Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “Clearly the SQA’s grading system has been unfair and flawed – in particular, it is biased against schools in deprived neighbourhoods. “In all three exam categories, youngsters living in the 20 per cent most deprived areas were more likely to have their results downgraded than those in the more affluent areas – this is unacceptable and must be rectified by the appeals process.“Particularly worrying is where there have been students downgraded to the extent that they have lost a place at college or university, or to enrol on an apprenticeship or training course.”The MSP, who is a member of Holyrood’s education committee, said that Calderhead High in Shotts “seems to have been the main victim of this in my.
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