ONE of the Vatican's most senior clerics has used a visit to Scotland to reinforce the message that the provision of faith schools by the state is a fundamental right of Catholic families.
NEARLY half of all newly qualified teachers have found full-time permanent jobs in Scotland's schools – more than double the number from two years ago.
A DISABLED schoolboy has won a landmark ruling that he can take part in after-school guitar classes after he was refused permission because of his condition.
CONTROVERSIAL decisions on the closure of rural schools could be handed over to an independent body under plans being considered by the Scottish Government.
THE scrapping of a fee paid by Scottish graduates on completion of their studies has not led to an increase in participation from poorer students, research shows.
SCOTLAND'S Education Secretary Michael Russell has accused his Westminster counterpart of running a school system in England so centralised that it rivals the control of teachers during the Cultural Revolution in China.
Scotland's troubled new school curriculum has been thrown into further chaos after teachers overwhelmingly backed protest strikes before the end of the year.