Wednesday
No immediate change to Scottish self-isolation rules, says Sturgeon
First minister promises decision ‘in the next week’ – with any changes to self-isolation rules introduced from 5 January
7-day Covid isolation rule ‘applies to pupils’
School leaders warn this will see students who recently tested positive returning to ‘crowded’ classrooms
Friday
Revealed: The ‘most scenic school’ in Scotland
More than 20,000 votes were cast in a Tes contest on Twitter highlighting the stunning locations of schools in Scotland
Round-up: Mental health, online learning and ex-teachers
Tes presents a round-up of key news and features to keep you up to date with the latest in the world of education
How speaking openly about love can power your school
Teacher Victoria McCabe explains how using the word ‘love’ more openly in education can help both pupils and teachers
Will DNA help us crack the code for student success?
For more than 40 years, Robert Plomin has conducted research into what makes us different from one another. In 2019, Jon Severs spoke to the behavioural geneticist about what that research can tell us about how we view learning
Supporting the secondary school leap of faith
Pupils can experience a dip in attainment following the move from primary to secondary. To tackle this, some Scottish local authorities appointed specialist ‘transition teachers’ to help bridge the gap, as Emma Seith discovered in March 2019
The menopause is real - so why don’t we talk about it?
Even in a profession in which most staff are women, the menopause has been a persistent workplace taboo. In June 2019, Emma Seith looked at how bringing it out into the open in schools can provide a huge relief for those suffering the symptoms in silence
The buzz subjects that could fix the pupil poverty gap
Kingussie High motivated students by enabling them to study the subjects they were interested in – and the results spoke for themselves. In October 2018, Emma Seith spoke to outgoing head Ollie Bray about why all school leaders should take more advantage of the breadth of qualifications on offer
Has Scotland’s exclusions policy set the standard?
Permanent exclusions north of the border had been all but wiped out in February 2020, and yet they were on the rise elsewhere. Scotland looked to have set an example for the rest of the UK – but, as Emma Seith found, the statistics might not have told the full story
How fleeing from zombies became a school tradition
The annual Denny High School zombie run – an immersive event in which students are pursued through a post-apocalyptic wasteland – had become a morale-boosting rite of passage. In December 2019, Henry Hepburn travelled
to Denny to witness a nightmarish race against the living dead
to Denny to witness a nightmarish race against the living dead
