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Reform programme has to address mismatch between the curriculum’s ambition and what national qualifications actually deliver, says Melvyn Roffe

Telling pupils to ‘work hard’ is not enough – they need to be taught effective learning strategies early, says metacognition expert

Education Scotland ‘will not tolerate’ the type of comments made about Scottish Learning Festival sessions on antiracism

Scottish Qualifications Authority staff ‘overwhelmingly’ agree new pay deal, after they took unprecedented strike action

The education secretary’s comments follow accusations that she has been duped into letting ‘failed organisations’ lead their own overhaul

Many families now want their children to learn in Gaelic – Emma Seith looks at whether enough is being done to harness that enthusiasm

Scotland’s national discussion on education is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ‘pause and reflect’, say the academics leading it

A Scottish Learning Festival event raised concerns about reading approaches in schools. That willingness to grapple with difficult questions is a good sign, says Henry Hepburn

Audit Scotland report warns that child poverty has increased in recent years and that better long-term planning is needed

Scottish school beats off competition from around the world after impressing with its attempts to keep young people in its community

Survey finds ‘large majority’ back changes to assessment but there is no clear support for more or fewer exams

New research exposes the workload burden placed on teachers when exams were cancelled in 2021 – as well as the ‘unfair advantage’ resits gave some students