Secondary

Sunday

3rd Apr 2022

SQA accused of hiring ‘army of spin doctors’
Scotland’s exam body has a 43-strong communications department, prompting Labour to accuse it of wasting crucial education funding
Spin, doctor

Friday

1st Apr 2022

Anger over plan to run remote learning without a teacher
Western Isles Council accused of trying to ‘slip out’ major education changes without consulting school staff and families
Anger over plan to run remote learning without a teacher

Monday

28th Mar 2022

Zahawi: Grammar school DNA should be ‘spread in the system’
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi launched the DfE’s new Schools White Paper at an East London school. 91¶¶Òõ outlines the key points from the event
Zahawi on the White Paper, funding and being 'evidence-led'

Wednesday

23rd Mar 2022

Ken Muir: SQA rebrand would mean six months of work wasted
Author of long-awaited report on Scottish education reform talks up need for ‘radical changes to culture and governance’
Ken Muir: SQA rebrand would mean six months of work wasted

Monday

21st Mar 2022

GCSEs: Heads’ ‘urgent’ questions on exams as Covid rises
School leaders call for more support for anxious students and those who are unable to take any exams due to Covid
GCSE exams could widen the disadvantage gap this year, head teachers leader Geoff Barton has said.

Friday

18th Mar 2022

Life in schools ‘tough’ amid ‘exceptionally high’ absence
Secondary leaders’ organisation warns of the impact of Covid staff absence and also brands teacher pay offer as a ‘slap in the face’
Life in school 'tough' amid 'exceptionally high' absences

Wednesday

16th Mar 2022

Thousands of markers still needed as SQA exams loom
Exclusive: Exams get underway in Scotland next month but SQA figures show that over a quarter of marker positions are yet to be filled
Scotland, markers, recruited, SQA

Tuesday

15th Mar 2022

GCSEs 2022: ‘Bank’ TAG work to focus on exams, says minister
Schools should focus ‘as much as possible’ on exams preparation now, schools minister tells MPs
Schools Minister Robin Walker who was speaking at the Schools North East conference today.

Monday

14th Mar 2022

England’s teaching workforce ‘among least experienced’
Experienced teachers in England are also less likely to work in disadvantaged schools than OECD average, finds international study
A new report has shown that England's schools have a more inexperienced teaching workforce than most areas in the OECD.

Friday

11th Mar 2022

GCSE league tables: ‘Schools thrown to the wolves’
The vast majority of school leaders think it’s wrong for the government to publish secondary school league tables this year after all the Covid disruption
More than 8 in 10 headteachers are opposed to league tables being published based on this summer's GCSEs a new poll has found.

Thursday

10th Mar 2022

Schools ‘lack funding’ for careers guidance
All schools should have a professional careers adviser because the quality of careers guidance is too varied, says Sutton Trust report

Tuesday

8th Mar 2022

Teachers hit out at SQA study support published by mistake
Support materials were published accidentally by Scotland’s exam body last night – and many teachers say they add nothing
Support, publish, mistake, scotland