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Category Archives: Scottish Education
Students with European heritage could study for free in Scotland
Students from England or Wales who have an Irish grandparent could avoid paying tuition fees at Scottish universities because of a legal loophole, it has emerged. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Behaviour units ‘keep pupils out of jail’
The chief inspector of Scottish prisons has called for the creation of behaviour units in more schools to prevent young people ending up in jail. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Behaviour, Head teachers, Scottish Education, Teachers
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Dundee University voted best student experience in the UK
Students at Dundee have the best experience of university life, according to a new survey. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Stirling University research finds new curriculum ‘causing anxiety’
The new Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is continuing to cause “anxiety” among teachers, according to research by academics at Stirling University. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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A third of S2s underperform in maths
Groundbreaking survey leads to calls for smaller class sizes {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Literacy, Maths, Primary Schools, Scottish Education, Secondary Schools, Survey
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Mike Russell accused of ‘losing control’ of National exams
Scotland’s Education Minister is facing accusations he has lost control over new exams after permitting all schools to postpone their introduction if they are not ready while insisting there will be no widespread delay. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Delays to new Scottish exams an ‘option’
Individual schools will be allowed to delay the National 4 and 5 exams, due to replace Standard Grades, for a year. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Higher English ‘will include Scottish writing’
Answering a question on a Scottish piece of writing is to become compulsory in Higher English under plans from the Scottish government. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Scottish government consults on outdoor education rules
Views are being sought by the Scottish government on how providers of outdoor education should be regulated. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Scottish uni funding rate set at £1bn ‘with conditions’
Scottish universities have been asked to do more to accept people from less well-off backgrounds. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Scottish universities ordered to widen access under new funding deal
Scotland‘s universities are to be held accountable by the Scottish government for improving access and performance under a new budget deal designed to plug the funding gap between Scottish and English institutions. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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First university in Scotland has risen tuition fees
THE university of Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to adopt greatly increased fees for students from England and the rest of the UK. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Dozens of students given wrong exam grades
Dozens of students received the wrong grades in their Higher exams following an administration error, it has been reported by the BBC. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Text error sends Scottish exam results a day early
Exam officials launch investigation after 30,000 students in Scotland who opted to get grades by text were sent them early, report Severin Carrell and Jessica Shepherd in The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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More women than men in higher education in Scotland
The number of young women in higher education in Scotland remains higher than the number of young men, according to figures reported by BBC News. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Pupils’ walking progress to be shown on virtual globe
HUNDREDS of Edinburgh schoolchildren are set to take part in a walking initiative which shows the distance travelled in world terms, reports The Scotsman. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Robert Gordon’s College teacher wins ‘bullying’ case
A teacher who claimed she was forced to leave her job after being bullied and locked in a cupboard has won her case for constructive unfair dismissal, BBC News reports {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Glasgow Council suggests half pay plan for new teachers
Union bosses are urging Scotland’s largest education authority to clarify its call for all probationer teachers to be put on half pay. Seonag MacKinnon of the BBC reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Budget, Scottish Education
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Early Years and Early Action Fund
Scottish national voluntary organisations are being invited to bid for a share of a new £6.8 million fund, designed to help improve children’s lives. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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UK lags in children’s well-being rankings
The UK is in the bottom half of an international league table of developed countries for “well-being” in childhood, Sean Coughlan reports in BBC News. {lang: ‘en-GB’}