Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the education sector in Scotland
Thursday
16th May 2024
Is it time for Scotland to look again at Teach First?
A prominent SNP MSP thinks the fast-track teacher-training programme is a ‘potential solution’ to Scotland’s teacher recruitment and retention problems
Reliable wi-fi ‘essential’ to learning yet not a given in Scottish schools
‘Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,’ say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland
Wednesday
15th May 2024
Take action over teacher job cuts, Gilruth told
The Scottish government has come under fire over its ‘abject failure’ to prioritise education – and was today told ‘fewer teachers will take us backwards’
Mainstream education ‘intolerable’ for children with ASN, find MSPs
Placements for student teachers in additional support needs bases and special schools are among the changes proposed by the Scottish Parliament’s education committee
Tuesday
14th May 2024
The new curriculum challenges shared by Scotland and Wales
In the first of two articles, Lucy Crehan looks at why Wales must learn from Scotland about potential pitfalls of adopting a new curricular approach
Cuts to school learning hours ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked
As Falkirk Council proposes reducing learning hours in its schools, the Scottish government warns councils that it will mandate minimum teaching time for pupils if necessary
Participation in standardised tests yet to reach pre-Covid levels
Overall SNSA participation last year was just below 90%, reinvigorating calls for the tests to be scrapped and money invested in school staff instead
Friday
10th May 2024
Teacher pay: ‘Increasing concern’ over ‘lack of progress’ in Scotland
Local authorities ‘disappointed’ that trade unions ‘have gone public with a threat of balloting for strike action’
‘The fear of inspection is rife in our schools’
School inspection in Scotland is too often used to ‘squash innovation and enthusiasm’, says SSTA general secretary