Secondary

Friday

12th Apr 2024

Why we must value and promote work experience
A principal outlines why she believes it is vital all students have access to meaningful work experience opportunities – and how her school does just that
experience

Tuesday

9th Apr 2024

Abandoning overseas teacher scheme could be disaster for physics
The CEO of the Institute of Physics says cutting short a pilot project for subjects struggling to recruit is baffling and will only make existing problems a lot worse
Physics class

Thursday

4th Apr 2024

Teacher numbers: subject by subject change over 15 years
We show the rise and fall of teacher numbers in Scotland in different subjects since 2008 – and some subjects where numbers have barely moved in that time
Teacher numbers: subject by subject change over 15 years

Thursday

28th Mar 2024

Teacher degree apprenticeship: everything you need to know
How will the government’s new teacher degree apprenticeships work and how has the schools sector reacted?
Keyboard toolkit

Wednesday

13th Mar 2024

How we can prove that a student is not ‘destined to fail’
Scran Academy chief executive Will Bain explains the importance of supporting students make the transition from the classroom to training and work
Food

Wednesday

28th Feb 2024

Eton and Star Academies: Why we’ve created a ‘think and do tank’
Leaders at Eton College and Star Academies explain why they’ve created a ‘think and do tank’ to ‘propose solutions and influence national policy’ on education issues
Light bulbs cogs think do

Tuesday

27th Feb 2024

Kickstarting education reform in Scotland: key principles
The longer Scottish schools wait for change, the more students are disadvantaged by a qualifications and assessment system that is not fit for purpose, says Peter Bain
defibrillator Scottish education reform

Thursday

22nd Feb 2024

Does return of ‘form class’ signal wellbeing focus?
Ten minutes of registration at the start of the school day could be brought back by one council five years after it was scrapped, despite the general trend of local authority cuts
Does return of registration signal bigger focus on wellbeing?

Friday

16th Feb 2024

Could a ‘UTC Sleeve’ bring more vocational strands to state schools?
Simon Connell, CEO of Baker Dearing, tells Tes why he believes the next step of the UTC movement should bring vocational learning into secondary classrooms
Could a ‘UTC Sleeve’ bring more vocational strands to state schools?

Thursday

15th Feb 2024

Why school leaders need Hayward momentum to pick up
Secondary school leaders fear a ‘lost opportunity’ for Scottish education if reforms do not take shape soon, says Graham Hutton
hayward momentum traffic lights

Friday

9th Feb 2024

Are teacher shortages blocking Scottish secondaries’ ambitions?
Award-winning Dunoon Grammar won high praise in Parliament this week but its head says staff shortages are holding it back – Emma Seith explores whether this reflects wider problems in Scottish schools
Are teacher shortages blocking Scottish schools’ bold ambitions?

Sunday

4th Feb 2024

Prioritising staff wellbeing helps a whole school
When teachers thrive, so too does the entire school community, says Hannah Gillan – and activities including axe-throwing, climbing munros, yoga and self-defence could help
Wellbeing axe throwing pizza yoga