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 · Dec 9, 2024
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) · Oct 4, 2024
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) · Sep 19, 2024
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) · Sep 11, 2024
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) · Sep 1, 2024
'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) · Aug 21, 2024
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) · Aug 21, 2024
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) · Aug 15, 2024
Students expecting exam results sent blank emails by Scottish exam body SQA 145,000 students in Scotland are receiving exam results Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2024
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) · Aug 6, 2024
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) · Jun 5, 2024
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) · Dec 12, 2023
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… The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2023
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) · Nov 30, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023 ‘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) · Nov 29, 2023 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) · Nov 27, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 Hundreds of striking school support staff attend rally calling for fair pay Unison members are taking three days of strike action.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 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) · Sep 7, 2023 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 · Sep 6, 2023 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 · Sep 4, 2023 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) · Sep 4, 2023 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) · Aug 31, 2023 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.
Daily Record · Jul 9, 2023 Half of Scottish state schools not inspected in a decade, figures show Figures obtained through an FoI request show just 57 per cent of state schools, and 54 per cent of independent schools, were inspected after 2012/13.