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Colin McAllister Profile picture
@McAllister1973
Aug 7, 2018 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Numbers winning a place at university up. Again. That's a new record.
Well done all!

#SQAresults
And the number from the poorest background - SIMD20 - is up by even more.

A 5% rise overall (all ages) and a stonking 9% increase in 18 year olds!

#SQAresultsday
Looking at numbers getting uni places by SIMD quintile, everyone up, but SIMD1 - poorest - has more than doubled since 2009:

SIMD1 – ⬆️116%
SIMD2 – ⬆️71%
SIMD3 – ⬆️41%
SIMD4 – ⬆️30%
SIMD5 – ⬆️26%

Some changes in methodology over period but central message still holds.

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The Parliamentary committee on harassment's report has been published.

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“James Hamilton’s report is the most appropriate place to address the question of whether or not the First Minister has breached the Scottish Ministerial Code.”

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The FM today updated Parliament on Covid-19. She said:

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The FM today updated Parliament on the Covid-19 protection levels.

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#StickWithIt
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The First Minister today published the @scotgov Programme for Government setting out our plans, focused on tackling Covid-19 and supporting new, good, green jobs.

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#PFG
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