Scotland

Most school support staff in Scotland say it has ‘become part of the job to expect violence’, hear MSPs

‘Bridging the gap’ to schools and teachers will be essential for the SQA’s successor body to succeed, says new chief examiner Donna Stewart in an exclusive interview

The power of the Scottish Attainment Challenge in closing the disadvantage gap in education has been ‘eroded’, says the education secretary, as she comes under fire

Poverty and inclusion are the ‘beating heart’ of education leaders’ priorities, shows journal, which includes a focus on interdisciplinary learning

SQA confirms ‘unauthorised use of website-access credentials at a single SQA centre’ but says this is ‘not the result of a cyberattack’

Conservatives argue that in most cases shared headships are ‘detrimental to schools and pupils’

More than £100 million funding to support Modern and Foundation Apprenticeships in 2025-26 has been confirmed by Scotland’s education secretary

The teaching union’s story book is aimed at supporting young children who are new to Scotland to settle in at school

Proposed changes to the law would effectively entitle children to opt out of learning about religion – not just practising it, says ADES

Reversing the decline in languages can benefit the country as a whole – and schools have a pivotal role to play in providing opportunities, say Kerry Roberts and Lidia Acosta

The lines between social work and teaching in Scotland have become ‘increasingly blurred’, says Catherine Lawson

Labour wants more pupils with SEND in England to be educated in mainstream schools – so what can the country learn from Scotland, where this approach has been in place for decades?