Scotland

The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland

Friday

18th Apr 2025

S6 is a hard sell for Scottish schools - so what can they do?
Even if students have already achieved the grades they need for university, the final year of secondary school in Scotland can still be hugely rewarding, explains Alan Gillespie
Carrot on string

Thursday

17th Apr 2025

Scottish education reforms hit by ‘challenges’
The costs of reforming the SQA and Education Scotland are set to exceed funding, reveal the minutes of the group overseeing the changes
Scottish money tied to ground

Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

6 ways to improve interventions for specific learning difficulties
There is plenty of research around SLD – such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – but teachers and schools need to be involved in the development of new approaches, says Gillian Stirton
Tower of books with number 6

Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

Which subjects are losing and gaining teachers in Scotland?
The number of teachers registered in Scotland fell in 2024, finds a GTCS analysis, with subjects including German and computing among the hardest hit
Which subjects are losing and gaining teachers in Scotland?

Monday

14th Apr 2025

Rise of primary teachers in secondary ‘undermines registration’
Scotland’s inspectorate should check that teachers are teaching at their registered level, says union that warns staff shortages are ‘blurring’ teacher registration categories
Secondary school teacher in classroom

Friday

11th Apr 2025

Private school claims UK first as it accepts fees paid in Bitcoin
The move comes as independent schools across the UK continue to grapple with a range of pressures – from inflation to the introduction of VAT on fees
School girl with bitcoin printed bag

Thursday

10th Apr 2025

How peer-led approaches can help schools address misogyny
Empowering students can break down harmful stereotypes and create safer, more inclusive environments, says Scottish headteacher John Naples-Campbell
Illustration of a woman being walked over by men's shoes

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

Sixfold increase in Scottish pupils needing mental health support
Sharp rises in the number of autistic pupils and those with communication difficulties over the past 10 years revealed by new analysis
Two children staring out a window

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past
A Scottish CPD project bringing together history teachers and experts in European colonisation is helping to reshape the teaching of Scots’ role in the British Empire
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Thursday

3rd Apr 2025

SQA publishes first data on students cheating with AI
The number of students breaking SQA assessment rules increased in 2024, with plagiarism being the most common type of candidate malpractice
Student looking at mobile phone under desk

Wednesday

2nd Apr 2025

65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans
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
65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans
CfE review success depends on ‘broader ecosystem’
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
CfE review success depends on ‘broader educational ecosystem’