Tuesday
Increased standardised testing spend ‘incomprehensible’
Scottish national tests’ ‘very limited educational worth’ makes decision ‘even more questionable’, says union
MSPs to probe impact of pandemic on attainment
Education committee wants to ensure £1 billion being invested in closing attainment gap ‘is making a real difference’
No change on mask rules in Scottish schools
Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid statement is cautiously optimistic – but she resists pressure to change school safety approaches
Wednesday
10 questions with... Kenneth Taylor
The head of a top music school talks about the need for courage in leadership and the CPD that still influences him decades later
Retired teachers return in ‘exceptionally low’ numbers
Only a ‘very small’ number of retired teachers responded to a 2020 Scottish government appeal to return to schools
Tuesday
Monday
Education secretary tries to offer exams reassurance
Shirley-Anne Somerville tweets series of messages after saying that final decision on exams may be months away
What the figures say: Scottish standardised assessment uptake
The Scottish government reintroduced literacy and numeracy testing last year – but how many pupils sat the tests?
