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Scottish pupils generally receive 950 learning hours in primary and 1,045 in secondary – but a survey finds a ‘range of views’ on these norms and a ‘prevalent theme’ that there are not enough hours

Metacognition has become an increasingly common concept in the work of international schools; one group shares its findings on how to apply ‘thinking about thinking’ in classrooms

First minister John Swinney has said that all children – not just those in advantaged communities – should benefit from ‘smaller class sizes’. But how serious is he?

It was predicted that the introduction of VAT on private school fees would have a disproportionate impact on the capital’s schools – we reveal the latest figures

The international exam body says entries for its November series grew by 7% on 2023, with more students taking Cambridge exams in 2024 than in any previous year

We look at the potential implications in Scotland of the Labour government’s plan to impose VAT on independent school fees