Scottish government in U-turn on secondary exam results
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125,000 results to be upgraded as SNP education minister John Swinney apologises
School students demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament over the downgrading of exam results © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
School students demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament over the downgrading of exam results © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The Scottish government has scrapped downgrades of 125,000 secondary school results just a week after they were issued, a major policy U-turn that could put pressure on other UK education ministers to follow suit.