13 h. ago Sturgeon admits she made a 'mistake' over school attainment gap pledge

The former first minister said she did not appreciate the challenges involved

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14 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon claims baby box will help reduce child poverty attainment gap 'in time'

The former first minister pledged in 2015 "to close the attainment gap completely" but latest exam results show it remains at 17 per cent.

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18 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon admits 'soft spot' for the Daily Record and reveals paper helped her learn to read

The former first minister writes in her new book of her proud family connection to Scotland's number one newspaper.

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62 h. ago Disabled child seized by ICE agents outside LA school in horrific case of mistaken identity

A special needs student was wrongly detained by the ICE agents while attending an orientation at Arleta High School in Los Angeles, leaving public officials and local parents petrified and furious.

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon admits she 'lost the dressing room' on Isla Bryson

The former first minister called Bryson ‘a biological male’ during an interview with ITV to promote her new memoir

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon admits Yes side 'was not ready' when 2014 independence referendum campaign started

The former SNP leader admitted the pro-independence campaign wasn't ready for the "scrutiny" going up by "several gears" when a referendum was agreed in 2012.

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon says rapists 'forfeit the right to be gender of their choice' as ex

In a TV interview, Nicola Sturgeon admitted she was 'partly responsible' for a loss of 'rationality' in the debate over trans rights.

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon admits regret over failing to 'pause' gender reforms debate

Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she should have halted the toxic debate instead of choosing to ‘dig my heels in’.

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7 d. ago Readers' Letters: Bridge the attainment gap with pipe bands in schools

A reader supports calls for the formation of pipe bands in schools to boost academic performance

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9 d. ago Scotland exam results: Ministers under pressure for failing to close poverty

Attainment has risen in the last year but the gap between pupils from the wealthiest and most deprived backgrounds remains almost static

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9 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon pledge to eliminate attainment gap between richest and poorest Scots pupils 'in tatters'

The former SNP leader pledged in 2015 "to close the attainment gap completely" but latest exam results show it remains at 17 per cent.

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