Scottish Tories propose lowering school leaving age from 16 to 14
Party leader Russell Findlay says teenagers would be able to pursue a "hybrid education" by going on to college or taking up an apprenticeship but Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth describes the proposal – previously championed by the Scottish Conservatives in 2011 – as "Dickensian".
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