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Lucy Adams

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Education and Social Affairs Correspondent @BBCScotlandNews and @BBCDisclosure sometimes @BBCPanorama. Senior Fellow with @JSchofieldTrust. [email protected]

Joined March 2010
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Emergency powers may be needed to release prisons as Scottish prison boss says 'we can't take any more' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-6…
Scottish prison boss says 'we can't take any more'

Scottish prison boss says 'we can't take any more'

The head of the Scottish Prison Service, Teresa Medhurst, says jails are reaching "tipping point" and inmates could be released early.

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School attendance drops across Scotland after bomb hoax

School attendance drops across Scotland after bomb hoax

Some parents said they had not taken their children to school because they were too worried.

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BBC Three and BBC Scotland television channels to close in the spring, as part of move to save £500m bbc.in/4hRkeu4
BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close

BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close

The closures are announced as the corporation continues to try to save £500m over two years.

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The message was received by schools in areas including Glasgow, Edinburgh and East Renfrewshire. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckwy…
More than 300 calls to police after hoax bomb threats at schools

More than 300 calls to police after hoax bomb threats at schools

Schools across Scotland were quickly advised the threats were not credible and cyber crime experts are working to identify who was responsible.

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Scotland's first AI teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you

Scotland's first AI teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you

Jamie Laycock says schools must help youngsters understand both the opportunities and dangers of AI.

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Jagtar Singh Johal: Scot detained in India has been granted bail

Jagtar Singh Johal: Scot detained in India has been granted bail

The Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in India in connection with alleged terror offences.

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Former MI6 spy takes Trump to Scottish court for £800,000 legal payout bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwm2…
Former MI6 spy takes Trump to Scottish court for £800,000 legal payout

Former MI6 spy takes Trump to Scottish court for £800,000 legal payout

Christopher Steele was the author of a salacious "dossier" linking Trump to Russia during his 2016 election campaign.

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Primary teachers hired to teach Glasgow secondary pupils to read

Primary teachers hired to teach Glasgow secondary pupils to read

Intensive catch-up classes are being held for pupils who are starting at high school without basic literacy skills.

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Scotland's universities face 'bleak' future as £200m funding gap revealed

Scotland's universities face 'bleak' future as £200m funding gap revealed

A new report paints a 'bleak' picture of falling income from Scottish students and an over-reliance on international tuition fees.

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Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings

Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings

Alan Greer was investigated by police in 2002 and 2005 for making inappropriate phone calls to women, with one case resulting in a formal police caution.

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New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce37…
Allan Marshall: New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence

Allan Marshall: New CCTV footage contradicts prison death evidence

Footage of Allan Marshall, who died after being restrained by prison officers, has been obtained by the BBC.

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A primary school pupil broke my cheekbone

A primary school pupil broke my cheekbone

The incident is one of thousands of attacks on teaching staff each year and many now say violence in the classroom is out of control

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The primary class where ASN pupils adapt to school bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75e…
The primary class where ASN pupils adapt to school

The primary class where ASN pupils adapt to school

One primary school in Glasgow says it has developed its own model of how to integrate ASN pupils into a mainstream school.

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Our film won a Scottish BAFTA tonight. We were privileged to tell the stories of these courageous young people. We dedicated the award to all the Kids on the Psychiatric Ward.
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Scottish Prison Service admits unlawful death of man in custody bbc.com/news/articles/cpd9yj…
Scottish Prison Service admits unlawful death of man in custody

Scottish Prison Service admits unlawful death of man in custody

Allan Marshall died four days after being restrained by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015.

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Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession bbc.com/news/articles/c8jm11…
Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession

Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession

Lawyers have asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible before his trial next year.

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The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation

The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation

A new project hopes to boost the dwindling number of computing science teachers.

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The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation

The tech staff going back to school to teach the next generation

A new project hopes to boost the dwindling number of computing science teachers.

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Has Scotland closed the attainment gap in schools?

Has Scotland closed the attainment gap in schools?

John Swinney is expected to renew a commitment to improving the prospects of Scotland's poorest pupils.

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'My daughter should be in special school but there is no space'

'My daughter should be in special school but there is no space'

Niamh was due to start primary school two weeks ago but is still waiting to find out if there is a suitable place.

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