Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the education sector in Scotland
Wednesday
1st May 2024
Gaelic provision in Scottish schools ‘limited and marginal’
Fewer than 1% of Scottish pupils are taught Gaelic and 95% of primaries offer no Gaelic learning, MSPs are told
Hundreds of thousands ‘clawed back’ for unfilled ITE places
But Scottish deans of education say the loss of funding could be worse, with a ‘reduced clawback’ recognising universities’ efforts to hit recruitment targets
Monday
29th Apr 2024
Girls and violence: Whole-family support needed to change attitudes
Violence between girls is ‘increasing in frequency and severity’, according to new Scottish research that explores how to address it
Scottish education doesn’t need more inspection
The ‘fundamental review’ of inspection revealed by Tes Scotland should move away from simplistic and misleading assumptions about school performance, says Greg Dempster
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’