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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 for ...

08 Aug 2022 at 01:35

Scotland

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

Only seven councils automatically pay out school uniform grants – research

Only seven Scottish councils automatically pay school uniform grants to families when they apply for other benefits, research has found. An academic at Aberdeen University is warning there is a postcode lottery when it comes to financial ...

20 Sept 2022 at 12:47

Scotland

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 ...

02 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scottish colleges provide 1,800 places for course to help boost number of carers

Scotland’s colleges are hoping a new online course will help boost the number of people working in the social care sector. There will be 1,800 funded spaces for the new Introduction to a Career in Social Care online course, which is ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

College lecturers back strike action in dispute over pay

College lecturers across Scotland have said they will strike unless their demands for better pay are met. Members of the Further Education Lecturers’ Association (Fela), part of the EIS union, backed both strike action and action ...

01 Apr 2022 at 16:25

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 to have an input ...

29 Sept 2022 at 18:54

Scotland

Business as usual at Education Scotland until reform, MSPs told

It will be business as usual at Education Scotland until reforms are finalised, MSPs have been told. The body will have its inspection powers stripped following a report from academic Professor Ken Muir, which also ...

11 May 2022 at 13:55

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

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 ...

28 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

SQA and Education Scotland to be replaced with new bodies

The Scottish Qualifications Agency (SQA) and Education Scotland will be replaced with new organisations as part of an overhaul of the education system. It follows a report by education expert Professor Ken ...

09 Mar 2022 at 19:55

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% ...

01 May 2023 at 00:01

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