Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the education sector in Scotland
Yesterday
22nd May 2024
Swinney vows to improve public services and ‘educational performance’
But opposition leaders hit out at his record as education secretary, saying he was tasked with closing the attainment gap – and failed
Kate Forbes: ‘Gaelic must be brought to life beyond the classroom’
Gaelic should be ‘a living, breathing language’ – not just a language of the classroom, deputy first minister tells MSPs
SQA: Scottish schools to get access to marked exam papers for first time
Marked exam papers in five subject areas will be made available to all schools on results day in August – the SQA says it hopes the move will ‘ensure transparency’
National maths specialist appointed in Scotland
Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be ‘leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum’
Tuesday
21st May 2024
Ballot opens over education cuts in Scotland’s largest council
Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed
Learning about climate change: 5 key issues for teachers
Climate change was the focus of award-winning research by Glasgow teacher and researcher Kirstin Campbell, who shares some of the most important messages to emerge
Thursday
16th May 2024
Is it time for Scotland to look again at Teach First?
A prominent SNP MSP thinks the fast-track teacher-training programme is a ‘potential solution’ to Scotland’s teacher recruitment and retention problems
Reliable wi-fi ‘essential’ to learning yet not a given in Scottish schools
‘Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,’ say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland