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Primary head Brian McLaren wanted to be a primary teacher ‘right from being a wee boy’. He shares insights from his career – including his wish to see more men enter the early years and primary workforce

Last week Scottish school staff absence hit the highest level this year – but schools remain under pressure, with face masks in communal areas to be retained next term

Author of long-awaited report on Scottish education reform talks up need for ‘radical changes to culture and governance’

Schools and nurseries throughout Scotland fell silent on 23 March 2020. Ten educators share their experiences of the two years of Covid turmoil and trauma that followed – and their thoughts on what happens next

Covid is racing through schools – let’s not take away one of the key ways to slow its spread just before pupils start gathering en masse to sit exams

Unions say the end of routine Covid testing will have ‘a detrimental impact’, with staff absence at a record high – and school leaders’ body says testing should stay for now

Secondary leaders’ organisation warns of the impact of Covid staff absence and also brands teacher pay offer as a ‘slap in the face’

It is exactly two years since the announcement that Scottish school buildings were to close – but record staff absence this week shows that the Covid crisis in education is still far from over, says Henry Hepburn

Scottish Conservatives also call for Curriculum for Excellence to be scrapped and parents to get a bigger role in running schools

The number of pupils off because of the pandemic in Scotland has been steadily rising since schools returned from the February break

Exclusive: Exams get underway in Scotland next month but SQA figures show that over a quarter of marker positions are yet to be filled

Overall number of exclusions in Scotland is lowest ever, but some local authorities are far more inclined to exclude