Secondary
Wednesday
24th Apr 2024
Modern language assistants disappear from Scottish state schools
The only MLAs left in Scotland are based at independent schools, fuelling fears about declining interest in learning languages
![French exit sign](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Sortie-exit.jpg?itok=m-KGM5g_)
GCSE science: Sharp fall in ‘crucial’ practical work
Only a quarter of exam students do practical science work at least fortnightly, with video demonstrations more common, research finds
![Science class experiment](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Practical-Science03.jpg?itok=pWZGi4sg)
Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’
The lasting impact of the pandemic is likely to lead to poorer GCSE results well into the 2030s, researchers warn
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