Today
Single national approach to teacher induction essential, says GTCS
Shake-up of Teacher Induction Scheme must include consigning the term ‘probationer’ to the past, says General Teaching Council for Scotland
National guidance advises complete ban on vapes in Scottish schools
Schools told of legal responsibility to dispose of vapes and lithium batteries safely in new government guidance that also addresses other substances and their use in schools
Thursday
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
