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A lecturer has been charged following reports of a theft from South Lanarkshire College.

Lecturer charged amid fraud probe at Scottish college
A lecturer has been charged after an investigation into alleged theft from a college where detectives are assessing historical fraud claims.

Sex shame minister given job working with students at prestigious Scots university

Sex shame minister given job working with students at prestigious Scots university

Forbes highlighted TECH Technological University as ‘’The Best Online University in the World’’

Sponsored Forbes highlighted TECH Technological University as ‘’The Best Online University in the World’’

In recent years, St Andrews has been on the march, closing in on the upper echelon of UK university rankings

Rosemary Goring St Andrews deserves its title as Britain's best university

World's largest online university has more than 10,000 higher education programs

Sponsored World's largest online university has more than 10,000 higher education programs

TECH is the world’s largest online university with more than 500,000 students from over 150 countries

Sponsored TECH is the world’s largest online university with more than 500,000 students from over 150 countries

World's largest online university has one of the best international teaching staff with more than 4,000 professors

Sponsored World's largest online university has one of the best international teaching staff with more than 4,000 professors

TECH is known as the world’s largest online university

Sponsored TECH is known as the world’s largest online university

World’s largest online university leads the ranking with more than 10,000 degrees

Sponsored World’s largest online university leads the ranking with more than 10,000 degrees

Lord Willie Haughey (left) and Sean McGrath, chief executive of the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation

Entrepreneurial Scotland seeks funding to boost internship programme

Glasgow University, whose Cloisters are pictured above, is among institutions affected by new strike threats.

Fresh strike threat at Scottish universities as pay dispute erupts

Fears are growing that Scotland's university sector is heading for a serious funding crisis.

PREMIUM Universities near ‘critical’ state as alarm grows over reliance on international fees

The recent floods in Pakistan left more than half a million people forced to live in tents and makeshift homes. Should the world be planning for even more devastating consequences?

Letters: It's too late to talk about net zero. We must plan for the catastrophic situation to come

St Andrews University has been named best in the UK

St Andrews University named best in the UK as Scottish instituion beats Oxford and Cambride

Pupils at Dunoon Grammar School are learning outside the classroom

Scots school that took lessons out of the classroom named third best in world

One student revealed that despite a three-month search for a flat, blanket bans on students and bidding wars over rents has made it near impossible.

Exclusive Bidding wars and blanket bans: Students told to not enrol amid renting crisis

A new study has found that teachers say their workload increased significantly as a result of the cancellation of exams in 2021 and the introduction of an assessment model.

Covid exam replacement made some teachers consider quitting

New figures show schoolchildren are reading less than they did during the coronavirus pandemic.

PREMIUM Alarm as pupils now reading less than at start of Covid pandemic

The standard of Scots school has improved in recent decades

PREMIUM Brian Wilson: A 25-year journey to improve the state of Scotland’s schools

Schools in Scotland are in need of action on upgrading inadequate and unsuitable buildings, say education experts.

PREMIUM 'It's a disgrace': Task force call as thousands more pupils taught in inadequate school buildings

Dr Christine Hadfield

Dr Christine Hadfield: How to create healthy, happy people

Serck says the need to encourage more people into STEM is still critical

Experts say more apprenticeships needed to 'close STEM gap'

Members at Scotland's largest teaching union have moved a step closer to strikes as a pay row rumbles on.

School closure risk as Scottish teachers overwhelmingly back strikes in key vote

Closures, services and bin collection arrangements for the Queen's funeral

All Scottish closures and public services for the day of the Queen's funeral

The Fife-based university also landed second place UK-wide.

St Andrews University stays ahead of Cambridge in UK rankings

Awards Finalists Ahead on Inclusivity

Awards Finalists Ahead on Inclusivity

Lewis Capaldi spoke to students at New College Lanarkshire.

