Scotland
Yesterday
3rd Feb 2023
No new Scottish teacher pay offer after day of talks
EIS union calls on first minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene and break months-long impasse, with more strikes scheduled for the coming months

Somerville: Classroom support staff numbers must not fall
Scottish education cannot be improved if there are dwindling numbers of pupil support assistants, says Scottish education secretary

Report predicts ‘reversal of fortune’ for school budgets
As the Scottish government moves to protect teacher numbers, a think tank sets out likely budget pressures on Scottish councils in years ahead

What might Scottish qualifications look like after the Hayward review?
Six key principles for manageable change to Scottish qualifications are set out by this secondary school leader

‘Most adults’ should be able to speak a foreign language
People should see language learning as a life skill – like operating a computer or driving a car, says the director of Scotland’s National Centre for Languages

Tuesday
31st Jan 2023
Announcement on SQA appeals process due ‘later this week’
One possibility is a return to the old ‘post-results service’ – but it could be free and learners could be given direct access

Call to tackle poorer students’ negative thinking
Counselling and coaching interventions could help to address disadvantaged students’ negative thinking about their career prospects, new research suggests

Monday
30th Jan 2023
‘Many councils’ facing teacher recruitment and retention challenges
Scottish government threatening financial sanctions if pupil-teacher ratios worsen, but councils say they can’t fill jobs in certain areas and subjects

Constructing Stem career pathways in Scottish primary schools
Primary pupils benefit from seeing beyond narrow definitions of Stem subjects, says Kirsty Connell-Skinner
