15 h. ago Edinburgh schools: First look as Edinburgh's new £50m 'state of the art' secondary school opens its doors

Doors opened for staff and pupils at the new secondary school this week.

Economics

16 h. ago Councils urged to change school uniform rules as pupils return to classroom

The Scottish Greens have recommended that local authorities implement a whole host of measures to cut costs for families.

Politics

23 h. ago Scotland's pupils should be 'banned from leaving school at lunchtime' to boost health

Brian Whittle MSP has raised some innovative ideas for boosting pupil health in Scotland’s schools

Events

37 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council honours youngsters involved in record

This year saw more applications than ever before, with the total number of placements rising from 127 last year to 191.

Politics

45 h. ago Girl, 6, suffers major burns in Home Bargains cafe as metal teapot falls on lap

Murphy Weatherston, six, was left in "agony" when a teapot fell over and into her lap while she was in the cafe at Home Bargains in Cumbernauld Westway Retail Park, North Lanarkshire

Events

48 h. ago Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest

The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisationIn the 1930s, it was common for British missionaries to change the names of African school pupils to biblical names. The change wasn’t “just for school” – it was intended to be for ever. So Ngũgĩ became James and my father, Mohamed, became Moses. While many students retained their new names throughout their lives, Ngũgĩ and my father changed theirs back, though you can still find early editions of Ngũgĩ’s first book, Weep Not, Child, under the name of “James Ngugi”. With the novel, Ngũgĩ established himself as a writer and later, by reclaiming his Kikuyu identity as an activist, began a process of decolonisation that he would explore in one of his most famous nonfiction works, Decolonising the Mind (1986), which challenged the dominance of European languages in African education and literature. Ngũgĩ...

Politics

50 h. ago Hundreds of pupils left 'with nowhere to study' after historic £23k

Governors said Chancellor Rachel Reeves 's 20 per cent levy, as well as increases in employer national insurance contributions were the final nails in the coffin for the 160-year-old institution.

Economics

3 d. ago Excitement as £80 million new Perth High School building opens to pupils this month

Work is now under way moving equipment and resources into the new building ahead of pupils returning to school

Economics

3 d. ago Private school parents who paid fees in advance to face fresh tax grab from HMRC

Parents with pupils in private school who pre-paid fees in advance of January's VAT hike are facing a fresh attack from the taxman.

Economics

4 d. ago School violence horror with grim rise in pupil attacks and teachers 'bitten, kicked and punched'

A 15-year-old schoolboy has been found guilty for the murder of another pupil after getting into an altercation at school, with teachers warning violence is on the rise in the classroom

Events

5 d. ago Boy guilty of murdering pupil Harvey Willgoose in school stabbing

The child, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously admitted manslaughter.

Events

6 d. ago August relaunch for North Lanarkshire Social Enterprise Network in Motherwell

Members will be able to come together to share ideas and explore opportunities for their organisation.

Politics

6 d. ago Deposit boost for key workers looking to buy a home in North Lanarkshire

Barratt Redrow has extended its scheme to include social workers, nursery workers and pharmacists

Economics

6 d. ago North Lanarkshire school pupils celebrate their SQA exam results

More than 9000 candidates got their results, successfully achieving a total of 40,327 qualifications across 73 subject areas.

Culture

6 d. ago When do Scottish schools go back after the summer holidays? Full list by council area

We've listed every Scottish council and when pupils go back to school at each one.

Politics

6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch reveals how she SNITCHED on a fellow pupil for cheating in an exam

The Tory leader recalled, when she was 'about 14 or 15', how she stood up during the middle of an exam and said: 'He's cheating, he's the one that's doing it.'

Politics

6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch snitched on a cheating pupil at school who was then expelled

The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch claimed her fellow students were not impressed after she stood up in an exam and accused another pupil of cheating, who was later expelled

Politics

6 d. ago Youngsters take part in Summer School run by project creating new Monklands Hospital

The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) welcomed school students from North and South Lanarkshire for a week of classes.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Tattletale’ Kemi Badenoch got a fellow pupil expelled after catching him cheating in exam

Kemi Badenoch has said that she was a “tattle-tale” in school, revealing that she got a fellow pupil expelled after she caught him cheating in an exam.

Politics

7 d. ago PE teacher banned after allowing pupil with broken foot to play football

Oliver Barker, 28, was struck off after letting the pupil play football at Percy Hedley School in Tyne and Wear

Events