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Students will be able to study Higher computing science and applications of mathematics remotely for up to £795 per course

Reversion to pre-Covid coursework and exams described as ‘a bad news story for all secondary school teachers and the young people they teach’

Shirley-Anne Somerville replaced as Humza Yousaf appoints his first cabinet, a day after becoming first minister

Coursework and exams for practical subjects – which were removed in response to the Covid pandemic – will return next year, says SQA, but move is criticised by teaching union

If teachers want their students to learn they need to make them think – and the best way to do that is through carefully designed questions, says this Scottish headteacher

Despite Scotland not producing any new Latin or classical studies teachers, a new project is raising hopes that the language of ancient Rome can be revived in schools

With the announcement that Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister, teachers and school leaders will be keen to find out whether he makes education as big a priority as his predecessor did

Nicola Sturgeon ‘wouldn’t countenance’ my offers to quit government, says former education secretary John Swinney

Rarely has a new SLS president had to hit the ground running like Julie MacDonald. With all manner of education reforms playing out, her prime concern is how teachers make their ‘absolutely crucial’ voices heard as the clock runs down on a landmark review of assessment and qualifications

In her final First Minister’s Questions today, Nicola Sturgeon hit back at suggestions that she had failed on education

While the number of pupils with additional support needs has hit a record high, the number of specialist teachers has fallen, official statistics show

Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful