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'Parents are experts': Home education myths debunked as figures increase

'PARENTS are the experts in their own children", Stacy Matheson tells me, adding, "and know what they need to thrive".

The National (Scotland)

New breakfast club scheme to help children reach ‘learning potential’ – Gilruth

The £3 million Bright Start Breakfasts initiative was announced at the recent Budget.

The Independent UK

Question Time audience slams Labour for continuing arms exports to Israel

TWO audience members received applause on the BBC's Question Time show after demanding to know why the UK was still exporting arms to Israel ..

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish pupils to sit fewer exams as education reforms given go ahead

School pupils will sit fewer exams as the Government seeks to “rebalance” the approach to assessments, the Education Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland)

SNP government suffers twin defeats in school meals and rail fare Holyrood votes

THE SNP government has suffered two defeats in parliament after MSPs voted to back free school meals for all primary pupils, and against bringing…

The National (Scotland)

Holyrood could limit mobile phones usage by MSPs, Education Secretary suggests

Scotland’s Education Secretary has suggested MSPS could “engage better” by not using mobile phones and other electronic devices “all the…

The National (Scotland)

'Wonderful': John Swinney welcomes female Afghan medical students to Scotland

JOHN Swinney has praised the “wonderful” work done to bring 19 Afghani women to finish their medical degrees in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

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Female Afghan medical students arrive in Scotland defying Taliban education ban

NINETEEN medical students from Afghanistan have arrived safely in Scotland to continue with their studies after the Taliban imposed…

The National (Scotland)

Headteachers encouraged to ban children using phones in schools

HEADTEACHERS have been given powers to ban mobile phones in Scottish schools as part of a new raft of measures to tackle bad behaviour in the…

The National (Scotland)

Students expecting exam results sent blank emails by Scottish exam body SQA

145,000 students in Scotland are receiving exam results

Evening Standard

Education Secretary congratulates Scottish students as SQA releases exam results

EDUCATION Secretary Jenny Gilruth has congratulated students across Scotland as they receive their Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) exam…

The National (Scotland)

SQA to be scrapped as SNP government publishes education reform bill

THE Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will be scrapped and a new chief inspector of education brought in under new legislation published by…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish schools lack support for children with additional needs, campaigners warn

CAMPAIGNERS have warned that there is a lack of specialist teachers, support staff and resources to support children and young people in schools…

The National (Scotland)

Maths to be ‘central focus’ of curriculum improvement plans, says Jenny Gilruth

Maths will be the “central focus” of curriculum improvements, Scotland’s Education Secretary has said, as figures showed the poverty-related…

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Scottish university faces backlash over proposed changes to languages degrees

MEMBERS of the Aberdeen University Scottish Nationalist Association (AUSNA) have written to the Scottish Education Secretary as the institution…

The National (Scotland)

‘We should be proud’ of Scotland's languages as new bill launched

THE Education Secretary said it was important to “be proud” of Scotland’s national languages, as the Scottish Languages Bill was introduced…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government announces £900k to tackle violence in schools

EDUCATION Secretary Jenny Gilruth has announced £900,000 of cash for councils to help train school staff to deal with “the new challenges in our…

The National (Scotland)

New Scottish exams chair appointed as system faces shake-up

A new chair of Scotland’s exam body has been appointed as the agency is set to be replaced.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of striking school support staff attend rally calling for fair pay

Unison members are taking three days of strike action.

The Independent UK

Abuse survivor cash and pupil funding ‘re-profiled’ for school staff pay deal

Non-teaching staff have walked out at schools across Scotland, closing many of them to pupils.

The National (Scotland)

UK officials BLANK Scottish requests for 'new' Raac risk evidence

UK officials have repeatedly failed to explain to the Scottish Government why entire schools in England have closed, The National can reveal.

The Guardian - UK

DfE accused of covering up crumbling concrete at Scottish school for months

Exclusive: Scottish government sources say they were kept in dark about evidence of decay at a private school in Perthshire

Al Jazeera

Why are schools in the UK forced to close over RAAC ‘crumbling concrete’?

The material, which has a 30-year life span, was used extensively to build schools between the 1950s and the mid-90s.

The National (Scotland)

Stricter rules around phones in Scottish schools being considered by minister

STRICTER rules around the use of mobile phones in schools are being considered by education secretary Jenny Gilruth amid concerns they are…

The National (Scotland)

First Minister backs next phase in 'transformative' school reading scheme

First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed the next chapter of a reading scheme which is having a “transformative effect” in Scotland’s schools.

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