Education

New £47k-a-year specialist teachers ‘can help plug recruitment gaps’

There is growing concern over pupil misbehaviour in Scottish schools.

Pupil behaviour 'the worst it's been in years and driving teachers away'
Standards of pupil behaviour are plummeting and driving teachers away from the classroom, a major conference has been told.

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Issue of the day: Little Miss Muffet goes vegan

Auditor General Stephen Boyle (pictured, inset) has told MSPs he is concerned about developments at South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride.

PREMIUM Auditor General hints at need for police probe into college fraud claims

High school teachers in Dundee are angry about city council plans to group subjects together in

Updated High school staff to go on strike over plan to axe principal teachers

Staff at Bannerman High are set to consider strikes amid reports of persistently violent and abusive pupil behaviour.

Updated Glasgow teachers threaten strikes over violent pupil behaviour

Angus Robertson has insisted work is ongoing to restore Scottish access to Erasmus+ following Brexit.

SNP External Affairs Secretary: 'Work ongoing to re-secure access to Erasmus'

With the post-Brexit Turing exchange scheme facing criticism, SNP ministers are being urged to speed up plans for an alternative programme.

PREMIUM Brexit: SNP ministers accused of 'shelving' plans for Erasmus replacement

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville (pictured, inset) and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes have been urged to intervene as a protracted dispute over lecturer pay continues.

PREMIUM Education Secretary urged to intervene as colleges brace for fresh strikes

Sir Stephen House, Police Scotland's first Chief Constable. Did some of his early decisions have adverse consequences that are still being felt today?

Letters: The problems of Police Scotland go back to the very beginning and its first leaders

Council workers target Scots schools for strike action in pay battle

PREMIUM Council workers target Scots schools for strike action in pay battle

Mark Smith: The chaos at Jordanhill and the lesson we can learn from it

Mark Smith: The chaos at Jordanhill and the lesson we can learn from it

Professor Milan Radosavljevic

Agenda: Scottish universities are a cornerstone for future sustainability

Arrangements for targeting funds to boost equity across Scottish education are being revamped.

'It's deeply worrying': SNP warned over cash cuts for schools in deprived areas

Marvin Bartley, Assistant Manager Livingston FC and Equality and Diversity Advisor Scottish FA took to the the stage.

The return of the Herald’s annual Diversity Conference

South Lanarkshire College celebrates Foundation Apprenticeship 'Class of 2022'

FUTURE OF EDUCATION South Lanarkshire College celebrates Foundation Apprenticeship 'Class of 2022'

Dr Robin Hoyle, Director of Science at the Glasgow Science Centre. Picture: Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com

Agenda: Collaboration is key to keeping Scotland as a science superpower

Glasgow School of Art was devastated by two fires in four years

Trust should be appointed to help oversee art school rebuild

Efforts are under way to boost the number of teachers from BME backgrounds in Scottish schools.

PREMIUM 'They're fearful': School bosses under fire for diluting plan to ringfence BME senior teacher jobs

Glasgow School of Art is planning the rebuild of the Mackintosh building

Glasgow School of Art Mac rebuild 'could be down to cheapest price'

Voice Distillery founder Tess Whittaker

Edinburgh voice-over technology innovator aims to be big noise

Misinformation fears amid 'vast sums' of Chinese funds given to Scottish universities

PREMIUM Misinformation fears amid 'vast sums' of Chinese funds given to Scottish universities

The Scottish Government's approach to pupil testing has come under fire.

SNP urged to scrap 'Thatcherite' approach to pupil testing

Significant changes were made to exams and assessments to reflect the impact of the Covid pandemic.

SQA exam and assessment changes to stay in place for another school year

The UK Government is facing criticism from MPs over levels of support provided to Scottish universities following Brexit.

Updated 'It's baffling': UK ministers under fire for failing to support Scots universities after Brexit

The first stage of the Green Jobs Workforce Academy is now up and running

FUTURE OF EDUCATION Students empowered by brighter prospects

YE Scotland’s Rouken Glen hub offers young people a unique environment to thrive and learn new skills

FUTURE OF EDUCATION New ways of learning see confidence take root

Peter Parfitt has been dismissed as director of music at St Margaret's School for Girls in Aberdeen.

