Summary
What does the announced scrapping of the SQA exams body mean for Scottish pupils? Education journalist Emma Seith joins to talk us through the current exams drama in Holyrood ahead of the Scottish parliamentary recess. Also, as we head towards the so-called "freedom day" when restrictions lift, the team take a look at the current spat between Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over a travel ban.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.6 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.9 | That brings you an inside look at the big stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster |
| 0:19.8 | It is 23 minutes past two on |
| 0:23.1 | Thursday the 23rd of June. I'm Lucy White, a journalist in Glasgow and today I'm joined by. |
| 0:28.6 | I'm Lindsay Bews, a political correspondent based in Edinburgh. I'm Phil Sim, a reporter |
| 0:35.0 | normally based at the Scottish Parliament today coming to you from my kitchen. |
| 0:38.5 | I'm Raji Psyndu, a correspondent based in London but currently at home. |
| 0:44.1 | My name is Amashe. I write for Times Educational Supplement magazines. |
| 0:49.3 | Emma, welcome to Political. Again. Thank you. It's your second time with us. |
| 0:54.3 | Welcome back, some might say. |
| 0:56.3 | Welcome back. |
| 0:57.6 | On what is today the final day of term for lots of pupils, isn't it, across Scotland? |
| 1:03.6 | Yeah, absolutely. |
| 1:05.1 | My own kids were off as of yesterday. |
| 1:07.7 | So, yeah, I think that most teachers will at the end of today |
| 1:11.4 | just walk into their houses and fall flat on their faces on their sofas |
| 1:15.2 | and just be extremely relieved that it is all over. |
| 1:19.1 | It's been the only year so far, |
| 1:22.2 | and let's hope it's the only full year under full pandemic restrictions and conditions and schools have had to operate |
| 1:30.2 | and things of, you know, we've been in school and then it's been online learning. And of course, |
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