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If teachers want their students to learn they need to make them think – and the best way to do that is through carefully designed questions, says this Scottish headteacher

With the announcement that Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister, teachers and school leaders will be keen to find out whether he makes education as big a priority as his predecessor did

Rarely has a new SLS president had to hit the ground running like Julie MacDonald. With all manner of education reforms playing out, her prime concern is how teachers make their ‘absolutely crucial’ voices heard as the clock runs down on a landmark review of assessment and qualifications

Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful

Some Scottish teachers could end up hundreds of pounds worse off as a result of payroll arrangements in their area – we reveal which councils will pay backpay at this year’s tax rates

The Scottish government is looking to compel councils to provide a minimum amount of time in class ‘to protect the school week’, and has today started a consultation