Exclusive Music director at top independent school dismissed after safeguarding probe

Ministers accused of 'institutional corruption on a grand scale' over ferry fiasco transparency

Full Report Ministers accused of 'institutional corruption on a grand scale' over ferry fiasco transparency

The University of Edinburgh and inset (left) Paul Kagame and (right) Debora Kayembe

Scots university apologises after rector accuses president of UK 'migrant nation' of genocide

The first national exams diet since 2019 is due to get under way today.

Exams begin after Covid disruption and revision support row

The finalists of the 2022 Herald Higher Education Awards are announced

Stars of education sector learn to adapt and thrive

Glasgow Airport recorded its busiest year in history in 2017, but Covid took a heavy toll

Letters: There are encouraging signs, but Glasgow needs to work harder to sell the city as an attractive destination

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is happy to consider whether further action is needed to address misconduct and governance concerns at South Lanarkshire College.

PREMIUM Sturgeon signals she is open to probe at college mired in fraud claims

South Lanarkshire College has been at the centre of a long-running row over alleged misconduct and secrecy.

Updated Misconduct row college failed to meet governance standards, say auditors

Do we take speeding too lightly?

Letters: Speeding is a major cause of death and despair and should not be treated as a trivial offence

Renewables revolution offers everyone a chance to shine

Climate for Change Renewables revolution offers everyone a chance to shine

Scottish college campuses are being hit by strike action in a dispute over pay.

Colleges told to make pay offer that 'truly values' lecturers as strikes begin

Universal provision across Scotland's primary and secondary schools would de-stigmatise free school meals, campaigners say.

Make school meals free for all Scottish pupils, says STUC

South Lanarkshire College said complaints had been received on matters relating to Andy Kerr (left), a former Labour minister who has stepped aside as its board chair, and suspended principal Aileen McKechnie (right).

PREMIUM Misconduct row college accused of failing to act on complaints

Nearly 1,000 schools in Scotland not inspected in last decade

Nearly 1,000 schools in Scotland not inspected in last decade

Marvin Bartley, assistant manager at Livingston FC and Diversity and Inclusion adviser to the SFA.

DIVERSITY IS THE GOAL

College campaign shortlisted for National Marketing Awards

FUTURE OF EDUCATION College campaign shortlisted for National Marketing Awards

Carolyn Currie is the first Entrepreneur in Residence at Queen Margaret University

Scotland can lead world in women’s enterprise stakes reckons banking pioneer

Scotland's approach to sex education is prescriptive and potentially harmful, according to critics.

PREMIUM 'It's very worrying': Scottish education is normalising underage sex, says expert

It is hoped plans for remote learning at high schools in the Western Isles will boost the range of subject options available to pupils.

Updated Anger grows over remote learning scheme at Western Isles schools

Parents said they were shocked to learn that Little Einsteins Nursery in Glasgow was operating for months without insurance

PREMIUM Forced closure of Glasgow nursery was 'unprecedented' says council

A longer school day would support education catch up, argue the Scottish Conservatives.

Longer school day plan 'will punish pupils and teachers'

Scottish Government confirm change to mandatory mask laws will go ahead

Scottish Government confirm end of mandatory mask laws

Converge executive director Claudia Cavalluzzo, centree, with Mallikarjun Chityala of Fitabeo Therapeutics and Genevieve Patenaude of Earth Blox

Entrepreneurialism in Scotland's universities increases

Is Scottish education hamstrung by the overwhelming influence of our universities on the curriculum?

Letters: Scottish teachers don't need yet more well-meaning reports that fail to tackle the fundamental problems

Now more than ever, let’s keep giving our young people a voice on climate change

Agenda: Now more than ever, let’s keep giving our young people a voice on climate change

Neil Mackay: How one Scottish University got stitched up in culture wars

WHY DIGITAL HEALTH MUST WORK FOR ALL

WHY DIGITAL HEALTH MUST WORK FOR ALL

Artist Penny Anderson is considering legal action against GSA

Glasgow art school graduate to pursue legal action against world-renowned institution