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MSPs voice concern ministers ‘running the clock down’ on outdoors education Bill

Ministers would show a “complete disregard” for Holyrood if they fail to bring forward a key financial document needed for a Bill to proceed that would give all school children the chance to go on a residential trip. Conservative MSP Liz Smith has ...

10 Sept 2025 at 15:26

Scotland

Mandating outdoor education could require pay rises for teachers, councils warn

Mandating residential outdoor education for children could require pay rises for teachers, Scotland’s local authority body has said. The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill has been proposed by Conservative MSP Liz Smith and ...

18 Nov 2025 at 17:22

Scotland

MSPs urge pupils and teachers to have their say on proposed education reforms

MSPs on a Holyrood committee say they are “particularly keen” to hear from pupils and teachers about how legislation aimed at reforming education in Scotland could impact them. The Scottish Government introduced the Education (Scotland) Bill ...

28 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Education Bill needs ‘overhaul’ to deliver ‘genuine reform’, Labour says

Ministers are being urged to overhaul education reforms being debated at Holyrood – with Labour MSPs insisting they will not back the proposals unless they deliver “genuine reform”. The Scottish Government has brought forward legislation ...

24 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

MSPs vote down curriculum body proposals

MSPs have voted down Scottish Labour proposals to create a new public body to handle the country’s curriculum. The Government’s Education (Scotland) Bill is set for a final vote on Wednesday, but in the consideration of amendments on ...

24 Jun 2025 at 20:24

Scotland

Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ ahead of final vote on education reforms

Labour MSPs will be putting politics ahead of Scotland’s schoolchildren if they vote against education reforms at Holyrood, the SNP has claimed. A Bill from the Scottish Government which will scrap current exams body the Scottish ...

25 Jun 2025 at 15:20

Scotland

MSPs pass legislation to abolish Scotland’s exams body

Holyrood has passed legislation that will abolish Scotland’s exam body – despite claims from opposition parties that the replacement organisation is “little more than a rebrand”. Both Labour and the Conservatives voted against ...

25 Jun 2025 at 22:03

Scotland

Labour seeks to force SQA bosses to re-apply for jobs in new body

Scottish Labour will seek to force the bosses of Scotland’s exams body to re-apply for their jobs in the agency replacing it. The Scottish Government announced following a 2021 report by the OECD and another by academic ...

18 Apr 2025 at 10:06

Scotland

Government acts to allow outdoors education Bill to proceed through Holyrood

Scottish ministers have acted to ensure a new Bill that aims to give every schoolchild the chance to take part in an outdoors education trip can proceed at Holyrood. The member’s Bill from Tory Liz Smith would have ...

24 Sept 2025 at 16:21

Scotland

MSPs vote to pass Bill mandating outdoor residential education

MSPs have voted to pass a “transformational” Bill mandating outdoor residential education. The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill will place a legal duty on councils to ensure school pupils ...

16 Dec 2025 at 18:14

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