Craig Irving and his stepson Clark Morrison were trying to get drugs debt money from the couple's son, but quickly fled in a car driven by Bradley Burrows when they realised he was not at the Forest Hall house, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Speaking in Holyrood, Gilruth said: "I agree with the report's recommendation that the balance of assessment methods in the senior phase should change to have less reliance on high stakes final exams."That means that in the future, internal and continuous assessment will contribute a greater percentage of a final grade that will support more young people to successfully evidence their learning and it will also act to increase the resilience of our overall approach to assessment.
"I want to be clear that taking steps to rebalance assessment does not mean that exams will be removed and I can therefore confirm that examinations will remain part of our overall national approach and will not be removed from all National 5 courses."The education secretary added that some more practical subjects - including practical woodworking and fashion and textile technology - may have exams scrapped by the 2025-26 academic year.However Gilruth's statement was criticised by some opposition politicians, who felt it did not go far enough on the required scale of education reform.
And the Children's Commissioner Nicola Killean said her statement showed a "lack of commitment".She said the education secretary's statement failed to mention set timelines or resources allocated to the next steps.
She added: "Too many children's and young people’s needs are not being met in our current system.”
Prof Louise Hayward said the statement marked the beginning of change, but added that reform should be an urgent priority.St Peter’s Church in Peterston-super-Ely, Vale of Glamorgan, was also used as the location of Neil the baby’s christening.
A new job in Cardiff sees Gavin move to Barry in series three.His office was actually the former headquarters of ITV Wales, formerly known as HTV Wales, in Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff.
The building was later demolished and the site used for housing after ITV Wales moved to a new site in Cardiff Bay in 2014.Marks and Spencer in Culverhouse Cross also featured as Stacey's place of work in the 2008 Christmas special.