Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Friday
11th Mar 2022
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Shirley-Anne Brightman
A teacher who has been championing greater diversity in school book choices shares insights and inspirations from her career
Muir report: what happens next in Scottish education?
The Muir report, published earlier this week, will lead to the creation of three new national education bodies
Fresh push for ‘significant’ rise in teacher numbers
Scotland’s biggest teaching union also calls for councils to go even further than the government’s promise to reduce class-contact time
Thursday
10th Mar 2022
Muir told exams are ‘necessary and beneficial’
But exams should be ‘lighter touch’, say respondents to the consultation that informed report on Scottish education reform
Will Scottish education reform get a Hollywood ending?
The Muir report said a lot of things that teachers wanted to hear – but many will remain sceptical, says Henry Hepburn
Wednesday
9th Mar 2022
Muir report: key points on future of Scottish education
The long-awaited Muir report was published today, pointing the way to post-Covid education reform
Future plans for SQA must not detract from current failures
The Scottish Qualifications Authority reform plans are out today but students this year must not be forgotten
Launch of Muir report on SQA reform branded ‘chaotic’
The publication of the Muir report on the future of the SQA and Education Scotland brought forward amid controversy over exam support materials
Monday
7th Mar 2022
15% of places on secondary teaching courses unfilled
Stem subjects are worst hit – a quarter of places on Scottish postgraduate courses for maths teachers went unfilled this year
How all nurseries in Scotland are held to high standards
Criticism of private nurseries in Scotland is off the mark, says Jane Malcolm