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The Conservative MSP for Dumfriesshire tells 91¶¶Òõ about the teachers he remembers who made a difference in his life, and opens up about how his time at school was affected by dyslexia and dyspraxia

Education secretary calls for views on how to help the Gaelic language grow in Scotland

Climate change was deemed to have ‘positives’ in geography course notes for the National 5 qualification

The fact that early years has not been included in the OECD review is a huge missed opportunity, says Joyce Leslie

If the Scottish government is serious about the OECD review’s recommendations, it is hard to see how the Scottish National Standardised Assessments can continue to play a key role in monitoring pupil performance, says Emma Seith

This Scottish head won’t allow phones ‘to be seen, heard or used’, but believes a ban may be ‘a battle that can’t be won’

The new minimum clothing grant for Scottish primary pupils is £120 and, for secondary students, it is now £150

National standardised tests, if scrapped, must not be replaced by council literacy and numeracy assessments, argues Sue Palmer

Inquiry finds Islamophobia in schools is ‘particularly challenging’ and children are ‘often excluded’ from school life

But plans are for mitigations, such as masks, in secondaries to remain in place in Scotland at the start of next school year

Long-held assumptions about how to regulate Scottish education will be ‘a hard nut to crack’, warn experts

Covid lockdowns had a damaging impact at this school – and outdoor learning has been a big part of the solution