Equality & Diversity

Official figures also show more Scottish students leaving school earlier – over 8,000 school leavers were in S4 in 2023-24, at just over 14 per cent of the cohort

Schools must be safe, inclusive spaces where misogyny is challenged, not tolerated, says Nuzhat Uthmani

Move will be welcomed by outdoor learning campaigners, but will Scottish government change the rules on unisex toilets?

Secondary school leaders welcome plans for students to get more say over participation in religious and moral education, and religious observance – but say there is a ‘resources issue’

The Pupil Equity Fund – designed to help close the ‘poverty-related attainment gap’ – should continue beyond 2026 elections, says education secretary, but she suggests changes will be needed

Report says government should bring back national statutory tests for English proficiency, to help teachers and pupils

With more pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) in more schools, we must do better to support and measure their needs, says director of the Bell Foundation

Scotland’s exam body also calls on schools to stop using textbooks that contain ‘outdated language and depictions of enslavement and colonialism’

The Scottish Greens secured the secondary free lunches pilot in exchange for backing the Scottish Budget

There are big gaps in attainment in Scotland – and wider concerns about child poverty – but analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds some encouraging signs

Diversifying curricula and recruitment will only work if all school staff feel they belong, says Hannah Wilson, before an event for educators in Scotland next week

Data on suspensions in primary reveals a huge increase in those issued for racist abuse – a problem that sector leaders fear is only getting worse