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Somerville defends taking reform guidance from organisations facing scrapheap

Scotland’s Education Secretary has defended the decision to shape education reform on guidance from organisations that are set to be scrapped. Bosses from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and Education Scotland are among the advisers ...

21 Sept 2022 at 18:38

Scotland

Students can be confident grades ‘fairly demonstrate skills’

Scotland’s Education Secretary has said the exam results tens of thousands of youngsters are set to receive on Tuesday will “fairly demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding”. Pupils north of the border have faced an anxious wait ...

08 Aug 2022 at 01:35

Scotland

Exam changes to remain in place into next year – SQA

Changes to the way exams are assessed will continue into next year, according to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Modifications were made to assessments for National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher courses in order to reduce ...

28 Apr 2022 at 13:55

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. ...

21 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Most parents fear schools not preparing pupils for world of work – survey

Most parents do not believe Scottish schools are preparing children for the modern world of work, a survey suggests. Research commissioned by the independent school Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow found 77% of parents in Scotland do ...

01 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

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 ...

10 Sept 2025 at 15:26

Scotland

Universities ‘driven’ to international student reliance – education body chief

The deputy director of a higher education representation body has said changes to visa regulations have “highlighted the problems” in Scotland’s cross-subsidy university model. Lesley Jackson, deputy director at Universities ...

16 Sept 2025 at 20:39

Scotland

Think tank urges overhaul of curriculum it says is ‘harming’ child prospects

Education experts have said the Curriculum for Excellence should be overhauled, warning that it is “harming the long-term prospects of a generation of children”. The Commission on School Reform, the education arm of the ...

02 Mar 2026 at 00:01

Scotland

Dundee University staff strike over pay and conditions

Staff at the University of Dundee will strike on Wednesday over demands for improvements to pay and working conditions. Those taking industrial action are members of the University and College Union (UCU) and say ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Teachers sign up for course embedding Scots language into classrooms

More than 120 teachers have signed up to a training course on embedding Scots language into the classroom. The first-of-its-kind resource is set to be delivered by the Open University, with funding supplied by ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Education reform board needs more teachers – not failed bodies, minister hears

A reform board on the future of Scottish education should include more teachers, the Education Secretary has been told. The call came as MSPs also hit out at plans to allow organisations facing the scrapheap ...

29 Sept 2022 at 18:54

Scotland

More than 1,000 consultant vacancies in Scotland, figures show

There are more than 1,000 vacancies in Scotland’s NHS for consultants, figures have shown, as a health body called for action. Statistics released to BMA Scotland under freedom of information legislation ...

05 Feb 2025 at 00:01

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