General

Thursday

26th Oct 2023

What governors want from the next government
The joint CEO of the NGA explains what those giving up their time to support schools want any future government to tackle, from recruitment woes to building quality
Typewriter wish list

Wednesday

25th Oct 2023

What type of education reform is best for Scotland?
How a gathering of teachers and other key figures came to a semblance of consensus over the future of Scottish education
Paint samples

Tuesday

24th Oct 2023

‘Schools cannot solve attendance crisis on their own’
It is clear the scale of the attendance crisis means a cross-department, multi-sector approach is required, says NAHT leader Paul Whiteman
'Schools cannot solve attendance crisis on their own'

Monday

23rd Oct 2023

Key issues Scotland’s Centre of Teaching Excellence must address
The proposed centre could make Scotland’s “patches” of high-quality professional development more consistent, says Bruce Robertson
Key issues Scotland’s Centre for Teaching Excellence must address
Music education in Scotland ‘diverse but fragile’
A database of music education opportunities has been launched but compiling it has been ‘inspiring and disquieting’, say researchers
Music education in Scotland is diverse - but exceptionally fragile

Thursday

19th Oct 2023

Limited NTP impact shows schools need funding flexibility
Research from NFER into the National Tutoring Programme catch-up scheme reveals limited results and a lack of access for disadvantaged pupils
Tepid NTP impact shows schools need flexiblity with catch-up cash
Why Progress 8 improvement isn’t necessarily progress
Would you trade improved attendance for an improved P8 score next year? Becks Boomer-Clark says the former is the more ‘meaningful’ pursuit
Why Progress 8 improvement isn’t necessarily progress

Wednesday

18th Oct 2023

‘Policy needs to change to retain effective heads’
Few people have as much influence over teacher job satisfaction as the headteacher who sets the culture of their school, says education expert James Zuccollo
'Policy needs to change to retain effective heads'
How schools can make their voices heard before the election
The chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable explains why the group is asking schools to help shape a manifesto listing the issues that need fixing in education
How schools can make their voices heard before the election

Tuesday

17th Oct 2023

How can teachers address toxic male archetypes?
Pastoral and guidance teachers have a crucial role to play in tackling misogyny, says this principal teacher of English at a Glasgow school
man peacock

Friday

13th Oct 2023

What’s behind PE’s remarkable rise in Scotland?
The growth in students taking PE at Higher level is a sign of a sea change in how the subject is viewed in Scottish schools
PE higher subject focus
Tutoring: 3 ways to improve uptake and impact
Whoever wins the next election should commit to maintaining tutoring for pupil premium pupils to help tackle the disadvantage gap, says Action Tutoring CEO
Tutoring: 3 ways to improve uptake and impact