91¶¶Òõ

The Cycling World Championships, held recently in Scotland, showed what schools can gain from getting pupils and staff on their bikes, says Paul Hamilton

Teacher workload cited as a key reason for rejecting the proposals – but the Labour MSP spearheading the bill says disabled students have been left ‘high and dry’

Primary headteachers say P1 literacy and numeracy standardised assessments are ‘time consuming and onerous’, and interfere with play-based approaches

The direction is found in relationships and sex education guidance from the Scottish government, which is currently out for consultation

The programme – called Taith – was launched last year to ‘fill the gaps’ left by the UK government’s Turing programme, which provided funding to just one Welsh school last year

The increasing proportion of pupils persistently absent from school is prompting action in other parts of the UK – so why is equivalent data not published in Scotland?

Scotland is at a ‘major crossroads’ with education reform and must pursue approaches to assessment and qualifications that work for all pupils, says Graham Hutton

Schools are enthusiastic about the way National Progression Awards engage students – especially those not suited to exams. But Emma Seith finds there are still barriers to their implementation

A Singaporean educationalist has told teachers and school leaders to be ‘a breath of fresh air’ because it is good for them, their staff and the system

The Scottish Learning Festival has been rebranded SLF Conversations, but a conversation with Jenny Gilruth was abruptly shut down for online viewers this afternoon

MSPs fear that money for poorer pupils and child abuse victims may be used to fund pay offer for school support workers, but education secretary promises ‘no detriment’ to these groups

Support staff are integral to the smooth running of schools – paying them properly is about fairness and decency, but also making sure children thrive