Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Wednesday
3rd Nov 2021
Minister’s race complaint against nursery is upheld
Nursery was accused of rejecting application for daughter of Scottish health secretary in favour of children with ‘white-sounding names’
Why we must show children tough love after Covid
Children must be allowed to fail and take risks if they are to build up resilience, says headteacher Rod Grant
COP26: Teachers a ‘trusted source’ on climate change
But the curriculum does not give teachers enough opportunity to discuss climate issues with young people, COP26 delegates hear
Friday
29th Oct 2021
Why teacher workload is the scariest thing of all
With Halloween looming, teacher Glen Fraser shares 3 tips to help teachers cut their terror-inducing mountains of work
Climate change: The ‘big challenge’ facing education
With the COP26 global climate conference coming to Glasgow, Emma Seith looks at the key role that schools will play in tackling the climate crisis – and how we can empower students to make a difference
Why teaching hope is key to tackling climate change
Teaching young people that they can play a meaningful role in the battle against climate change has never been more crucial, writes Henry Hepburn
SQA back in the spotlight over exams equality concerns
The beleaguered Scottish Qualifications Authority might be living on borrowed time, but the recent scrutiny over its exam policies has highlighted key equality issues
Thursday
28th Oct 2021
Sturgeon rejects facial recognition tech in schools
First minister says the use of facial recognition technologies is not ‘proportionate or necessary’ in schools
Teacher pay offer dismissed as ‘wholly unacceptable’
Union criticises teacher salary offer that is causing ‘growing anger in schools’ and would represent a real-terms pay cut