Friday
What would you do with a teacher sabbatical?
A national education body has proposed sabbaticals as a way to improve teachers’ skills and drive innovation
Commissioner concerned by ‘significant’ drop in SQA appeals
Commissioner highlights ‘the unjustifiable narrowness’ of appeal grounds in 2021 – particularly when it came to discrimination
Sturgeon: ‘We need to keep schools open at all costs’
First minister will ‘bust a gut’ to prevent school closures, even as Scotland faces a ‘tsunami’ of infections
1,500 teachers absent for Covid reasons
The number of teachers and pupils not in Scottish schools because of the pandemic hit its highest level since the start of term this week
Can one headteacher run eight schools?
Earlier this year, a Scottish council caused controversy when it proposed creating an ‘executive head’ role to run up to eight schools. While the authority claims the plan is a sensible response to recruitment difficulties, critics warn Henry Hepburn that the pupils will suffer
The migrant tragedy shows we need to teach children about humanity
Are teachers now being listened to?
Education Scotland’s ‘sensible and practical decision’ to delay the return of full inspections gives teachers hope that they will have a better relationship with government agencies in the future, writes Henry Hepburn
Thursday
Scottish Budget 2021: what it means for education
The Scottish government delivered its Budget today – here’s what schools and teachers need to know
Student sex survey will not be withdrawn, says Sturgeon
First minister responds to concerns over pupils’ data and ‘explicit’ questions in sex and relationships survey
Tuesday
Sturgeon: ‘No discussions’ on closing schools
The potential impact on schools of the Omicron Covid variant was addressed in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon
Only 57 results changed as a result of SQA appeals
SQA publishes appeals data after another year with no national exams in Scotland in 2020-21
