Scotland

The number of students breaking SQA assessment rules increased in 2024, with plagiarism being the most common type of candidate malpractice

The impact of the failure to roll out free school meals to all primary pupils – as promised in the 2021 SNP manifesto – was revealed today by the education secretary

Just one ‘misaligned’ component – be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications – could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper

Leaders need to champion ‘learning for sustainability’ so that it becomes a central part of the culture of a school, says this teacher

Concerns raised by teachers about workload were a key factor in the decision, says the Scottish Qualifications Authority

Nicola Killean calls on the Scottish government to ‘urgently’ redesign education, and criticises ‘glacial’ reform

Schools should be teaching students about misogyny – but they need more help to address the problem, MSPs are told

Incentives are needed to attract teachers of subjects such as maths, physics and computing to end a ‘vicious cycle’, say the Lib Dems

School Leaders Scotland starts hunt for a new general secretary who will bring extensive experience of leadership in the secondary sector

Teaching unions have hit out at the Scottish government’s lack of progress on cutting the time teachers spend in front of classes, and say they are being ‘shut out of negotiations’

In an exclusive interview with Tes Scotland, Scotland’s education secretary sets out the key issues she is focused on during a crucial period of reform for the schools sector

Over 400 more primary teachers were on temporary contracts in 2024 than in 2019 – although the latest figures are an improvement on 2023