John Swinney officially scraps ‘named person’ plan
19 September 2019
"The mandatory named person scheme for every child – underpinned by law – will now not happen," Swinney told Scottish Parliament
Ancient universities better able to cope with financial pressures than newer ones
19 September 2019
Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews more resilient faced with funding cuts and rising costs, says...
First Minister accused of 'spin' to make school figures look better
9 September 2019
A row has broken out after school estate figures were compared with previous years, against...
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More than a quarter of CAMHS patients waiting over 18 weeks for treatment
5 March 2019
ISD figures for last quarter reveal wide regional variations in waiting times for children and...
Jamie Hepburn: Fairness must be at the heart of skills policy
4 March 2019
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019: Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills on...
Associate feature: Graduate Apprenticeships are changing lives
1 March 2019
Graduate Apprenticeships support the learning and development of new and existing employees,...
John Swinney to meet headteachers amid teacher strike threat
1 March 2019
Swinney will speak at a conference on empowering schools led by the EIS union
Three-year Brexit visa plan ‘kick in the teeth’ to Scottish universities
1 March 2019
The 36-month visa plan would also discriminate against EU nationals choosing courses lasting more...
The school climate strikes have taught us the kids are all right and the adults have it all wrong
1 March 2019
Chitra Ramaswamy on how climate denial, among adults, appears to be the latest craze
Educational psychologists boosting children’s mental health
28 February 2019
A new report reveals the impact of a range of services being offered in schools
Future skills: meeting the demands of the Scottish workforce
28 February 2019
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019: How Scotland is working to equip its workforce with the...
More school leavers entering positive destinations
26 February 2019
But new figures reveal a “class divide” between young people from the richest and poorest...
Associate feature: Graduate Apprenticeships are a perfect fit for Scotland’s STEM sector
22 February 2019
Dr Sally Smith, Dean of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, on how developing new graduate...
Scotland’s largest teaching union rejects pay offer and moves to ballot on strike action
21 February 2019
Members of the EIS have rejected the revised offer, despite members of the Scottish Secondary...
Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association votes to accept pay deal
21 February 2019
The result from the EIS ballot is still to come in, meaning strike action remains an option