{"id":1318,"date":"2016-05-14T17:07:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T17:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2016-05-14T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T17:07:20","slug":"higher-two-weeks-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/2016\/05\/14\/higher-two-weeks-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher &#8211; Two weeks to go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well Maths and English are out of the way now and you should be well settled into your study routine. 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