Secondary
Tuesday
Nearly 1 in 3 female students ‘very worried’ about climate change
Findings from the International Baccalaureate come as schools report growing levels of anxiety around the impact of climate change
Teachers complain of ‘obscure’ English lit GCSE extract
Teachers warn exam board AQA that some students were at a disadvantage in this year’s GCSE English literature paper
Thursday
Reliable wi-fi ‘essential’ to learning yet not a given in Scottish schools
‘Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,’ say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland
Call to replace GCSEs with ‘digital Sats’
Government should also set goal to reduce curriculum content by 10% across all key stages, according to think tank
Friday
‘The fear of inspection is rife in our schools’
School inspection in Scotland is too often used to ‘squash innovation and enthusiasm’, says SSTA general secretary
Say ‘no’ to ‘toxic culture’ of extra workload, teachers told
Teachers have been ‘conditioned over the years by moral blackmail to take on more and more work’, says president of Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
