Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Thursday
3rd Oct 2024
Falkirk delays decision on reducing school week
Fraught debate over Falkirk pupils’ learning hours reflects extreme pressures on education budgets felt by local authorities across Scotland
Teacher strikes over Glasgow job cuts put on hold
Strike ballots from both the EIS teaching union and primary school leaders’ body the AHDS failed to meet the 50 per cent turnout threshold
New AI project gives school librarians critical role
School librarians are ‘the guardians of information integrity’ – now they are to play a major role in a new digital literacy project focused on responsible use of generative AI
CfE review: ‘Evolving Curriculum for Excellence, not ripping it up’
Scotland’s decade-long ‘curriculum-improvement cycle’ is underway – our exclusive report shows how it will work
Private schools’ merger highlights sector difficulties
The principal of a new school created from a merger says a long lead-in to the change should ‘mitigate compulsory reductions to roles’, but some jobs will be lost
Wednesday
2nd Oct 2024
What should we call the people that teachers teach?
‘Learners’ has become an increasingly go-to option in schools – but after consultation with some of those very learners, the term is viewed as problematic
3 ways to champion healthy use of AI in schools
Schools have no choice but to become as AI literate as possible, but this doesn’t mean losing independent thought, says the University of Stirling’s Josh Thorpe