Wednesday
Swinney vows to improve public services and ‘educational performance’
But opposition leaders hit out at his record as education secretary, saying he was tasked with closing the attainment gap – and failed
National maths specialist appointed in Scotland
Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be ‘leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum’
‘Politicians need to listen so we can fix education system’
As the Headteachers’ Roundtable launches its election manifesto, Keziah Featherstone outlines how it came to its election priorities and why
Wednesday
NI education ‘second to none in any portion of the world’?
It is hard to imagine a more crisis-ridden education system than Northern Ireland’s, says Professor Noel Purdy – but he also sees some cause for hope
10 international school trends, ideas and insights
Key takeaways from the 2024 Cobis conference in London this week, from language learning and leadership lessons to returning teachers and the importance of empathy
Tuesday
The new curriculum challenges shared by Scotland and Wales
In the first of two articles, Lucy Crehan looks at why Wales must learn from Scotland about potential pitfalls of adopting a new curricular approach
Cuts to school learning hours ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked
As Falkirk Council proposes reducing learning hours in its schools, the Scottish government warns councils that it will mandate minimum teaching time for pupils if necessary
