Scotland

The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland

Yesterday

9th Jan 2025

Get ‘head out of sand’ over Higher history, Gilruth told
Calls continue for an independent review into the drop in the Higher history pass rate after survey of teachers is ‘overwhelmingly critical’ of SQA’s internal investigation
Jenny Gilruth with a bucket and spade
Is a new ‘Scottish Baccalaureate’ key to realising Hayward reforms?
Proposed assessment and qualifications reform such as the Scottish Diploma of Achievement sounds a lot like the International Baccalaureate, finds Emma Seith
Is a new ‘Scottish baccalaureate’ key to realising Hayward reforms?

Wednesday

8th Jan 2025

What did Jenny Gilruth say today about school funding?
The extra £29m for ASN should be spent on staff, says education secretary, who also stressed importance of funding to close attainment gap continuing beyond 2026 election
Jenny Gilruth with a background of Scottish money

Tuesday

7th Jan 2025

6 lessons in leadership from a brand-new school
Building a school community from scratch provides a distinct insight into educational leadership, says headteacher Gail Preston
six in the deep end

Monday

6th Jan 2025

10 ways to ‘future proof’ Scottish education
The Royal Society of Edinburgh publishes a wish list of changes for Scotland’s schools system, saying an ‘optimal’ model of education could be achieved by 2050
Scottish overhaul

Friday

3rd Jan 2025

Teachers are owed millions in overpaid tax, says EIS
The union is calling on the UK government to repay the tax ‘as a matter of urgency’ following an impasse lasting ‘many months’
EIS: ‘Teachers owed millions of pounds in overpaid tax’

Tuesday

31st Dec 2024

EIS demands ‘fair deal’ for Scotland’s teachers in 2025
Too many teachers new to the profession – most of them women – face ‘real difficulty’ finding work in Scotland’s schools, says country’s biggest teaching union
Harder to reach top for women

Monday

30th Dec 2024

New Year Honours: Nick Gibb among education leaders recognised
Former schools minister Nick Gibb has been knighted and ex-union leader Geoff Barton appointed CBE in New Year Honours list
Former schools minister Nick Gibb and former union chief Geoff Barton are among the leading figures to be honoured in the New Year Honours list.
‘Consortia arrangements’ between Scottish schools increase
More students are having to access lessons in other schools as part of consortia arrangements to ensure that they can take their preferred subjects
'Consortia' arrangements between Scottish schools on the rise

Friday

27th Dec 2024

Music a ‘soft target’ for education budget cuts
‘Pay to play’ culture around music education condemned by Scotland’s biggest teaching union, amid prospect of cuts to instrumental tuition
Music a ‘soft target’ for education budget cuts

Tuesday

24th Dec 2024

Education directors’ body ADES names new general secretary
Sheena Devlin, who will take over from Michael Wood in January, brings many years of experience and has ‘huge respect’ among colleagues
Education directors' body ADES has new general secretary

Monday

23rd Dec 2024

Gender-based violence scheme ‘needs to reach more schools’
Programme to tackle gender-based violence runs in only a third of secondaries, but Scottish government insists it is addressing ‘deeply concerning’ rise of misogynistic behaviour in schools
Call for gender-based violence programme to reach more schools