Education

A promise has been made to end school exclusions - we must keep it

Exclusions have been linked to poor academic attainment and criminal behaviour in later life, writes Iain Nisbet

First Minister announces £900k boost to STEM engagement programme

The First Minister’s announcement, which is funded by four offshore wind project developers, will allow UHI to expand its STEM outreach programme to more primary school children across the north of Scotland, including schools in Orkney, the Western Isles, Shetland, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perthshire

Holyrood baby: Attainment gap at primary school is holding children back

Policymakers have little understanding of early years education, claims leading campaigner

'We grow them and then they leave': Scotland's science sector is in need of nurturing

Stephen Kerr announced as new Tory education spokesman

Teachers reject five per cent pay offer

Oliver Mundell stands down as Tory education spokesperson

Scottish Government spends £5m on controversial Chinese teaching hubs

Nicola Sturgeon vowed to close the educational attainment gap but progress has stalled

School strikes planned for three days in September

Critics turn up the heat on Scotland’s schools partnership with China

Shirley-Anne Somerville's position on Chinese hubs in Scottish schools branded 'dangerous'

Scottish pupils have excelled despite SNP education policy not because of it

Scottish exam results: Government under fire as attainment gap grows

Exam results day: Pass rates slip to 'near record' levels

Do you need Highers to be a high flyer?

In context: Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) Bill

Scottish universities deliver ‘world-leading research’

Trans women can give birth, Edinburgh Napier University midwifery students told

Associated Feature: The SCQF at 21, a reflection and what’s next?

UK Government reject call for Scottish representation on research body

School exams system under scrutiny

EIS chief Larry Flanagan to stand down

Curriculum for Excellence ‘beyond saving’ says Scottish Conservatives

Associate Feature: Building skills for the future through apprenticeships