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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