Friday
New Scottish education agency plans criticised by government
Reform board told early plans for Scotland’s three new education agencies do not yet reflect ‘the significant and anticipated level of change’
Creating a school meadow has brought us closer to nature
The Eden Project helped one Scottish school sow a wildflower meadow in its grounds – and it has become far more than just a colourful focal point, explains headteacher Johnny Lothian
Tuesday
FM urged to intervene in ‘fire and rehire’ row at former school
A union has called for Humza Yousaf to step in amid claims the private school he attended – Hutchesons’ Grammar – is offering its teachers a downgraded pension
Pam Duncan-Glancy named Scottish Labour education spokeswoman
Michael Marra, who had been the party’s education spokesman at Holyrood, now becomes Labour’s finance spokesman
AI may unlock doors, but teachers hold the keys
Even though artificial-intelligence systems such as ChatGPT will be able to do many tasks in education, human moderation will be essential, says this teacher
Tuesday
Level up pay across UK or lose teachers, DfE warned
The government’s pay offer would leave experienced teachers in England more than £10k worse off than in Scotland, hitting retention in bordering counties, heads warn
Return to pre-Covid assessment puts ‘procedures before welfare’
Scottish Qualifications Authority insists that bringing back coursework ‘provides learners with a more balanced approach to assessment’
Monday
How Scottish qualifications could go back to the future
The Standard Grade qualification that was replaced a decade ago offers pointers to a successful future for Scottish assessment, says teacher Sammy McHugh
Inside ‘the most expensive school in the world’
Only a tiny proportion of the world’s children could afford to attend Institut auf dem Rosenberg, so what sort of advantages can they expect for their families’ huge outlay? Henry Hepburn travelled to Switzerland to find out
