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Just 61 per cent offer second language as researchers point to growing number of schools allowing students to opt out of languages at the end of S2

Making students with additional support needs feel ‘successful, wanted and part of something’ – the impact of a service like Falkirk’s The Cottage is life-changing, says teacher and parent Nicola Daniel

In his new book Exam Nation, head Sammy Wright argues that we need to refocus arguments about exclusions on getting the right balance of approach and improving coverage of alternative provision

Formal dispute will be declared if ‘meaningful’ pay offer is not made to teachers within 10 days, as only previous offer is described as ‘completely lacking in credibility’

Council chiefs say the decision was made with no discussion, and bodes ill for the future of the new independent inspectorate in Scotland

Almost half of kinship carers reported that the adverse experiences of the child in their care have negatively impacted on that child’s ability to cope in education

New addition joins eight schools in the Middle East as part of the global group of 100 schools in 16 countries

The ongoing fallout after a Scottish local authority badly underestimated future demand for places in a new primary school was set out today in an Accounts Commission report

After last week’s publication of a long-awaited behaviour plan in Scotland, Jamie Thom advises how to make your classroom a place of calm and good learning

Ofsted cannot inspect every school in the system reliably, says former chief inspector

If Labour is to ensure the curriculum can equip pupils with critical thinking tools, the approach for schools should look something like this, argues Bernard Andrews

Teachers tend to see fidgeting as a problem, says Mark Roberts. But there’s evidence that, managed carefully, it can bring important cognitive benefits