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Sport is enjoyed by most children, but their participation falls as they get older, new research has suggested.

Students from a number of institutions in Perthshire, Scotland are to test a new energy-efficiency monitor in a bid to help their schools reduce energy consumption.

Approximately one quarter of pupils aged 14 to 17 are drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, a new study as found.

The number of Scottish graduate recruits who went into employment from university has fallen, according to new figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Students leaving university this summer will have gained a variety of skills aside from those specific to the employment market, it has been claimed.

Aspiring education professionals would be required to have at least a 2:2 degree in order to enter teacher training under a Conservative Government.