Scotland John Swinney
  • Jun 18, 2020
Scottish schools ‘unlikely’ to return to normal next year, John Swinney says
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Scotland John Swinney School reopening
  • Jun 14, 2020
Normality a long way off for schools, warns Swinney
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Scotland John Swinney School reopening
  • Jun 14, 2020
Scottish pupils face part‑time schooling for another year
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Scotland John Swinney EIS
  • Jun 14, 2020
John Swinney at education committee: what we learned
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Scotland John Swinney Education Committee School hubs Coronavirus
  • May 6, 2020
Cuts to teacher subject advisers could explain declining exam results
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Scotland Job cuts John Swinney Exam results
  • Feb 22, 2020
Scots must learn a little knowledge is a dangerous thing in schools
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OECD Curriculum Scotland John Swinney
  • Feb 9, 2020
With Curriculum of Excellence up for review, teachers' key role is already clear
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Curriculum Scotland John Swinney OECD
  • Feb 9, 2020
Teachers think they are the real subjects of national test
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Scotland John Swinney MSPs
  • Jan 25, 2020
Pupils put at risk in ‘Lord of the Flies’ experiments
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Scotland John Swinney Exams
  • Jan 25, 2020
Exam analysis demanded by Swinney revealed
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Scotland John Swinney Exams
  • Jan 20, 2020
John Swinney’s secret probe into disappointing exam results
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Scotland John Swinney Exams
  • Dec 31, 2019
Swinney urged to make Higher review public
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Scotland John Swinney
  • Dec 31, 2019
SNP’s take on school attainment data does not add up, says expert
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Scotland SNP Attainment Glasgow University John Swinney
  • Dec 8, 2019
John Swinney accused of behaving like an ‘old hippie’
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Scotland John Swinney CfE Curriculum
  • Nov 27, 2019
John Swinney: The evidence that shows Scottish education’s critics are playing politics
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Scotland John Swinney Education standards CfE
  • Nov 22, 2019
Swinney hits out at ‘culture of negativity’
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John Swinney Scotland CfE Curriculum Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils
  • Nov 15, 2019
Teachers told to follow Swinney’s tip and stand up to time-wasting
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Scotland John Swinney EIS
  • Oct 5, 2019
Scotland: £36,000 gap threatens school co-founded by Tilda Swinton
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Private schools School closures School funding John Swinney
  • Jul 20, 2019
Church cut out of decisions about council’s schools
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Scotland John Swinney
  • May 6, 2019
‘Zero-attainment pupils on rise’ under new curriculum in Scotland
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Curriculum Nicola Sturgeon John Swinney Attainment
  • Apr 20, 2019
Tell four-year-olds that tests are a game, say Scottish teachers
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John Swinney P1 National tests
  • Apr 19, 2019
Swinney blinks and teacher strike is averted by big pay rise
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Scotland Teachers' pay John Swinney EIS
  • Mar 9, 2019
John Swinney wants schools grading system scrapped to stem ‘culture of fear’ among Scots teachers
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Scotland John Swinney Inspections
  • Mar 2, 2019
Scotland: Inspection ratings for schools could be axed
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Scotland Inspections John Swinney Curriculum
  • Mar 2, 2019
Teaching union tells Swinney: improve pay deal or risk strikes
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Teachers' pay Strikes John Swinney Scotland EIS
  • Mar 2, 2019
Swinney urged to revamp nutrition regulations amid fears over processed meat cancer link
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Scotland John Swinney School meals Nutrition
  • Feb 17, 2019
Boost for John Swinney as headteachers back pay deal
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Scotland John Swinney Headteachers Teachers' pay
  • Feb 16, 2019
Last-ditch appeal to avert teachers’ strike over pay in Scotland
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Scotland John Swinney Strikes Teachers' pay
  • Jan 26, 2019
Teachers in Scotland urged to snub new pay offer
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Scotland Teachers' pay John Swinney
  • Jan 26, 2019
Scotland: John Swinney ‘should say sorry for fabricating support for P1 testing’
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John Swinney Scotland National testing P1 Primary
  • Jan 9, 2019
Scotland’s curriculum needs to change fast
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Scotland Curriculum for Excellence John Swinney
  • Dec 28, 2018
Scotland: Student teacher intake increases three years running
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Scotland Scottish Government Trainee teachers Student teachers STEM Primary schools John Swinney Bursaries
  • Dec 10, 2018
Scotland: Some councils 'fail to recognise value of music'
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Scotland Music John Swinney
  • Dec 6, 2018
Scotland: Education secretary remains bullish on P1 national tests
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P1 John Swinney Scotland National assessments SNSAs MSPs
  • Nov 16, 2018
SNP-run Glasgow Council snubs Swinney by removing his name from teacher pay letter
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Scotland Glasgow John Swinney
  • Nov 11, 2018
Head teacher canes ‘Big Brother’ bureaucracy in Scottish schools
