Lucy Adams

Glasgow

Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC Scotland at BBC

Social Affairs Correspondent @BBCScotlandNews and @BBCDisclosure sometimes @BBCPanorama. Senior Fellow with @JSchofieldTrust. Get in touch: [email protected]

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Teaching was too stressful so I left to become a lorry driver

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Teaching was too stressful so I left to become a lorry driverBBCLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandStuart Youens says that when he became a secondary school teacher 20 years ago he loved the job. But gradually the effect of budget cuts, the reduction in classroom assistants, the increase in additional support needs, and a rise in bureaucracy took its toll. Two years ago he chose to leave the profession and become a lorry driver – and says he's a lot happier in his new job.
Teacher's life ruined after he was falsely branded a paedophile

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Teacher's life ruined after he was falsely branded a paedophileBBCMark says he felt cast aside and devaluedLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandMark had been a teacher for years when he was wrongly accused of being a paedophile by a pupil. The allegation spread quickly – and he says the "catastrophic" impact affected every area of his life. Despite no wrongdoing being found, the school suggested that Mark – whose name we have changed to protect his identity – should go home.
Attainment gap widens in Scottish schools

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Attainment gap widens in Scottish schoolsPA MediaThe government said it was pleased that the vast majority of school leavers went to positive destinationsLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandThe attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest school pupils increased last year, according to new figures.
Teacher strikes halted as council to drop job cuts

2 months ago | msn.com | Lucy Adams |Jonathan Geddes

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Teacher strikes halted as council drop job cuts

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams |Jonathan Geddes

Teacher strikes halted as council to drop job cutsLucy Adams and Jonathan GeddesPA MediaA strike by teachers in Glasgow has been suspended following talks between unions and the city council. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union were to walk out on 20 February unless ongoing education cuts were halted and reversed.
Millions not spent on helping locked-in patients

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lucy Adams

The majority of a £20m fund which was created to get people with learning disabilities out of institutional care has not been spent, according to a new report. The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) said it could only trace £14m of the money – of which £12.5m was still unspent. It does not know what happened to the remaining £6m.
ZuriQ raises $4.2M to break quantum computing's scaling barrier

Jan 23, 2025 | tech.eu | Lucy Adams

Quantum startup Zuriq has raised $4.2M to commercialize a radical new architecture that could finally break through this scaling barrier. The seed funding round was led by Founderful with participation from SquareOne, First Momentum Ventures, OnSight Ventures and QAI Ventures. Trapped ions have been one of the most powerful approaches in quantum computing, demonstrating world-record performance, long coherence times and long-range connectivity.
33East closes €26M fund to invest in Cyprus

Jan 21, 2025 | tech.eu | Lucy Adams

Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East has launched its inaugural fund with a first close of €26M. The fund will invest in pre-seed and seed-stage founders and startups with a connection to Cyprus, with the aim of transforming the country into a hive for innovation and entrepreneurship. 33East is the first VC fund in Cyprus to receive backing from the European Investment Fund.
'I tried everything to get my daughter to go school'

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lucy Adams

Hannah is one of thousands of children across Scotland who have been regularly missing school. Some are absent for days, others for years. Twelve-year-old Hannah missed most of her primary school education. Right from her first day she barely spoke and would get very upset, so the school would phone her mum daily to ask her to pick her up. By the time she got to primary four she refused to go altogether. AdvertisementShe would take off her uniform, cry and scream.
'I tried everything to get my daughter to go school'

Dec 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Lucy Adams

36 Babysitters Share The Moments They Knew Kids Were Not Gonna Have Normal LivesThere is no denying that parenting is hard work and everyone manages to make some mistakes. It’s also pretty time consuming, which is why some …