{"id":325181,"date":"2025-08-07T12:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325181\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:38:11","slug":"snp-closing-the-attainment-gap-across-edinburgh-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325181\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP \u2018closing the attainment gap across Edinburgh\u2019 \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">PENTLANDS\u00a0MSP CONGRATULATES STUDENTS RECEIVING EXAM RESULTS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/results-day-resources.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/results-day-resources.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210772\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>SNP MSP\u00a0Gordon Macdonald has congratulated pupils across\u00a0Edinburgh\u00a0as they received their exam results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This year\u2019s results show a strong rise in attainment across Scotland\u2019s schools and colleges, including for young people in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More than 147,000 learners across the country received their results, with rates increasing at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels compared to 2024 and pre-pandemic levels in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jenny-gilruth-exam-results.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jenny-gilruth-exam-results.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210773\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>The results also confirm that the poverty related attainment gap continues to narrow across all levels, demonstrating the SNP Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring every young person can succeed, no matter their background.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Notably, a record 110,380 young people achieved vocational and technical awards in subjects such as construction, business, and hospitality, up over 22% on last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The SNP Government has committed to continuing its work to close the attainment gap and invest in a world-class education system that supports all learners, no matter their path.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gordon-Macdonald2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gordon-Macdonald2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102394\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Commenting,\u00a0Gordon Macdonald\u00a0MSP said: \u201cYesterday\u2019s results are a huge achievement for the young people of Edinburgh\u00a0and across Scotland, and a testament to the hard work of students, teachers, parents, and carers. Congratulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m particularly encouraged to see the attainment gap continuing to close. It\u2019s clear that SNP investment in education, from early years through to school and beyond, is delivering for our communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe growth in vocational qualifications is especially welcome. It shows that our young people are gaining real skills for work and life, supported by a modern, inclusive curriculum that offers pathways for everyone, not just the traditional academic route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s more to do, but this year\u2019s results prove that the SNP is making progress where it matters \u2013 in classrooms, colleges, and communities. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of what our learners are achieving across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PENTLANDS\u00a0MSP CONGRATULATES STUDENTS RECEIVING EXAM RESULTS SNP MSP\u00a0Gordon Macdonald has congratulated pupils across\u00a0Edinburgh\u00a0as they received their exam results.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325182,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-325181","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114987526128917450","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}