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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 People ...

18 May 2022 at 17:56

Scotland

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

18 May 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

SQA should ‘take a short, hard look at themselves’, says expert

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) should “take a short, hard look at themselves”, an education expert has said. Professor Ken Muir published a report earlier this month on reforms to the Scottish education system that ...

23 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

‘Petulant’ SQA response to education report shows why change is needed, say MSPs

The “petulant” response to an education expert’s report has shown why a change of leadership at Scotland’s exam authority is needed, a cross-party group of MSPs has said. Professor Ken Muir, who published a report on Scottish ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Plan to remove under-18s from prisons must be expedited, chief inspector urges

Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has led calls for no-one under the age of 18 to be sent to jail. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben is hoping for legislation to be implemented that would bring an end to the imprisonment of 16 and ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Teachers sent ‘degrading’ messages about additional needs pupils

Teachers sent “degrading” WhatsApp messages about pupils with additional support needs, it has emerged. Concerns were raised about messages exchanged by a group of teachers at a number of Aberdeenshire schools in 2018. ...

17 May 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Hospital construction failings cost £146m – Scottish Labour

Failings around the construction and management of two new hospitals in recent years have cost a total of £146 million, Scottish Labour has said. The party claims problems at the new Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh ...

20 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

We should not settle for education returning to pre-Covid standards, MSPs told

The recovery of Scotland’s education system from the pandemic should aim to improve on pre-Covid levels, MSPs have heard. Academics, politicians and unions have been warning since the pandemic forced schools to ...

20 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Humza Yousaf challenged to guarantee safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is being asked if he can guarantee Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is safe, amid concerns that cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has been installed at the ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Watchdog: Placing asylum-seeking mothers in ‘prison’ unit threatens human rights

Housing asylum-seeking mothers and their babies at a cramped and unsafe bedsit in Glasgow’s southside risks violating their human rights, the Children’s Commissioner has said. Despite Home Office ...

31 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon pushes for ‘grown-up’ discussion on classroom ventilation

Nicola Sturgeon has pushed for a more “grown-up” discussion of school ventilation after proposals to amend classroom doors were met with derision. Opposition politicians attacked the Scottish ...

03 Feb 2022 at 14:27

Scotland

Views sought on support for disabled children’s transition to adulthood

A survey has been launched to gauge opinions on the support available for disabled children and young people as they transition into adulthood. A Holyrood committee is inviting disabled ...

01 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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