7 h. ago Readers' Letters: Why should public purse pay for police chief's second home?

Taxpayers should not be stumping up to help pay for the second homes of public officials, says reader

Events

9 h. ago Thousands of pupils in Scots schools face more time off in coming months as teachers urged to walk out of classrooms

THOUSANDS of youngsters across Scotland could end up out of the classroom amid a strike threat. Teachers have been urged to back industrial action after a union boss blasted Nats ministers over a botched promise on class times. The SNP promised to reduce contact time to 21 hours in their 2021 manifesto. But the Educational...

Politics

27 h. ago Furious Scots parents slam primary school after teacher 'tells kids Santa isn't real'

The school has launched an investigation after the alleged incident which sparked fury among some parents who said "the magic of Christmas had been ruined for some of the pupils".

Society

27 h. ago Aberdeen: Children told 'Santa is not real' by teacher during primary school lesson

Aberdeen City Council confirmed an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Society

28 h. ago ‘They’ve ruined the magic of Christmas’, blast furious Scots parents after primary teacher ‘tells kids Santa isn’t real’

PARENTS have been left fuming amid claims a Scots primary school teacher told kids that Santa doesn't exist. Pupils at the school were left devastated after a teacher made the alleged remarks in class. It's claimed the incident happened at the end of October after a teacher from the Aberdeen school discussed a lesson on...

Society

40 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Trespasses on Channel 4: This wretched 70s

At the end of the second episode of Trespasses, primary school teacher Cushla (Lola Petticrew) searches the house for her mother's hidden stashes of booze, and finds enough to fill Belfast docks.

Politics

48 h. ago Readers' Letters: We need to look at Scotland's mental health crisis

Holyrood must get to grips with mental health of nation, says reader

Events

49 h. ago Teacher 'started sexual relationship with student and let him stay overnight'

A school teacher and football coach has been charged after allegedly having sex with a student who neighbours say often stayed overnight at her home, she is scheduled to appear in court next month

Society

67 h. ago Trespasses review – an intoxicating, rousing and heartbreaking love story

This adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s masterly novel, set in 70s Belfast, sees a Catholic teacher drawn into a dangerous affair with a Protestant barrister. It really hits a nerveWe could be happy together, if only we weren’t here and it wasn’t now: the tragedy of sweethearts caught up in conflict, their love overcome by others’ hate, is an old and powerful story. Trespasses, an adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel, written by Ailbhe Keogan, hits that nerve.A small town outside Belfast, 1975: rancour, suspicion and grief shadow every moment in the thwarted life of Cushla (Lola Petticrew), a Catholic primary-school teacher in her mid-20s who is giving up her spare time to work shifts in her brother’s pub. The priests at the school are hollering bigots, telling the children that every Protestant is an evil enemy, despite one of the kids being the son of a Catholic father and Protestant mother. Cushla takes an interest in the boy, who tends to arrive at school without a coat, and his eld...

Events

3 d. ago Readers’ letters: What next for our education system, who is running schools the Teachers or the pupils?

Having just read the Education secretary Jenny Gulruth’s article in Scotland on Sunday I am actually astounded with her comments like, we maybe should change school starting times because the pupils struggle to get out of bed in the morning.

Politics

4 d. ago My life was dominated by unbelievable levels of pain, then my doctor suggested I took medical cannabis

Retired school teacher Steven Griffiths described how his life 'felt impossible' until he discovered the new way of dealing with his day-to-day pain

Science

4 d. ago Readers’ letters: Politicians and lobbyists to blame for our ills, not pensioners

Tim Flinn (yesterday’s letters) asserts pensioners should hang their head in shame for ruining the world by successively voting in their own interest from a huge choice of two (three at most) parties.

Politics

6 d. ago Readers’ letters: Reeves should cut government spending, not increase taxes

A reader says the Chancellor must switch her focus away from tax increases which will stifle growth

Politics

6 d. ago Troubled Texas school district rocked by fourth arrest of teacher in recent weeks after special education employee showed up to class ‘impaired’

Four school district employees have been arrested and three others put on leave since October

Society

6 d. ago Readers’ letters: Our monarchy is the greatest possible global advert for the UK

Readers spring to the defence of the royal family following a call suggesting the monarchy is living on borrowed time

Politics

7 d. ago Gun cops rush to school with pupils & teachers evacuated as boy, 17, arrested for ‘bomb hoax’ after call from staff

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of a "bomb hoax" - after terrified teachers alerted cops and evacuated the school. The 17-year-old was taken into custody after armed police raced to St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol in response to a "possible risk" on Tuesday. Avon and Somerset Police said: "One person has...

Events

7 d. ago Readers’ letters: Bill for new prison passes sentence on SNP waste

A reader says the rocketing bill for a new jail to replace Barlinnie is a shocking example of the SNP’s misuse of public money

Events

8 d. ago Backlash after New Zealand government scraps rules on incorporating Māori culture in classrooms

Minister says obligations for school boards to ‘give effect’ to the treaty are unfair while critics argue the move will sideline Indigenous educationNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi – explained in 30 secondsA plan by New Zealand’s government to scrap a legal requirement on schools to incorporate local Māori culture in classrooms has been condemned by teachers, principals and school boards.Since 2020, school boards have been obligated to “give effect” to the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document signed in 1840 between Māori tribes and the British Crown and instrumental in upholding Māori rights. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Readers' letters: Start preparing now for the end of the monarchy

The end of the monarchy would open up a host of great opportunities to a reformed Britain, a reader suggests

Politics

9 d. ago What happened to Ian Wright's teacher who had Arsenal icon crying in famous clip

Ian Wright was emotionally reunited with his former school teacher and his first real role model Mr Pigden in a 2005 documentary, seeing the Arsenal legend break down in tears

Politics