The report also emphasised improvements in pupils' teamwork in the classroom and how they learn to be more patient with each other.

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Overall, the event was a big step up as we had gone from learning about journalism in the classroom to suddenly finding ourselves interviewing a top swimmer alongside our School Report mentor, BBC Scotland reporter Colin Wight.

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The report also enriches policy debates by examining the human and financial resources devoted to the classroom experience of students.

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