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Scotland John Swinney
  • Nov 10, 2018
John Swinney: ‘I will listen to teachers’ worries’
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John Swinney Scotland Teachers' pay
  • Nov 7, 2018
Swinney announces end of ‘testing treadmill’
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Scotland John Swinney National 4
  • Oct 31, 2018
27th October Swinney at centre of perfect storm over pay for teachers and lecturers
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Scotland Teachers' pay Lecturers' pay John Swinney EIS
  • Oct 27, 2018
Swinney at centre of perfect storm over pay for teachers and lecturers
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John Swinney Teachers' pay Lecturers' pay Industrial action
  • Oct 27, 2018
John Swinney accused of trying to bypass teaching unions in pay row
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Scotland John Swinney P1 SNP
  • Oct 25, 2018
John Swinney: P1 tests to continue until at least next summer despite Holyrood vote
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Scotland P1 John Swinney SNP
  • Oct 25, 2018
National tests for youngest pupils to continue
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Scotland John Swinney SNP
  • Oct 25, 2018
Public divided on John Swinney’s tests for five‑year‑olds
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 21, 2018
Scotland: Emails reveal teachers' concerns over long hours and excessive workloads
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Scotland Teacher workload John Swinney
  • Oct 16, 2018
Scotland: Teachers quit amid classroom crisis blamed on SNP
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Scotland SNP John Swinney Teacher shortage
  • Oct 15, 2018
Scottish teachers ‘significant step closer’ to strike
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Scotland John Swinney Strikes Teachers' pay
  • Oct 10, 2018
John Swinney: No U-turn on assessments for P1st
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 8, 2018
John Swinney seeks to 'reassure' critics of controversial P1 tests
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Scotland P1 John Swinney
  • Oct 8, 2018
John Swinney brands the scrapping of Primary One test a ‘disgrace’
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 8, 2018
Fife divided after vote to end tests for five-year-olds
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Oct 6, 2018
John Swinney hails `progressive´ policies as SNP gathers for conference
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Scotland SNP John Swinney
  • Oct 6, 2018
Scotland: Teacher hits out at John Swinney in second anonymous letter
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Scotland John Swinney
  • Oct 5, 2018
Open letter to education secretary 'goes viral'
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Scotland John Swinney
  • Oct 3, 2018
Scotland: Deeply flawed’ P1 test won’t close attainment gap, says head
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P1 Scotland John Swinney
  • Sep 22, 2018
‘Deeply flawed’ P1 test won’t close attainment gap, says head
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Scotland P1 John Swinney Primary schools Primary assessment National tests
  • Sep 22, 2018
Scotland: Councillors defy ministers with plan to scrap P1 tests
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Scotland John Swinney P1 National tests Primary schools Primary assessment
  • Sep 21, 2018
Aberdeen council to defy John Swinney and scrap P1 school tests
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P1 John Swinney Scotland
  • Sep 20, 2018
Swinney: teachers must decide when tests are sat
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John Swinney National tests EIS
  • Sep 20, 2018
John Swinney orders schools to carry on with primary one tests despite Holyrood vote to halt them
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Scotland John Swinney P1 MSPs
  • Sep 19, 2018
MSPs vote to scrap national tests for 5-year-olds
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P1 MSPs Scotland John Swinney
  • Sep 19, 2018
SNSAs are 'waste of time', John Swinney is told
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P1 Scotland John Swinney MSPs
  • Sep 19, 2018
John Swinney told to 'listen and learn' on primary one testing as he heads for Holyrood defeat
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P1 John Swinney Scotland
  • Sep 18, 2018
Scotland: ‘Collaboration is key to closing the attainment gap’
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Scotland John Swinney Attainment gap
  • Sep 17, 2018
John Swinney ready to ignore Parliament over P1 tests
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Scotland P1 John Swinney
  • Sep 17, 2018
Scotland: Swinney ready to defy Holyrood vote on P1 tests
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John Swinney Scotland P1
  • Sep 17, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney urged to respect Holyrood vote on P1 testing
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Scotland P1 Primary schools John Swinney Nicola Sturgeon National tests
  • Sep 16, 2018
Education secretary John Swinney in last-minute bid to stave off humiliating defeat over national testing
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Sep 16, 2018
Private school tax grab will threaten teaching jobs, John Swinney warned
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Scotland Private schools John Swinney
  • Sep 15, 2018
Swinney’s test stunt shows his desperation, critics say
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Sep 15, 2018
John Swinney offers MSPs civil service demonstration of P1 tests to try and stave off Holyrood defeat
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Sep 14, 2018
Scottish government explored leaving Pisa in 2010
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Scotland John Swinney PISA
  • Sep 14, 2018
Scotland: National tests opt-out advice 'not appropriate'
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Scotland National tests P1 John Swinney Primary schools SNSAs
  • Sep 5, 2018
