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But concerns have been raised about the cost of outdoor residentials, provision for pupils with additional support needs and the impact on teachers

Research shows Scottish government failing to deliver its language-learning policy in secondary schools

The 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards has added a new category for inclusion excellence at a trust level and four new judges, as entries open for this year’s awards

Exams in 14 subjects are now moving to different dates, while others will stay on the same date but change time

There is ‘an obsession with trying to hammer square pegs into circular fittings when it comes to education’, heard Scottish Parliament session where young people shared their frustrations

Scotland’s exam body also calls on schools to stop using textbooks that contain ‘outdated language and depictions of enslavement and colonialism’

The Scottish Greens secured the secondary free lunches pilot in exchange for backing the Scottish Budget

There are big gaps in attainment in Scotland – and wider concerns about child poverty – but analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds some encouraging signs

Increase in government funding ‘doesn’t cancel out urgent need for transformation’, says Accounts Commission – as proposed cuts to education continue to make headlines

Diversifying curricula and recruitment will only work if all school staff feel they belong, says Hannah Wilson, before an event for educators in Scotland next week

Consideration of ‘exceptional circumstances’ – like falling rolls and cuts to attainment challenge funding – ‘undermines credibility’ of new deal, say campaigners

Some SQA qualifications may not be available to home-educated young people because they include internal assessment, says new Scottish government guidance