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Education Scotland successor responsible for closing attainment gap, say MSPs

Reform plans for Scotland’s top education agency should include “taking ownership” of closing the poverty-related attainment gap, MSPs have said. Holyrood’s Education, Children and Young People Committee has recommended that Education Scotland’s ...

02 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Education system overhaul will not cause disruption, Gilruth insists

An overhaul of Scotland’s education institutions will not cause disruption for pupils or teachers, the Education Secretary has said. Jenny Gilruth also said she is “absolutely” committed to reducing the poverty-related attainment gap. The ...

21 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Education Secretary will not set ‘arbitrary’ date for closing attainment gap

The Education Secretary has refused to give an “arbitrary” date for closing the country’s poverty-related attainment gap. Shirley-Anne Somerville gave evidence on the Scottish Attainment Challenge to the Education, Children and Young ...

18 May 2022 at 17:56

Scotland

New commissioner for widening access to universities appointed

A new commissioner for widening student access to universities in Scotland has been appointed. John McKendrick, a professor of social justice at Glasgow Caledonian University, is taking over as the commissioner for fair access to ...

04 Jan 2023 at 12:17

Scotland

Record number of school leavers go on to ‘positive destination’, data shows

The number of school leavers securing work, training or further education has reached record levels. Some 95.9% of school leavers were in a “positive destination” three months after the academic year finished in 2022-23, ...

27 Feb 2024 at 11:50

Scotland

Gap widens between richest and poorest school leavers in ‘positive destinations’

The gap between the richest and poorest school leavers in Scotland has widened in the past year, figures show. Statistics released by the Scottish Government on Tuesday show 92.8% of school leavers were in education, ...

18 Jun 2024 at 16:31

Attainment gap for care experienced pupils increases, figures show

Scotland

Care experienced attainment gap increases

The attainment gap for children who have been in care has increased, new figures show. Statistics released by the Scottish Government looked at the gap in attainment between all school leavers and those who had been ...

26 Aug 2025 at 16:11

Scotland

Centre for Teaching Excellence hailed as ‘significant step’ for education reform

A new facility to support research aimed at improving education has opened. The £4 million Centre for Teaching Excellence opened on Wednesday at Glasgow University, with Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth hailing it ...

03 Sept 2025 at 14:43

Scotland

MSPs to probe impact of Covid pandemic on children’s attainment

A Holyrood committee is to examine the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on children’s attainment – and how successful Scottish Government cash has been in closing the gap between youngsters from different ...

18 Jan 2022 at 14:26

Scotland

Government challenged over pledge to increase nursery teachers

Scottish ministers are being challenged over whether a promise to recruit more nursery teachers to work in the most deprived communities has been “binned”. The Liberal Democrats say that more than five years ...

12 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Swinney ‘should have been clearer’ in attainment gap claim, says stats watchdog

John Swinney “should have been clearer” when he made claims about closing the poverty-related attainment gap, the UK’s statistics watchdog has said. The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has ...

08 May 2025 at 14:58

Scotland

SNP ‘betraying’ young people by not delivering on promises, claims Labour

Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of “betraying young people”, saying the party is taking the youth vote for granted. Labour education spokeswoman Pam Duncan-Glancy claimed the Scottish Government’s ...

14 May 2023 at 08:30

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