Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Friday
16th Sep 2022
Teacher pay: 5% offer is decisively rejected in EIS ballot
Members of Scotland’s largest teaching union support strike action to achieve a better pay deal
What does ‘enormous strain’ on budgets mean for teacher pay?
The drastic state of public finances during the cost-of-living crisis seems to be hardening the government’s stance over a pay rise, says Emma Seith
Thursday
15th Sep 2022
Tackling subtle ableism in the classroom: the students’ view
Ableism and bullying may not be immediately obvious, but if a student is on the end of such behaviour then their teacher must be alert to it, says Ciara McCarthy
Minister insists funding for Youth Music Initiative is ‘secure’
News of ‘pause’ to long-running Youth Music Initiative prompted concerns that it was a victim of emergency budget review
Wednesday
14th Sep 2022
SQA: Strike action at Scotland’s exam body suspended
Strike action at Scotland’s exam body – which was due to continue tomorrow – has been called off following a new pay offer
How a periodic table of mythology brings the Classics to life
The organisational genius of the periodic table has uses beyond the science department, says Classics teacher George Connor