Monthly Archives: July 2025

Education

Impact of Deprivation on Scottish Educational Achievement

The Impact of Deprivation on Educational Achievement The 2023-24 Scottish Higher exam results, published summer 2025,  reveal an educational landscape where socioeconomic deprivation continues to significantly impact pupil achievement.  Analysis of secondary schools' results across Scotland demonstrates that the level of deprivation remains one of the strongest predictors of academic success, with profound implications for…

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2025-07-30
Health / SIMD 2020

Social Deprivation and Drug-Related Deaths

Deprivation a Driving Factor of Drug-Related Deaths Scotland continues to face the most severe drug-related mortality crises within the UK and across Europe (see Scotland Drug-Related Deaths Scandal this website) with significant disparities between the rates in socially deprived and affluent groups.  Analysis of data from the National Records of Scotland reveals that drug-related deaths…

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2025-07-16
Health / SIMD 2020

Scotland Drug-Related Deaths Scandal

Two Decades of Rising Drug Related Deaths Data from National Records Scotland reveals Scotland's drug-related death (DRD) crisis has exploded over the past two decades.   Since 2004 the DRD rate has grown from 356 to 1065 deaths per year (see Figure 1 and Table 1). Breaking down the data by gender reveals even more distressing…

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2025-07-16