Wednesday
Two years ‘at least’ before Education Scotland changes
For the ‘next few years’ it will be ‘business as usual’ for Education Scotland, despite government promise of reform, hear MSPs
Dundee teachers to strike over faculties plan
The EIS teaching union says the plan would ‘remove the vital experience offered by subject specialist principal teachers’
Home economics ‘disappearing’ from some Scottish schools
Home economics must no longer be treated as a ‘poor relation’ in the curriculum, says union
Tuesday
Exclusions data could become key in push to close attainment gap
More prominence mooted for school attendance and exclusion data in the Scottish government’s drive to close the attainment gap
Improving literacy through research-informed reading instruction
The closure of a Scottish parliamentary petition leaves questions about use of synthetic phonics in schools, says Dr Sarah McGeown
Monday
Teachers to vote on removal of councils from pay talks
Union wants to negotiate Scottish teachers’ pay directly with government and speak to ‘the organ grinder, not the monkey’
Holocaust survivors share their stories with schools
Second World War refugees’ stories form basis of new resources for Scottish schools
Friday
BAME teachers ‘significantly underrepresented’, finds report
New data shows that just 1.8% of teachers in Scotland are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background
Where is ministers’ energy and ambition for Scottish education?
The SNP has dominated yet another election but needs a new sense of purpose on education, says Henry Hepburn
Thursday
Welsh education: ‘radical reform’ is everywhere
Welsh schools are under ‘enormous’ pressure – but when it comes to the new curriculum, there’s much to learn from Scotland’s experiences
How plans for multi-school heads could sideline early years
Secondary headteachers most likely to fill controversial ‘executive head’ roles, says Sue Palmer
