Scotland

The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland

Thursday

1st Sep 2022

Views sought on disabled students’ transition to life after school
Survey will assess support available for disabled children and young people in Scotland as they move into adulthood
Views sought on disabled pupils’ transition to life after school
Pupil premium demanded for armed forces children in Scotland
English schools receive a funding boost for every child from an armed forces family, and now there are calls for Scotland to follow suit
Army money jar

Wednesday

31st Aug 2022

Glasgow secondaries opening during strike ‘abhorrent’, says EIS
Support staff across Scotland are taking strike action next week, but the country’s biggest local authority says secondary schools will remain open
Glasgow schools opening during support staff strike ‘abhorrent’, says EIS
6 tips for embedding social justice in the classroom
Probationer teachers starting placements in Scotland may find this advice on social justice particularly useful, says teacher Nuzhat Uthmani
Diversity eggs

Tuesday

30th Aug 2022

‘We know how to make inclusion work - so let’s do it’
Children in Scotland chief executive wants cuts to specialist school staff reversed and pupil support assistants given the training they need to flourish
‘We know how to make inclusion work - so let’s do it’

Monday

29th Aug 2022

Professional learning: are councils still the best CPD providers?
Taking time to map out your own professional learning can be ‘hugely beneficial’, says teacher Louise Darcy
options, doors

Friday

26th Aug 2022

What does collapse of ‘executive heads’ mean for school leaders?
This death knell for controversial school leadership plans in Argyll and Bute has lessons for the whole of Scotland, says Emma Seith
What does collapse of 'executive heads' plan mean for school leaders?

Thursday

25th Aug 2022

Strike ballot for Scottish teachers over 5% pay rise
Teachers could strike over latest ‘inadequate’ pay offer, with the EIS advising members to reject the offer
Oliver More
SQA appeals set to be ‘severely delayed’ by strike action
Hundreds of SQA staff plan to walk out for three days in September in a dispute over pay
Road closed

Wednesday

24th Aug 2022

What 20 years of helping pupils read in Scots has shown us
The growth of Scots language books has had myriad benefits for pupils and teachers, says Matthew Fitt
What 20 years of helping pupils read in Scots has shown us
New push to help Gaelic and Scots languages ‘thrive and grow’
A new consultation has been launched today seeking views on how to raise the profile of the Scots and Gaelic languages
Sunflower

Tuesday

23rd Aug 2022

Schools ‘should be closed’ when support staff strike
EIS teaching union says schools’ ‘default position’ should be that they close when support staff strike in nine council areas next month
Locked gates