John Swinney urged to clarify whether parents can withdraw P1 pupils from controversial tests
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Scotland P1 John Swinney
  • Aug 29, 2018
Primary 1 testing row explained as pressure mounts on John Swinney
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P1 Scotland John Swinney SNP
  • Aug 29, 2018
Scotland: Senior civil servant accused of misleading parents in P1 testing row
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Scotland P1 John Swinney Scottish Government
  • Aug 29, 2018
Scotland: Shake-up for controversial primary school tests after anger from parents and teachers
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Scotland John Swinney P1
  • Aug 28, 2018
Scotland: National tests are ‘accessible and stimulating’
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National tests SNSAs John Swinney
  • Aug 28, 2018
SNP accused of 'STONEWALLING parents' in new £350,000 education policy
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SNP John Swinney
  • Aug 21, 2018
SNP’s £350k action plan to get parents to help at Scottish schools
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SNP John Swinney Scotland Parents Parental engagement Academic achievement
  • Aug 21, 2018
Children with learning difficulties ‘losing out’ in tests
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Scotland John Swinney Learning difficulties
  • Aug 20, 2018
Is he bovvered? John Swinney must try harder
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Scotland John Swinney
  • Aug 20, 2018
John Swinney must try harder
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Scotland John Swinney P1 Standardised tests National tests Primary schools Assessments
  • Aug 18, 2018
Teachers and parents sound off to Swinney on education policy
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P1 Primary schools Assessment Standardised tests National tests Scotland John Swinney
  • Aug 17, 2018
John Swinney under fire for ‘hypocrisy’ over private school tax advice
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Scotland John Swinney Private schools Independent schools Charitable status
  • Aug 17, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney defends tests for 4-year-olds
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Scotland John Swinney P1 National tests
  • Aug 17, 2018
SNP under fire over education 'crisis' as schools 'haemorrhage' staff
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Scotland SNP John Swinney Teacher shortage
  • Aug 16, 2018
John Swinney: Scotland can improve education faster without a Bill
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Scotland John Swinney Education
  • Aug 16, 2018
Scotland: pressure building to scrap P1 tests in face of opt-out campaign
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Scotland John Swinney P1 National tests Primary schools
  • Aug 15, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney in 'complete denial' over primary one tests after teachers and parents complain
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Scotland John Swinney EIS National assessments Literacy Numeracy P1
  • Aug 13, 2018
Iain Gray: Call Swinney to account for catalogue of failures
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Scotland John Swinney Labour Attainment
  • Aug 12, 2018
Does Scotland actually care about education?
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Scotland John Swinney Education
  • Aug 11, 2018
Suspend school assessments and reboot standards, Labour demands
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Scotland John Swinney Standardised tests
  • Aug 10, 2018
John Swinney: The evidence shows Scottish education is first class
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Scotland John Swinney SQA UCAS
  • Aug 8, 2018
SNP under fire after Higher pass rates fall again and S4 passes nosedive by a third
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Scotland SNP John Swinney SQA
  • Aug 8, 2018
Scottish exams pass rate 'stable', says John Swinney
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Scotland John Swinney SQA Exam results Exam grades
  • Aug 7, 2018
Scottish exam results day: Record number of students awarded university places as pass rates drop
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Scotland John Swinney SQA Exam results Exam grades
  • Aug 7, 2018
Scottish exam results 2018: Higher pass rate 'stable'
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Scotland Exam results Exam grades John Swinney
  • Aug 7, 2018
Scotland: Save my sanity, please — school tests for five-year-olds make sense
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National tests SNSAs John Swinney
  • Aug 5, 2018
Sturgeon Government accused of deceiving parents over right to boycott new school tests
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Scotland John Swinney SNP
  • Aug 4, 2018
John Swinney had been warned of porn on pupils’ network Yammer
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Scotland Pornography John Swinney
  • Jul 14, 2018
Teachers’ union delivers pay rise petition to John Swinney
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Scotland Teachers' pay John Swinney
  • Jun 27, 2018
'Powerful way to improve pupils' life chances' is lost in Scotland
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Scotland John Swinney Education reforms
  • Jun 27, 2018
Swinney had the air of a funeral director performing the last rites
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Devolution John Swinney Education reforms Education Bill
  • Jun 27, 2018
John Swinney accused of ‘mother of all climbdowns’ after shelving flagship school Bill
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John Swinney Education Bill Education reforms
  • Jun 27, 2018
Schools reform bill will not be brought in ‘at this time’, Swinney confirms
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Scotland John Swinney Social reform
  • Jun 26, 2018
Education Bill ‘shelved’ over lack of support at Holyrood
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Scotland Education reforms John Swinney
  • Jun 26, 2018
John Swinney hails ‘real improvement’ in closing attainment gap
