Education
Scotland crowned champions of the 2024 World Schools Debating Tournament
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Business Briefing
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HERALD DIARY
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AGENDA
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Lessons to Learn 🎓
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AGENDA
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![Children and young people's right under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child officially take effect in Scots law this week.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18301863.jpg)
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OBITUARY
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Lessons to Learn 🎓
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BUSINESS HQ
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AN APPRECIATION
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OBITUARY
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