A Scottish exam board has created a new journalism course after telling a disabled teenager he would fail existing training because he was physically unable to write shorthand.

Kyle Gunn had expressed a desire to complete a diploma in Practical Journalism at a Glasgow college but was told his inability to write shorthand – a result of his cerebral palsy – would stop him passing.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said this week that it would review its assessment criteria after speaking with UK journalism training body the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).