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Ruth Davidson says it is “not good enough” that children will be taught less and learn less. The FM’s record in education “simply doesn’t stand the test”, she adds.

She insists alarm bells are already ringing about education this year.

Nicola Sturgeon says all of this is her daily focus, before criticising Ruth Davidson’s decision to become a peer in the House of Lords, which she describes as continuing to be a politician “without consent”.

The first minister adds a number of changes have been made to education without the need for legislation, again pointing to additional cash.

We will work with the SQA to ensure young people can catch up on their education and we will be accountable for that to the Scottish people in just a few months, she says.

The Tory MSP says the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has planned for schools to cover less ground in key subjects such as English and Maths.

“Less teaching, less learning, less knowledge for young people this year who already lost out last year,” suggests Ms Davidson.

She asks if the first minister will urge the SQA to think again.

Ms Sturgeon says the independent review will help learn all of the lessons of last year and the SQA will look closely at issues around the curriculum.

She says she takes responsibility for the mistakes made regarding this year's exam results, which is why it is important to take time to make the next decisions, she says.

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Ms Davidson says Scottish school pupils missed an entire term of teaching, hitting those from the most deprived backgrounds hardest.

She accepts there was no choice but to close schools in March, but says there is a choice on how to mitigate the effects of that closure.

Pointing to her party’s calls for extra tuition for disadvantaged young people, she asks if money will go to the schools and headteachers who need it most.

Ms Sturgeon says money will allow local authorities and teachers to decide the best way for students to catch up. It will help recruit teachers as we help pupils catch up, she adds.

The attainment fund puts money directly with headteachers, she says.

Tory MSP Ruth Davidson begins her questioning of the first minister by asking why the plan for a referendum bill is more urgent than an education bill.

Nicola Sturgeon insists education remains the priority for the Scottish government, pointing to additional investment including for teacher recruitment.

Regarding a referendum, she insists is it important for the people of Scotland to have a right to choose.

She says that fundamentally she believes in democracy - and suggests Ruth Davidson does not after agreeing to enter the House of Lords.

Ms Davidson hits back that Ms Sturgeon doesn't believe in democracy when she doesn't like the answer.

Nicola Sturgeon stresses again people must follow the five pieces of advice in FACTS: They are:

• Face coverings in enclosed spaces
• Avoid crowded places
• Clean hands and surfaces regularly
• Two metre distancing; and
• Self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms

The first minister says putting new guidance in place in Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire was necessary.

Ms Sturgeon says the level of Covid was rising in these areas and that "doing nothing was not an option".

The first minister explains data suggests transmission is happening mainly in people's homes.

Restrictions on visiting other households were reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas on Tuesday.

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The first minister reiterates how Greece has been added to the list of countries with quarantine restrictions.

Quarantine restrictions will be imposed on people travelling from Greece to Scotland if they arrive in Scotland after 04:00 on Thursday.

Ms Sturgeon points out that anyone arriving from that time must self-isolate for 14 days and she calls on anyone returning from Greece before then to be particularly careful.

She repeats her advice for people to be very cautious about any foreign travel.

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The regional breakdown of the new positive tests results are as follows:

• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: 86
• NHS Lanarkshire: 26
• NHS Lothian: 16
• NHS Ayrshire & Arran: 6
• The remainder are spread across the rest of Scotland.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms a further one person who tested positive for Covid-19 has died in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 2,495 deaths in Scotland by that measure.

This is lower than the 4,228 deaths confirmed by NRS earlier as that figure includes all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

She also confirms that a further 156 people now have tested positive for Covid-19. That’s 1% of those that were newly tested yesterday.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 20,788.

258 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (down six), with five being treated in intensive care (down one).

The first minister replies that when she announced the guidance for the Glasgow area it was specified as guidance.

Ms Sturgeon says she also added that, if it was necessary, it would be translated into regulation.

She argues the people are under no doubt about what they are being asked to do.

Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles is attempting to raise a point of order.

Mr Rumbles argues the restrictions have actually been imposed on the Glasgow area.

He wants to know if these powers are imposed on the population through regulation.

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Nicola Sturgeon will shortly respond to questions from Ruth Davidson, Richard Leonard, Patrick Harvie and Willie Rennie.

Expect most of the focus to be on yesterday's programme for government or the new restrictions placed on three council areas in the west of Scotland.

Two of the six new deaths were in a care home, three were in hospital and one in a home setting.

The number of positive cases remains much lower than the April peak, but has increased over the last four weeks. In the week ending 30 August there were over 500 new cases.

The NRS highlight this will be an underestimate as not everyone will display Covid symptoms and therefore may not be tested.

A total of 4,228 Scots deaths have been linked to Covid-19, official figures show.

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures indicate six people died in the week ending 30 August, the same as the previous week.

The figures are higher than the daily figure announced by Nicola Sturgeon because they include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even if the patient had not been tested.

If you're just joining us here are today's headlines:

• Deputy First Minister John Swinney defends keeping pubs open in Greater Glasgow despite new limits on social contact
• The new rules affect more than 800,000 people in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire
• MSPs will debate the programme for government, which includes a new £60m "youth guarantee"

• The first minister also announced a new "proximity tracing app" to combat the spread of Covid-19 called 'Protect Scotland'

• University students could face disciplinary action if they break government coronavirus guidelines

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Scotland's deputy first minister has defended a decision to keep pubs open in greater Glasgow despite new limits on social contact.

Restrictions on visiting other households were reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas on Tuesday.

John Swinney said a rise in Covid cases was driven by household contacts and not the hospitality sector.

The new rules affect more than 800,000 people in Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.

Read more here.

Good morning and welcome to our live page coverage of coronavirus in Scotland on Wednesday 2 September.

Nicola Sturgeon will face first minister's questions at 12:20 this afternoon. These are likely to focus on the programme for government and restrictions placed on the Glasgow area after concerns about a Covid-19 cluster.

In addition, the weekly statistics on deaths from the National Records of Scotland will be published at midday.