This is an unprecedented situation, and the closure of schools for an extended period will affect almost every family across Scotland.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has recently been working through a range of scenarios in relation to the exam diet, including disruption and postponement. However, as the Deputy First Minister has outlined in Parliament today, the exam diet in 2020 cannot go ahead.

Fiona Robertson (Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Scotland’s Chief Examining Officer) has been asked by the Deputy First Minister to develop an alternative certification model.

Full details of this statement can be accessed on the SQA website.

The Speech and Language Therapy  would like to be able to be able to support our families in East Lothian and continue to offer their service at this time.

If you have any worries or concerns please call the Speech and Language Therapy Department Helpline Service.

All learners in Drama, S1-S6, are set assignment tasks for each period on the Google Classroom site they are a member of; work should be submitted using 'hand in' under the assignment task.

Following the Coronavirus outbreak, the First Minister has today announced that it is her expectation schools and nurseries in Scotland will close to pupils at the end of this week.

This will clearly be a very challenging time for all of us, and families will be concerned about the provision of education during the period ahead.

Full details of the current situation can be read in the letter issued this afternoon (18 March 2020) by Lesley Brown - Chief Operating Officer (Education)