Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Thursday
12th Feb 2026
Where next in Scottish education’s search for a fairer system?
Long-held beliefs about the purpose and nature of school education are being challenged in Scotland and far beyond, say Christopher Chapman and Graham Donaldson
Teachers of all subjects told to improve literacy in Scottish schools
Shortcomings in approaches to reading, writing and listening and talking were found in ‘thematic inspection’ of literacy in Scotland’s schools
Friday
16th Jan 2026
Teachers to be reballoted on strike action in Scotland
EIS members are to vote again on strike action over workload, with the teaching union hitting out at ‘restrictive’ laws that meant it failed to win a mandate from its initial ballot
Scottish private school to expand overseas
Glenalmond College in Perthshire has unveiled plans to open a campus in Thailand later this year