Exam results: help and advice available

Free helpline for students expecting SQA results today

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A free helpline offering advice, information and support for young people and their parents has opened, ahead of today’s SQA results. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has a free helpline which will be open from 8am to 8pm today and tomorrow and then from 9am to 5pm until 17 August. Continue reading Exam results: help and advice available

Parliamentary praise for Granton Gogglebox!

Five star reviews are commonplace in Edinburgh at Festival time – the superlatives are thrown around like confetti, but it takes a special performance indeed to merit a mention at Scotland’s parliament at Holyrood. Take a bow then, You Name It! Youth Theatre – Granton Gogglebox has been praised in a parliamentary motion by Northern and Leith MSP Ben Macpherson!

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Flea Market at Saint Stephen’s Stockbridge

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SAINT STEPHEN’S STOCKBRIDGE

FLEA MARKET 10TH AND 11TH SEPTEMBER, 10am – 4pm

Due to popular demand, Saint Stephens Stockbridge will be hosting a Flea Market on the 10th and 11th of September. If you are keen to take a stall/table, please let us know ASAP at

info@saintstephensstockbridge.com)

For one day, a table will cost £35 or £50 for both days. Vintage clothes, bric a brac, antiques etc all welcome, it’s a great opportunity to clear some space!

YOU’RE HIRED: Soft skills are key, say business leaders

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As millions of young people across Edinburgh await their exam results and prepare to enter the world of work, new research from Scottish Gas has highlighted that soft skills and personality are top attributes the majority of Scottish business leaders look for when hiring.

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‘the social security system is simply not working’

CAS report paints a bleak picture of clients in crisis

CAS living at the sharp end

On the day Britain welcomed (?) our new Prime Minister, Citizens Advice Scotland published new evidence exposing the levels of poverty and destitution in Scotland.
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