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# The FFS Show Episode 9: How will pupil assessments work this year and did Nicola Sturgeon miss COBRA meetings?
- URL: https://www.theferret.scot/the-ffs-show-episode-9/
- Published: 2021-06-17T15:17:35.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-13T20:47:58.000Z
- Author: Ferret Journalists
- Tags: Politics and power, Society, Education, #davesutton2gmail-com, Fact Checks, Health, Podcast, Politics, assessments, COBRA, Covid-19, ffs, Nicola Sturgeon, pupils, The FFS Show, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-15 12:08, #older_unmetered

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The FFS Show is back with some more fact checks of claims you may have seen online…

This week Ali fact-checks a claim that Nicola Sturgeon missed COBRA meetings from the outset of Covid-19.

Mags looks into a claim that historical data will not be used for pupil assessments this year.

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Listen to episode nine below and [subscribe to The FFS Show on your favourite podcast platform.](https://ffs.captivate.fm/listen?ref=theferret.scot)

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