Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Monday
30th May 2022
Curriculum narrowing in wake of pandemic, find inspectors
Focus on literacy, numeracy and wellbeing in Scottish schools is having an impact on ‘entitlement to broad general education’, says review
How we can broaden the measures of a school’s success
A 21st-century curriculum should not be overreliant on exam data as an indicator of progress, says this secondary head
Friday
27th May 2022
Need to know: Catch-up, vulnerable pupils and the NIoT
A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular articles from the past week, including the lowdown on the new £121 million National Institute of Teaching and a look at whether the post-Covid catch-up plan has failed
State schools to help shape key independent sector gathering
Independent and prep schools want teachers and school leaders from all backgrounds to join them in Edinburgh this October
Headteacher wanted at one of Scotland’s most remote schools
Headteacher job on Shetland Island of Foula described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
Libraries are the ‘beating heart’ of a school
School librarians can provide a safe space and a springboard for all pupils’ learning, says Henry Hepburn