BBC – Staff Writer
“The Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy found that less than half of Scotland’s 13 and 14-year-olds are now performing well in writing. P4 and P7 pupils also saw a drop in writing performance. The reading ability of P4, P7 and S2 pupils remains broadly similar to 2014 – but lower than 2012. And there has been no reduction in the big gap between the performance of the country’s wealthiest and most deprived pupils.”(more)