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Jamie Hepburn

The scheme was launched in 2020

More than 22,000 opportunities created through Young Person’s Guarantee

The number of international students attending Scottish universities, such as the University of Edinburgh, has risen sharply
The number of international students attending Scottish universities, such as the University of Edinburgh, has risen sharply

Warning of ‘geopolitial risk’ as international student numbers rise

A teacher and students in a classroom. Teacher strikes are due to take place next week. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
A teacher and students in a classroom. Teacher strikes are due to take place next week. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Minister insists teacher pay offer 'very fair' ahead of fresh talks

The soaring cost of living will be felt harshly by 300, 000 students across the UK
The soaring cost of living will be felt harshly by 300, 000 students across the UK

Nearly 300,000 students facing cost-of-living hardship in UK

Suzy Powell, PR & Communications Executive, Interface
Suzy Powell, PR & Communications Executive, Interface

University expertise can help small enterprises make big differences - Suzy Powe...

Pupils across Scotland will find out their exam results on Tuesday. Picture: John Devlin
Pupils across Scotland will find out their exam results on Tuesday. Picture: John Devlin

'More anxiety' impacting young people ahead of exam results day

Students from Ukraine who have not enrolled at a Scottish university could be caught in a financial loophole.
Students from Ukraine who have not enrolled at a Scottish university could be caught in a financial loophole.

Ukrainian students in Scotland in financial ‘loophole’, campaigners warn

Matt Crilly, president of NUS Scotland.
Matt Crilly, president of NUS Scotland.

Summer support "urgently needed" to tackle student poverty, says student union

Free tuition plan: Jamie Hepburn, higher and further education minister.
Free tuition plan: Jamie Hepburn, higher and further education minister.

Free tuition plan for displaced Ukrainian students who fled invasion

Colleges Scotland said that the sector is facing a potential funding loss of £51.9 million.
Colleges Scotland said that the sector is facing a potential funding loss of £51.9 million.

Scotland at risk of 'skills emergency' due to lack of funding for colleges

Up to 50 freelancers are to be taken on as tutors for primary schools
Up to 50 freelancers are to be taken on as tutors for primary schools

Artists and musicians hit by Covid to be offered work tutoring primary pupils

One student at the University of Glasgow said she had been told she would only get one hour of in-person teaching per fortnight.
One student at the University of Glasgow said she had been told she would only get one hour of in-person teaching per fortnight.

Students told they will get one in-person tutorial a fortnight

People carry out asymptomatic testing using lateral flow antigen at a test centre at Edinburgh University ahead of students being allowed to travel home for the Christmas holidays.
People carry out asymptomatic testing using lateral flow antigen at a test centre at Edinburgh University ahead of students being allowed to travel home for the Christmas holidays.

Vaccine clinics to be set up on university campuses

The University of Edinburgh's main library, Edinburgh.
The University of Edinburgh's main library, Edinburgh.

University applications from EU students down 41 per cent

The unemployment rate reached 5 per cent in the three months to November for the first time since early 2016 after a further 202,000 people lost their jobs, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The unemployment rate reached 5 per cent in the three months to November for the first time since early 2016 after a further 202,000 people lost their jobs, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Younger workers on front line as UK unemployment rate hits 5%

Issues such as driving in the EU after Brexit will be tackled by the new advice line.
Issues such as driving in the EU after Brexit will be tackled by the new advice line.

Brexit consumer advice service launched in Scotland

Unemployment has fallen in Scotland.
Unemployment has fallen in Scotland.

Unemployment in Scotland has fallen

Scots pubs have been hit hard during the Covid pandemic
Scots pubs have been hit hard during the Covid pandemic

Scots 'tied pubs' overhaul is backed by MSPs

Scots jobs figures have avoided worst impact of pandemic
Scots jobs figures have avoided worst impact of pandemic

Furlough scheme averts Scots jobs pandemic impact

Soft plays and nightclubs across Scotland will now receive a government grant to see them through Christmas.
Soft plays and nightclubs across Scotland will now receive a government grant to see them through Christmas.

Scottish soft plays and nightclubs to receive vital government funding

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of employees on payrolls dropped by 673,000 between March and September. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of employees on payrolls dropped by 673,000 between March and September. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Unemployment in Scotland rises amid coronavirus pandemic

Around 695,000 UK workers have been removed from the payrolls of British companies since March when the coronavirus lockdown began, according to official figures. Picture: PA
Around 695,000 UK workers have been removed from the payrolls of British companies since March when the coronavirus lockdown began, according to official figures. Picture: PA

Scots unemployment rate rises to 4.6%

The Scottish economy faces a huge challenge to recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
The Scottish economy faces a huge challenge to recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Scottish economy faces ‘absolute crisis’ as jobless numbers grow

The new website is aimed to help people avoid being overcharged by delivery companies
The new website is aimed to help people avoid being overcharged by delivery companies

Site launched to tackle 'unfair' delivery charges

Colleges and universities should help Scots retrain in digital skills
Colleges and universities should help Scots retrain in digital skills

Scotland needs 'society-wide' response to jobless crisis

The tourism and hospitality sector in Scotland is preparing for a planned reopening on July 15.
The tourism and hospitality sector in Scotland is preparing for a planned reopening on July 15.

New taskforce to drive recovery of Scotland's tourism and hospitality sector

The latest figures show the unemployment rate in Scotland is the highest in the UK, with a 30,000 rise in the number of jobless Scots
The latest figures show the unemployment rate in Scotland is the highest in the UK, with a 30,000 rise in the number of jobless Scots

Scots workforce worst hit in Covid-19 crisis as 30,000 more jobless

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Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes

Kate Forbes rejects job in new First Minister Humza Yousaf's Government

New First Minister Humza Yousaf with his deputy Shona Robison. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
New First Minister Humza Yousaf with his deputy Shona Robison. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf announces Shona Robison as deputy and confirms role for Kate Forbes

Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after being voted the new First Minister at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after being voted the new First Minister at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

What Humza Yousaf said and what he meant in speech after FM vote