7 h. ago Cambuslang primary school receives a glowing report from Education Scotland

The school was inspected in September as part of a national programme, with inspectors observing lessons, speaking to pupils, staff and parents, and receiving feedback from the school community.

Politics

4 d. ago Lecturers at Edinburgh Napier University back strike action over ‘damaging’ cuts

The Educational Institute of Scotland union will consider the next steps to be taken in the dispute.

Events

6 d. ago 'Radical change' vital if Scotland's universities and colleges are to survive, experts warn

The Scottish Government has missed a crucial chance to reimagine the future of Scotland’s tertiary education sector, according to a new report

Events

7 d. ago Children return to school hungry in Wales as demand made for more free meals

From September all children in homes receiving Universal Credit in England will be eligible for free school, meals, including secondary age children. This removes the current £7,400 net income cap in England, while that cap remains in Wales.

Politics

9 d. ago Scotland's school attendance 'in crisis' after thousands of pupils miss lessons

Thousands of pupils in Scotland have not attended school at all in the last six years.

Events

1 week ago Major darts rule change branded 'ridiculous' ahead of Luke Littler final

The Professional Darts Corporation has announced a major Tour Card rule change for Q School, with the last two players each day now receiving cards instead of just the winner

Politics

2 w. ago Airdrie Community School Uniform Bank receive donation from Airdrie & Coatbridge 41 Club

The money assisted some of the many projects the uniform bank has, including its advent calendar appeal.

Society

3 w. ago Lanarkshire school receives £5k donation from Persimmon Homes West Scotland as part of homebuilder’s Community Champions initiative

North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue joined Persimmon’s land director Craig Moore and local parent and Persimmon customer care office manager Claire Eadie - whose daughter attends the school - to present the cheque.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘There’s a sense of our freedoms becoming vulnerable’: novelist Alan Hollinghurst

A knighthood, a lifetime achievement award and a hit theatre production of The Line of Beauty the author on a year of personal success and political changeIf there can be a downside to receiving a lifetime achievement award, it can surely only be the hint of closure it evokes. I put this as tactfully as I can to Alan Hollinghurst, this year’s winner of the David Cohen prize, which has previously recognised the contribution to literature of, among others, VS Naipaul, Doris Lessing and Edna O’Brien. It does have “a certain hint of the obituary about it”, he concedes, laughing. “So I’m very much doing what I can to take it as an incentive rather than a reward.”But there have been plenty of rewards recently. Hollinghurst was knighted in this year’s New Year honours list, a couple of months after the publication of his novel Our Evenings, the story of actor Dave Win’s journey from boarding school to the end of his life, which received rave reviews. In the Guardian, critic Alexandra ...

Politics

4 w. ago The 14 state secondary schools among Scotland's top performers for 5 years in a row

These Scottish schools have maintained consistently high levels of student achievement over the last five years🏆

Politics