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
Emergency powers may be needed to release prisons as Scottish prison boss says 'we can't take any more'
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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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Vulnerable patients told secure ward to close within weeks @ScotHumanRights @RightfulLives @JeremyH09406697
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A secure hospital ward for people with complex learning disabilities was found to fall short of standards.
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Hospital ward to close after 'falling short of standards'
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A secure hospital ward for people with complex learning disabilities was found to fall short of standards.
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'My son may never talk without a speech therapist'
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New figures show demand for speech and language therapists is increasing in Scotland.
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'My son may never talk without a speech therapist' @rcpsych
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New figures show demand for speech and language therapists is increasing in Scotland.
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'My son may never talk without a speech therapist'
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New figures show demand for speech and language therapists is increasing in Scotland.
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'I'm worried my child will never speak if he doesn't get support'
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New figures show demand for speech and language therapists is increasing in Scotland.
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Will new school rules help cut violence in the classroom?
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The Scottish government has published guidance for schools on how to deal with violent and aggressive behaviour from pupils.
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Teacher workload 'unfair and unhealthy', union says
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EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley has called for action to reduce teachers' class contact time.
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Incidents of #racism and racist bullying up by 50%. Racism forced my daughter to move primary schools, mum says
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The number of incidents of racism or racist bullying recorded in Scotland's schools jumped by 50% last year.
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Racism forced my daughter to move primary schools, mum says
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The number of incidents of racism or racist bullying recorded in Scotland's schools jumped by 50% last year.
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Teachers want clarity on single-sex spaces in schools
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Teachers are calling on the Scottish government to urgently publish new guidance following a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
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RT @rblackqc: #Lockerbie bombing: #Megrahi conviction review sought by families - @BBCLucyAdams on this date in 2014. .
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RT @intl_ed_news: #Scotland's exams will test pupils - and ministers. 🏴📝📉 via @BBCWorld @BBCLucyAdams @BBCSco….
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Primary pupils should get hate speech warning - union
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The NASUWT union wants early education on hate speech because pupils are already influenced by secondary school.
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