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Scotland John Swinney Attainment gap
  • Jun 19, 2018
John Swinney warned of strike over schools policy
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Scotland John Swinney Strikes Teachers' pay EIS
  • Jun 10, 2018
Talks to be held over future of school music tuition in Scotland
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Music Scotland John Swinney
  • Jun 2, 2018
Swinney in retreat over head teacher powers
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Staff numbers Scotland John Swinney
  • May 28, 2018
John Swinney in education policy u-turn after pressure from councils
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Scotland John Swinney SNP Staff
  • May 27, 2018
Scotland: John Swinney announces minimum school clothing grant of £100 to relieve family pressure
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School uniforms Scotland Grants John Swinney
  • May 25, 2018
John Swinney to look again at Primary One school testing regime
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Scotland John Swinney Primary schools Tests
  • May 23, 2018
Schools to get £50 million to help reduce attainment gap in Scotland
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Scotland John Swinney Attainment
  • May 22, 2018
John Swinney under fire over £50m school attainment funding
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Scotland John Swinney Attainment
  • May 22, 2018
Extra £50m to close attainment gap in Scotland
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Scotland John Swinney Attainment gap
  • May 22, 2018
Swinney approved £345,000 for Government adviser's school project after unminuted meeting with backers
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Scotland John Swinney
  • May 20, 2018
Foreign language passes plunge at Higher level
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Scotland Languages John Swinney
  • May 6, 2018
Scottish education reforms branded John Swinney’s ‘power grab’
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Scotland John Swinney EIS
  • Mar 10, 2018
Scotland: Swinney faces questions over education row
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Scotland John Swinney Reforms Named person scheme
  • Feb 22, 2018
Scotland: Education Secretary faces questions over witness contact on Named Person law
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Scotland Named person scheme John Swinney
  • Feb 21, 2018
Scotland: Union’s leader urges Swinney to slow pace of school reform
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Scotland John Swinney Education reforms Unions Standards
  • Feb 16, 2018
Plea for evidence to support John Swinney’s school reforms
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Scotland John Swinney Education reforms Governance Headteachers Accountability
  • Feb 14, 2018
Scotland: Watchdog to investigate claim Swinney blocked Charles FoI
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Scotland Teach First John Swinney Fast track Teacher training
  • Feb 9, 2018
Scotland: Face down cosy elites blocking school reforms, Swinney told
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Scotland Education reforms John Swinney Standards
  • Feb 8, 2018
John Swinney: A career in teaching will become a more attractive option
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Scotland John Swinney Teacher recruitment
  • Dec 27, 2017
Six-figure salaries for head teachers
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Scotland John Swinney Pay
  • Nov 8, 2017
John Swinney writes a £1 million new chapter for libraries
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Times John Swinney Libraries Schools
  • Sep 29, 2017
John Swinney rules out national collection of detailed pupil test data
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Herald Scotland Scotland John Swinney National tests Primary schools League tables
  • Sep 22, 2017
Scotland: John Swinney pledges to measure progress on school attainment gap
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Times Scotland John Swinney Progress measures Attainment gap Academic achievement School performance
  • Sep 21, 2017
Swinney admits he added to teachers' workload woes
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TES John Swinney Scotland Teacher workload Assessment SQA
  • Sep 20, 2017
Swinney misses ‘golden opportunity’ to reform education crisis in Scotland
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  • Sep 20, 2017
John Swinney to promise teachers ‘more freedom’
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  • Sep 20, 2017
Scotland: Victory for John Swinney over fast-track teacher training plan
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  • Jul 11, 2017
John Swinney accused of "farcical" approach over policy on closing the attainment gap
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  • Jul 2, 2017
Teachers warn Swinney against releasing test results ‘data monster’
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  • Jun 30, 2017
Brian Wilson: The SNP are great at asking for your views – but nobody’s listening
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  • Jun 23, 2017
Brian Monteith: Our children paying price for SNP failures
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  • Jun 19, 2017
Education reforms a step in right direction
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  • Jun 15, 2017
Sweeping new powers for headteachers in bid to close attainment gap
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  • Jun 15, 2017
John Swinney has "lost confidence of teaching profession" according to Scottish Labour Party
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  • Jun 14, 2017
Scottish schools facing further round of government reforms
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  • Jun 14, 2017
Scottish teachers at ‘breaking point’ over workload hike
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  • Jun 13, 2017
Teacher workload said to be worse since John Swinney’s pledge to staff
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  • Jun 13, 2017