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As schools begin to fully re-open in Scotland, this may begin to feel like the start of a return to normal for many, but the global situation suggests complacency would...

Common Weal communications officer Becki Menzies looks at the SQA grading debacle through her own experience of going to a school in a deprived area. She argues that this should...

Generation Scotland and SHINE (Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement  Research Network) have released the results of their Teen Covid Life survey, which got young people to reflect on the impact...

Education Secretary John Swinney has created the expectation of a major reversal on the SQA pupil grading system when he speaks to the parliament on Tuesday.  “These are unprecedented times...

Ahead of the pupil protest outside the SQA’s HQ today, it is worth thinking about the structural disadvantages facing young people from deprived communities in the broader context of this...

PICKING what to write about this week isn’t easy – I could happily unpack what I think is going on with Cherrymandering, the SQA debacle, the return of lockdown in...

MANY have commented that the pandemic, and its wider impact on Scotland and the world’s economy and society, has sharpened focus on the climate emergency. What once might only have...

The Scottish Government’s response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery is a pathetic attempt to validate regressive, right-wing policies and spin their way out of a crisis. Back in...

Usually on Source Direct we give focused news analysis on one main item, but there are so many things going on in Scottish politics right now we are going to...

THE SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY is not, at the best of times, a beloved institution. I suspect those working within the organisation view the reactions it generally inspires – particularly from...