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What are the most popular Higher courses in Scotland?

We show the 30 subjects with most entries at SQA Higher level in 2024, and how this list compares with 2019 - the last year before the Covid pandemic

Secondary
8 August 2024
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Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans
News
7 August 2026
Supporting pupils and having high expectations ‘not in conflict’
News
7 August 2026
Primaries should identify pupils at risk of being Neet, says Milburn
News
7 August 2026
6 questions to help you make better leadership decisions
Leadership
7 August 2026
Autumn absence on the rise in England’s schools
News
6 August 2026
Why schools must consider the ‘ecology’ of reading
Teaching & Learning
3 August 2026
The education year in research: 5 studies schools should know
Teaching & Learning
5 August 2026
Teacher pay scales 2026-27: what will your salary look like?
Analysis
1 July 2026
Revealed: No air conditioning in a third of schools
News
29 July 2026
Single-sex spaces guidance doesn’t meet legal tests, warns union
News
5 August 2026
Qualifications Scotland results 2026: pass rates up across the board
News
4 August 2026
The education year in research: 5 studies schools should know
Teaching & Learning
5 August 2026
We need better data on teacher recruitment for all subjects
Analysis
4 August 2026
Catholic trusts plan expansion in the North West
News
4 August 2026
Exam success is fantastic - but it is not the only story that matters
Analysis
5 August 2026

Break maths ‘doom loop’ to boost numeracy, Sunak told

General
4 January 2023

New commissioner for fair access to university named

General
4 January 2023

Why do parents feel more detached from secondary schools?

General
4 January 2023

Why we need to make it easier to ‘fall into teaching’

General
4 January 2023

How to make sure your classroom helps, not hinders, learning

General
4 January 2023

Teacher numbers fall despite Scottish government pledge

General
4 January 2023

Prime minister to set out ‘maths to 18’ plan

General
3 January 2023

Wellbeing: Why leaders should shun a ‘cookies and cancel’ strategy

Staff Management
3 January 2023

How the BOGOF approach can maximise learning

General
3 January 2023

How to re-establish routines in January

Primary
3 January 2023

Warning over infection in schools amid rising illness

General
3 January 2023

Free music tuition continues in Scotland, but demand not met

General
3 January 2023

Data shows pandemic impact ‘still evident in our schools’

General
2 January 2023

Scottish teaching union calls for ‘pay justice’ priority in 2023

General
31 December 2022

Ofqual chair is knighted in New Year Honours

General
30 December 2022

Union leaders call for automatic free school meals

General
30 December 2022

How education policy in 2023 is likely to shape up

General
30 December 2022

Ministers urged to ensure 230,000 pupils don’t miss out on free school meals

General
29 December 2022

Teachers injured or assaulted at work receive financial settlements

General
29 December 2022

Union condemns ‘shameful’ delay in free meals for P6-7s

Primary
28 December 2022

The 91¶¶Òõ quiz: a blue-hued special

General
26 December 2022

DfE catch-up spending probe under fire

Secondary
23 December 2022

Charities ‘should have bigger role in Scottish schools’

General
23 December 2022

Revealed: How schools have tried to save Christmas

General
23 December 2022
Recent
Most read
Most shared
Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans
News
7 August 2026
Supporting pupils and having high expectations ‘not in conflict’
News
7 August 2026
Primaries should identify pupils at risk of being Neet, says Milburn
News
7 August 2026
6 questions to help you make better leadership decisions
Leadership
7 August 2026
Why schools must consider the ‘ecology’ of reading
Teaching & Learning
3 August 2026
The education year in research: 5 studies schools should know
Teaching & Learning
5 August 2026
Teacher pay scales 2026-27: what will your salary look like?
Analysis
1 July 2026
Revealed: No air conditioning in a third of schools
News
29 July 2026
Qualifications Scotland results 2026: pass rates up across the board
News
4 August 2026
The education year in research: 5 studies schools should know
Teaching & Learning
5 August 2026
We need better data on teacher recruitment for all subjects
Analysis
4 August 2026
Catholic trusts plan expansion in the North West
News
4 August 2026