Equality & Diversity

The latest news and advice on equality and diversity in the classroom and the workforce. Find tips for inclusive practice and guidance on equal pay and conditions

Thursday

4th Sep 2025

Education’s BAME inclusion efforts must go deeper
Evelyn Forde explains why education needs to do more to ensure the voices, experiences and insights of people of colour are embedded in education – not seen as add-ons
Evelyn Forde

Tuesday

2nd Sep 2025

Swinney: Schools ‘anchor institutions’ when it comes to tackling poverty
First minister makes ‘plea’ for better use to be made of the ‘trusted relationships’ schools have with families
John Swinney

Wednesday

27th Aug 2025

How Scottish schools can drive environmental education
Environmental education should be a process of learning to see ourselves as part of nature and the living systems that sustain us, says Professor Ria Dunkley
Hand holding plant

Tuesday

26th Aug 2025

Looked-after pupils in Scotland: what do latest figures show?
While short-term indicators may raise concerns, ministers point to progress made in the education outcomes of looked-after children over a decade and a half
Small boy playing with toys

Thursday

21st Aug 2025

Children with vision impairment can wait 18 months for basic help
Habilitation services, which are crucial if children with vision impairment are to overcome educational and other barriers, face a ‘growing crisis’ in Scotland
child having eye test

Wednesday

20th Aug 2025

Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ outcomes
Educational inequality has become ‘more pronounced’ since Covid, warns report highlighting the low attainment of disadvantaged white pupils
Disadvantaged white pupils have 'particularly poor' education outcomes, says research

Monday

18th Aug 2025

10 years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge: has it been a success?
Today marks exactly a decade since Nicola Sturgeon’s landmark speech on Scottish education – Emma Seith looks at the legacy of a career-defining promise by the former first minister
Nicola Sturgeon

Wednesday

13th Aug 2025

Poorer students far more likely to drop A levels than get top grade
The disadvantage-related attainment gap in achieving the top grade at A level has been revealed by Teach First research
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Tuesday

5th Aug 2025

SQA exams: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000
The most common requests were for extra time and separate accommodation to sit exams – but headteachers warn a crisis is looming, with schools running out of space
Students receiving exam results

Wednesday

30th Jul 2025

Slight rise in Scots from deprived areas starting full-time degrees
New data also shows a steady rise in Scottish care-experienced students undertaking their first full-time degree
Graduates at university

Tuesday

29th Jul 2025

Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say researchers
A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is ‘asking for trouble’, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students
Address sexist views of 'sizeable minority' of Scottish boys, say researchers

Thursday

17th Jul 2025

3 ways to spark global citizenship education in Scottish schools
Global citizenship education at its best helps teachers question their own ability to understand the interconnectedness of the world, says Elaine McGinlay
3 ways to spark global citizenship education in Scottish schools