Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Monday
23rd Jun 2025
How practitioner enquiry can empower a school’s workforce
Positioning teachers as researchers trying to solve teaching and learning problems in their own classrooms can be a great model for CPD, write three initial teacher trainers

Primaries urged to teach first aid as national scheme begins
‘Potentially life-saving skills’ can be taught to children from the very start of primary school, teachers are told

Scottish reform timeline sets target dates for new qualifications
‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’

All teachers work beyond contracted hours, finds SSTA survey
‘Exhausted and burnt out’ teachers urgently need the long-promised reduction in class-contact time, says Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association

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Why Scotland must keep its Promise to children in care
Too many care-experienced children are missing out on the advice and support they desperately need, yet Scotland has an opportunity to lead the way, says Kenny Graham

Friday
20th Jun 2025
How many schools are there in the UK?
Find the latest data on the number of UK schools, plus details on governing bodies, curricula, inspections and more

Is education helping Scotland to meet its other big challenges?
RSE report finds that more must be done to link education with other national priorities, including the climate emergency, poverty and economic prosperity

How many teachers are there in the UK?
Find the latest school workforce numbers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Why can’t we agree on what great teaching looks like?
Given all the research evidence that we now have on effective teaching practice, all teachers should share the same pedagogical principles, writes Bruce Robertson

Consultation opens on changes to RO and RME opt-out rules
A Holyrood committee wants to understand the potential impact of a new law that would give children more of a say over opting out of religious observance and education
