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Thursday
22nd Dec 2022
The 91¶¶Òõ Quiz: a Christmas special
Pit your wits against this festive edition of 91¶¶Òõ’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Weekly round-up: Can Keegan stop teacher strikes?
Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the education secretary’s appeal to teachers not to strike over pay and how the digital divide is impacting on vulnerable pupils
How a return to blogs and wikis could benefit Scotland’s teachers
Blogs and wikis were once ‘ten-a-penny’ in Scottish education – and time could be ripe for a comeback amid ongoing reform, says Andrew McLaughlin
Friday
16th Dec 2022
A toast to surviving the year of five education secretaries
Geoff Barton tells the tale of 2022 and explains why everyone in education should find time to unwind after another bruising 12 months
Scottish Budget: ‘Little for education or teachers’
General secretary of the EIS, Scotland’s biggest teaching union, outlines her disappointment with a Budget where education did not feature prominently
Investigation: What’s behind Scotland’s ‘behaviour emergency’?
School leaders in Scotland say the pandemic has led to behaviour problems like never before – but views about how to respond differ, finds Emma Seith
Friday
9th Dec 2022
‘Children with SEND are vulnerable - and the most exposed’
The pressures on the special educational needs and disabilities system have forced this MAT to adapt
Why the Schools Bill’s demise will have far-reaching consequences
While no one will lament the end of the Schools Bill, its failure will have a major impact on the sector and the political landscape – especially if Labour comes to power after the next election, as Sam Freedman explains