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From this year, all children who would be aged 4 when they start school in Scotland are entitled to an extra year of funded nursery – and early figures suggest that parents are taking advantage

Scottish teachers’ professional and personal lives are ‘in turmoil’ due to ‘precarity of employment’, warns EIS boss

Today’s exam results bring the system closer to pre-Covid norms – but let’s not forget why the government committed to qualifications and assessment reform back in 2021

This year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority data also shows the Higher attainment gap has widened and is now close to level recorded before the pandemic

The lasting effects of the pandemic meant this year’s exam students were still not where markers would expect them to be – so grade boundaries were adjusted, explains SQA director

In her first in-depth interview, Scotland’s new education secretary, teacher-turned-politician Jenny Gilruth, talks about healing the government’s relationship with teachers following the pay dispute