Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Friday
7th Mar 2025
Foundation Apprenticeships offer ‘something for everyone’
More than £100 million funding to support Modern and Foundation Apprenticeships in 2025-26 has been confirmed by Scotland’s education secretary
EIS launches book to help young new arrivals to Scotland
The teaching union’s story book is aimed at supporting young children who are new to Scotland to settle in at school
Religious observance proposals ‘lack clarity’, say education directors
Proposed changes to the law would effectively entitle children to opt out of learning about religion – not just practising it, says ADES
What is the future for languages in Scotland?
Reversing the decline in languages can benefit the country as a whole – and schools have a pivotal role to play in providing opportunities, say Kerry Roberts and Lidia Acosta
Why seeing the parallels between teaching and social work is helpful
The lines between social work and teaching in Scotland have become ‘increasingly blurred’, says Catherine Lawson
Wednesday
5th Mar 2025
‘Imperative’ for schools to talk up apprenticeships, report finds
School leavers from minority-ethnic backgrounds will gain most if apprenticeships are put on a par with university and further education, says Skills Development Scotland report
How many pupils are persistently absent in your local authority?
Attendance rates for Scottish schools are among the worst in the UK – here we reveal the proportion of pupils regularly absent from school by council and sector
Tuesday
4th Mar 2025
Lower school leaving age below 16, say Scottish Tories
The party is proposing that students as young as 14 should be able to leave school – but only if they take on an apprenticeship or go to college
Scottish behaviour plan isn’t working, say teachers
The number of students being physically abusive and violent in schools has increased over past year, teachers tell an NASUWT Scotland survey