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All teachers ask a lot of questions – but the way they ask them affects their impact in deepening pupils’ knowledge, says Scottish teacher educator Colin McGill

Additional support needs teacher Karen McInnes believes a move to prioritise play while raising the school starting age would be a game-changer for Scotland

Read these key pointers for better approaches to mental health, from a teacher responsible for wellbeing at an all-boys’ school

‘Wholly inadequate’ pay offer has ‘angered our members and forced this move towards strike action’, says EIS union

Petition also calls for an inquiry into ‘mishandling’ of child safeguarding allegations

Scottish government’s policy of testing pupils in P1 comes under fire as case made for a kindergarten stage from 3 to 6

Wales’ growing self-confidence is its strength – despite ‘large, loud neighbour’, says former Welsh minister for education

Racism is a consequence of slavery, and the history of slavery must be taught truthfully to change attitudes, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer tells schools

Report says ‘powerful new task force’ needed to address Gaelic teacher shortage – which is set to get ‘significantly worse’

Government accused of ‘botching’ pay talks as unions give formal notice to councils of their plans to ballot members

Teachers say they have been unable to access the Scottish government’s literacy and numeracy standardised assessments since start of school year

Scottish headteachers earn less than their English counterparts, on average – particularly at secondary school, new OECD figures show