Lewis Capaldi makes surprise return to Lanarkshire college where he studied for Q&A

The prospect of teacher strikes is growing as a pay dispute rumbles on.

Call to strip councils of power over schools as teachers move closer to strikes

Planned strikes had threatened to delay pupil appeals

Exam appeals hope as SQA strike action suspended after 5.9% pay offer

The Queen's state funeral will take place on Monday, September 19.

All schools and nurseries in Scotland told to close to mark Queen's funeral

Issue of the day: The evolution of language sees Pumpkin Spice added to the dictionary

Issue of the day: The evolution of language sees Pumpkin Spice added to the dictionary

Dr Thomas Bone returned to Jordanhill, former teacher training college

Jordanhill college's former principal returns to converted David Stow building for last look

Pupils sitting an exam.

PREMIUM Scotland way behind Ireland in pupils learning languages, exam results show

Scotland's education system is set to undergo reform - but there are worries about whether the changes will be significant and meaningful.

PREMIUM Documents spark 'insider dealing' fear over education reform

Up to 55,000 exam appeals could be affected by the Scottish Qualifications Authority strike

SQA strike to go ahead as union rejects new pay offer as 'cynical publicity stunt'

Students are being hammered by the cost of living crisis, union leaders have warned.

PREMIUM Demand for student summer payments amid warnings support system is 'broken'

Corseford College will provide education to individuals with complex additional support needs.

Scottish complex needs students forced to move to England due to gaps

The Shawlands Bike Bus on its way to Shawlands Primary school Picture: Colin Mearns

CATRIONA STEWART Car-free and care-free, the Glasgow school bike bus is the future

Figures suggest boys are being consistently outperformed by girls in national exams.

PREMIUM German-style system of senior schooling 'could help close exams gender gap'

mWould staying in the Union lead to declining standards in our health service?

Letters: Remaining in the UK is guaranteed to make us poorer

Edinburgh's Steiner Waldorf school recently began the new academic year with a record roll of 307 pupils.

Sponsored Record roll at Scottish school where pupils start at six

Student & Staff Wellbeing top priority at South Lanarkshire College

Sponsored Student & Staff Wellbeing top priority at South Lanarkshire College

Victoria Vardy, Chief Executive Officer of Gen+

Agenda: Taking a playful, adventurous approach to learning

Andy Williamson, OPITO's senior vice president, warns futureproofing and recruiting the next generation workforce is going to be

Experts warn over skills shortage crisis amid 'lack of focus on STEM' in schools

Professor John Paul Leach, head of undergraduate medicine at the University of Glasgow is under investigation said to relate to gendered bullying

PREMIUM Anger over Glasgow professor’s ‘female brain’ image

Teachers are being asked to vote on potential strike action as a pay dispute continues.

'We're glorified childcare workers': Teachers move closer to all-out strikes

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have claimed that more needs to be done to ensure all those eligible for funded childcare are accessing it.

'Everyone should achieve their potential': SNP under fire over free childcare take-up

Bias has no place in the classroom

Neil McLennan: Today's lesson? We must keep political bias out of the classroom

Home learning: Parents told schools and nurseries will shut next week despite Sturgeon's 11th hour pay row talks

Council strike hitlist Home learning: Parents told schools and nurseries will shut next week despite Sturgeon's pay row talks

Scots schools and nurseries to close with more bin strikes on the way as council pay dispute escalates

Council strike hitlist Scots schools and nurseries to close with more bin strikes on the way as council pay dispute escalates

The EIS has accused Glasgow City Council of seeking to prevent teachers taking leave during next week's support staff strikes.

Updated School strikes: Glasgow Council accused of blocking leave for teachers

Only children have the best time

Catriona Stewart: Only children face the worst stigma, even though we're the best

Play is essential to early child development

Letters: A play-based kindergarten school stage would be a vitally important culture change

New offer made to try to end Scots councils' bin strikes and school closures

New offer made to try to end Scots councils' bin strikes and stop school closures