An Edinburgh care home has been criticised by the Care Inspectorate following a unannounced inspection earlier this year. Guthrie Court Care Home was graded “weak” and “unsatisfactory” in all areas
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A law giving people the right to know if their partner has a history of domestic violence will be tested in Scotland. The Chief Constable has proposed a new group
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Dundee City Council acted “correctly and promptly” to concerns about the abuse of pupils at Kingspark School, a review has found. Independent education consultant Alistair Marquis said he found “nothing
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A new national system of reviewing child deaths will be set up in Scotland following concerns the mortality rate is “considerably” higher than in many other western European countries. The
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Sherbrooke Lodge Care Home in Glasgow must urgently improve the quality of care it provides, the Care Inspectorate has warned. Inspectors found serious concerns last August and made 24 requirements
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The attainment gap between children from poorer families and their better off peers begins before they reach school age and continues to widen throughout their education, a new report has
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Almost a third of children in Scotland are living in households which have almost no wealth, according to new analysis of a UK-wide survey. The Wealth and Assets Survey 2008-10
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An Aberdeen care home has been ordered to make improvements after inspectors found standards had dropped since making earlier recommendations. Aberdeen City Council has suspended admissions to Banks O’Dee Care
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A West Lothian nursery has been told it must make improvements after an unannounced inspection by Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate. The Squirrel Collection Nursery in Broxburn was
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High-quality nursery education can help improve children’s performance into secondary school, according to a new research paper. Pre-school experience enhances all-round development in children and may particularly benefit disadvantaged children,
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