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The status quo in Scottish education is no longer sustainable and a lack of urgency in reforms could make our existing shortcomings even worse, says Melvyn Roffe

Reform programme has to address mismatch between the curriculum’s ambition and what national qualifications actually deliver, says Melvyn Roffe

The real world prizes innovative thinking and unpredictability, so school-level assessment should reflect that, says Melvyn Roffe

A school whose name connects it to the slave trade has a duty to confront its past, says headteacher Melvyn Roffe

The UK government’s appeal for universities to focus on technical education to tackle ‘gaps in our labour market’ undermines the power of the arts and humanities to give students a deeper understanding of the world and the challenges we face, writes Melvyn Roffe

If Covid has taught us anything, it’s that Scotland’s education system needs to change, says Melvyn Roffe, who would like to see the balance of power tip from those with a vested interest in the status quo towards those better placed to decide what children and young people need