Secondary
Wednesday
27th Mar 2024
‘Sizeable increase’ in dual presentation for SQA courses
But entering students for both National 4 and National 5 is bad for attainment, says SQA, and those at a single level tend to get better results
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SQA: Pandemic still having ‘substantial’ impact on education
Teachers say students find exams more stressful now and often lack key knowledge and skills – and staff also raise concerns about attendance
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Thursday
21st Mar 2024
Cambridge warns over PM plan to ditch ‘A level’ name
There is also not enough school space or teachers to deliver Rishi Sunak’s Advanced British Standard plan, its exam board OCR warns
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Teacher vacancies remain high post-Covid
Experts warn school recruitment will never quite return to pre-pandemic levels as hard-to-hire regions continue to face worse struggle to fill posts
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Wednesday
20th Mar 2024
Advanced British Standard: 5 issues raised by heads
Union warns that the government consultation on creating a new post-16 qualification is ‘fundamentally flawed’
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Gilruth: Some Scottish secondaries schools ‘too big’
Children are becoming ‘lost’ in ‘huge schools’ and it’s bad for the relationships that are key to improving behaviour and attainment, says education secretary
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DfE could under-recruit in 10 secondary subjects this year
Fears of under-recruitment of teacher trainees for the third year in a row remain despite a rise in bursaries, an increase in applications and a reduction in recruitment targets
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