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              <title><![CDATA[New St Andrews head says mollycoddling of students must end]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[THE new principal at St Andrews University has criticised higher education authorities for mollycoddling undergrads with politically correct &#8216;trigger warnings&#8217;.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Police Scotland launch investigation into football child abuse]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has received allegations of historical child abuse in football.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tory MSP calls for investigation into child abuse at sports clubs]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has been urged by a Conservative MSP to launch a &#8220;focused investigation&#8221; into abuse of children in sports clubs.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Scottish Muslims more likely to have degree than other Scots]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Muslims in Scotland are more likely to have a degree or their own business than other Scots, according to a new study.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tilda Swinton blasts Harry Potter for ‘romanticising boarding schools’]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Actress Tilda Swinton has hit out at Harry Potter for &#8216;romanticising boarding schools&#8217;.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Projected fall in Scottish school inspections criticised by Tories]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The number of primary and secondary school inspections is projected to fall despite a pledge to increase checks.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Edinburgh man’s act of kindness stuns lollipop lady]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A small act of kindness for a lollipop lady after her daughter&#8217;s bike was stolen has melted thousands of hearts on social media. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Calls for councils to reverse cuts in specialist school staff]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Falling investment in help for school pupils with additional needs risks creating a &#8220;lost generation&#8221; who fail to get the most from their education, a network of support groups has warned.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[83% of primary pupils register for FM’s reading challenge]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[FOUR out of five primary children have signed up to take part in the First Minister&#8217;s Reading Challenge.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 15:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Fears raised over future of secure units for vulnerable young people]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/fears-raised-over-future-of-secure-units-for-vulnerable-young-people-1-4301657</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The future of four secure units which provide care for vulnerable children could be at risk following an English court ruling, it has emerged. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[John Swinney insists new assessments will not create extra work]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Education Secretary John Swinney has insisted that new national tests will not create extra work for teachers or children as he published more information on the assessments.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Call for first aid training for Scots primary pupils]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A charity is calling for all primary school children in Scotland to be given first aid training in the hope of saving lives.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Glasgow School of Art starts work on rebirth of fire-ravaged library]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/regions/glasgow-strathclyde/glasgow-school-of-art-starts-work-on-rebirth-of-fire-ravaged-library-1-4300072</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A three-year restoration of Glasgow School of Art's world-famous library is underway - two and a half years after it was virtually destroyed by a devastating blaze.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Elgin High trio help build their future]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[THREE teenagers have been taking a break from their studies &#8211; to help oversee the building of their new school.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Exams chiefs are in a "parallel universe" say MSPs]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Exam chiefs in Scotland have been accused of being on a "parallel universe" and presiding over the worst performance in 10 years as they faced a grilling from MSPs at Holyrood today.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[A quarter of Scots men ‘don’t read books for pleasure’]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/a-quarter-of-scots-men-don-t-read-books-for-pleasure-1-4298784</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Almost a quarter of adult Scots men admit they never read books for pleasure, according to research.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[George Heriot’s appoints first woman headteacher in its history]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/george-heriot-s-appoints-first-woman-headteacher-in-its-history-1-4296900</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[One of Scotland&#8217;s leading independent schools is set to appoint its first female principal in its 388-year history.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Teachers’ voice anger over ‘worst ever’ geography Higher]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/teachers-voice-anger-over-worst-ever-geography-higher-1-4296860</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Exam bosses in Scotland have come under fire from teachers over claims that this year&#8217;s Higher geography exam was the &#8220;worst ever&#8221; and bore no resembance to previous papers.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Tesco accused of state school pupil discrimination]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[A Tesco Metro store in Edinburgh has denied claims it discriminates against pupils at a local state school by making them queue outside while allowing private school students to enter freely. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[‘Bacteria beaters’ win Longitude Prize Discovery Award]]></title>
              <link>http://www.scotsman.com/news/bacteria-beaters-win-longitude-prize-discovery-award-1-4295386</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Medical scientists at the University of St Andrews have won a prestigious international award for a breakthrough which could help the fight against antibiotic resistance.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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