Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the education sector in Scotland
Wednesday
24th Apr 2024
Modern language assistants disappear from Scottish state schools
The only MLAs left in Scotland are based at independent schools, fuelling fears about declining interest in learning languages
Cosla: Maintaining teacher numbers will ‘greatly impact pay offer’
Councils also hit out at government promise to reduce class contact time, saying it ‘undermines the opportunity to include it in any negotiations’
Tuesday
23rd Apr 2024
Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high
General Teaching Council for Scotland says the spike is due to an increase in the number of teachers being referred and difficulties progressing cases, including during the pandemic
6 things we did to improve mental health in our school
Headteacher Ruth McFarlane – who knocked on 1,000 doors to better understand the challenges she faced – explains what her school did to gain recognition for its work on wellbeing
Wednesday
17th Apr 2024
Nicola Killean: Young people not raising behaviour as issue
But children ‘always’ want to talk about education – and ensuring they are heard on reform will be an early focus, says Scottish children’s commissioner
Jenny Gilruth: ‘Curriculum for Excellence is working’
Education secretary defends Scottish curriculum, a day after Tes Scotland reports on research concerns over a ‘lack of clarity’ in CfE