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Nearly 1,000 schools in Scotland not inspected in last decade

Nearly 1,000 schools in Scotland have not been inspected for at least a decade, it has been revealed. A freedom of information request from the Scottish Conservatives showed that out of the country’s 2,372 state schools, 981 were last assessed by ...

20 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Tories call for end to Curriculum for Excellence

The Scottish Conservatives have pushed for the end of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) on the first day of the party’s conference. A report on the curriculum published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last ...

18 Mar 2022 at 11:55

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 urgently called ...

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 education ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Minister denies claim ‘little action’ taken to tackle education problems

The Scottish Government has denied there are “warm words and little action” when it comes to tackling problems in Scotland’s education system. Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville made the argument on Tuesday as the parliament ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Oliver Mundell quits as Tory education spokesman at Holyrood

Tory MSP Oliver Mundell is quitting the Conservatives’ frontbench team at Holyrood for personal reasons. Mr Mundell, who had served as the party’s education spokesman, said he was looking for a “better balance when it comes to ...

05 Sept 2022 at 13:14

Scotland

SQA chief defends approach to exams as MSP says it has ‘failed young people’

The head of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has defended her approach to this year’s exams, as an MSP accused it of failing young people “for the third year in a row”. Chief executive Fiona Robertson said the ...

07 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Tory MSPs back ‘child of the Union’ Liz Truss for prime minister

Nine Tory MSPs have backed Liz Truss for prime minister, claiming Scotland would be “at the heart of the Union” under her leadership. The Foreign Secretary has been described as a “heartfelt Unionist” by Scottish ...

01 Aug 2022 at 09:29

Scotland

Stephen Kerr appointed as Conservative education spokesman

Stephen Kerr has been appointed as the Scottish Conservatives’ new education spokesman, after Oliver Mundell left the frontbench team for personal reasons. The Central Scotland list MSP said he would build on ...

20 Sept 2022 at 18:09

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

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