Scotland

The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland

Friday

26th Jan 2024

How has Scottish education spending held up over 10 years?
Local education budgets have come under pressure for years, but the data suggests they have been relatively protected up to now
How has Scottish education spending held up over 10 years?

Thursday

25th Jan 2024

What does Pisa really tell us about Scottish education?
The fallout from Scotland’s Pisa results in December was well documented, but the picture is more nuanced when you pick your way past political and ideological attacks, finds Emma Seith
Scotland PISA

Wednesday

24th Jan 2024

A spell in primary ‘can make secondary teachers better’
After years as a secondary teacher in Scotland, Sam Tassiker finds that working in primary schools has given her a deeper understanding of both sectors
How primary schools can make a secondary teacher better

Tuesday

23rd Jan 2024

OECD report to highlight RICs’ ‘strengths’
Scotland’s network of Regional Improvement Collaboratives is to have its funding cut, but a forthcoming OECD report is expected to recommend developing them further
OECD report expected to highlight RIC ‘strengths’

Monday

22nd Jan 2024

Scottish teaching unions demand 6.5% rise
Unions say the ‘slightly above’ inflation claim for 2024-25 would be ‘a modest step towards restoring teachers’ pay’
Empty pockets
Internal truancy: what Scottish schools are doing about it
Headteacher Peter Bain looks at approaches schools are taking to internal truancy, a major concern amid the ‘low-level behaviour crisis’ in Scottish education
Internal truancy

Sunday

21st Jan 2024

Sharp rise in staff mental health absence
The number of staff days lost due to mental ill health in schools and nurseries in Scotland has increased by more than 50 per cent
mental health absence

Friday

19th Jan 2024

How do you recruit a teacher to a four-pupil school?
The far north-west of Scotland may seem like a rural idyll, but it can be hard to attract teachers away from big population centres to work in the area’s schools
How do you recruit a teacher to a four-pupil school?

Thursday

18th Jan 2024

Scottish classrooms ‘becoming like pressure cookers’
Target dates are needed on key government promises around temporary teacher contracts, non-contact time, education reform and free breakfasts, says Labour
Scottish classrooms ‘becoming like pressure cookers’

Wednesday

17th Jan 2024

Cutting class-contact time ‘missing piece of jigsaw’, says Gilruth
More ‘time for teachers’ is key to tackling behaviour and poor attendance, says education secretary – but it won’t be delivered this year
Gilruth jigsaw

Tuesday

16th Jan 2024

Schools’ wraparound childcare is so important right now
With parents having to readjust to office working, schools must do what they can to help them solve the ‘logistical puzzle’ of drop-offs and pick-ups, says head Charlie Minogue
Fox, Hen, Grain, puzzle

Monday

15th Jan 2024

EMAs - are Scottish school students missing out?
Scotland’s education secretary has urged schools and councils to be flexible when considering education maintenance allowance applications as official figures show uptake is falling
Pizza box