Thursday
Weekly round-up: Parent complaints ‘like the Wild West’
This week’s essential education news includes a Tes investigation revealing the ‘unmanageable’ rise in parent complaints, and sector leaders’ frustration over the Spring Budget
Teacher absence in Scotland hits highest level in over a decade
Last year, Scottish teachers took more than 380,000 sick days, with stress identified as the number one factor driving the rise
Wednesday
Exclusions policy to be reviewed amid school violence
Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools
Revealed: 8 in 10 school leaders see rise in vexatious complaints
Tes investigation uncovers a ‘Wild West’ parent complaints system pushing schools with stretched resources and stressed staff to the brink
Ministers challenged over ‘intolerable’ school violence
Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers ‘terrified to go to work’
