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Emma Seith
Emma Seith

Emma Seith is senior Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reporter at Tes magazine

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Gilruth vows to increase teacher numbers under new deal with councils
Councils to get extra £69m to restore teacher numbers to 2023 levels – pupil learning hours will also be frozen and teachers’ non-class contact time ‘rapidly’ progressed
General
10 December 2024
Jenny Gilruth statement on priorities for Scottish education
Literacy and numeracy attainment remains steady in Scotland
Most primary and secondary pupils are hitting the expected level or better for their age and stage in literacy and numeracy, with Scottish government highlighting marginal gains
General
10 December 2024
Literacy and numeracy attainment remains steady in Scotland
Number of teachers in Scottish primaries drops by over 600 in a year
Teacher numbers fell in 26 of Scotland’s 32 councils between 2023 and 2024 – with just 13 per cent of new primary teachers securing a permanent job by September
General
10 December 2024
Number of teachers in Scottish primaries drops by over 600 in a year
The reasons Scottish teachers give for leaving the profession
GTCS research over a 19-month period looks at why thousands of teachers did not renew their registration
General
6 December 2024
The reasons Scottish teachers give for leaving the profession
‘You have to trust teachers - what does it say if you don’t?’
New School Leaders Scotland president Pauline Walker tells Emma Seith about why Highers aren’t everything, how to deal with vaping and mobile phones and why she would never swap being a headteacher for a lucrative tech career
Strategy
5 December 2024
‘You have to trust teachers - what does it say if you don’t?’
Gilruth backs controversial SQA Higher history review
Education secretary describes review as a ‘rigorous report’, saying she has full confidence in it – and the SQA
Secondary
4 December 2024
Gilruth backs controversial SQA Higher history review