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For too long, disadvantaged young people have been fobbed off with meaningless qualifications – so let’s give them a head start by using the Pupil Equity Fund to target early education, argues Kenny Pieper

The problems with Scottish education and Curriculum for Excellence can be explained with the help of an 18th-century philosopher and his dressing gown

World Book Day comes but once a year – but if we really want to instil a joy of reading in our pupils, we should be talking about books every day

Many teachers feel it is their duty to dedicate their evenings to writing endless comments in their pupils’ workbooks – but, in reality, this is a very ineffective means of giving feedback, writes one teacher

Schools could truly engage parents by opening up for adult learning in the evening

The importance of good qualifications can be stressed without presenting them as the be-all and end-all