2 h. ago Schoolgirl, 8, a victim of 'horrific' sextortion case as Scottish primary school issues warning to parents

The mother of an eight-year-old Edinburgh pupil says her daughter was a victim of sextortion

Events

6 h. ago SNP told to order major review of staffing and funding for Scottish schools after 768% rise in ASN pupils

Ministers accused of failing to plan properly for impact of inclusion drive

Politics

17 h. ago Extension on Falkirk school forced to close for repairs went £1 million over budget

Maddiston Primary School's extension was supposed to cost less than £5 million

Economics

26 h. ago Search launched for missing Scots schoolboy who disappeared two days ago

Riley Minnican was last seen on Monday, February 24.

Events

46 h. ago SNP face 'flunked it' claim as gap grows between Scotland's richest and poorest pupils

Opposition parties seized on new data showing the ‘destinations’ of Scottish school leavers

Politics

47 h. ago Shock closure of Falkirk primary school sparks probe into other buildings

Falkirk Chief Executive Kenneth Lawrie apologised for the disruption caused by the closure of Maddiston Primary School and praised staff for their efforts to relocate nearly 500 pupils over the weekend

Events

47 h. ago Evidence of misuse prompts major Whitehall review of procurement cards

Permanent secretaries have been ordered to assess the allocation of procurement cards to staff and start disciplinary action if misuse is found.

Events

4 d. ago Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likelyA newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in Nevada and Arizona, prompting new theories about how the virus is spread and leading to questions about containing the ongoing outbreaks.The news comes amid a purge of experts at federal agencies, including employees who were responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Agriculture. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Phones should be banned in schools to combat alarming trend of filming violence

"Our kids cannot afford to suffer any longer."

Events

5 d. ago Anas Sarwar: I will ban mobile phones in school classrooms as Labour First Minister

The Scottish Labour leader said he would make schools ‘safe, calm places for learning again’

Politics

5 d. ago Mobile phones to be banned in Scots schools if Labour wins next Holyrood election

Anas Sarwar used his keynote speech at the Scottish Labour conference to promise he would make schools "safe, calm places for learning again"

Politics

5 d. ago Blow for Anas Sarwar after Scottish Labour rejects motion on single sex spaces in schools

Delegates went against the leadership after critics accused the motion of "misinformation".

Events

5 d. ago Teen boy arrested as Scots high school put into lockdown over incident

Cops confirmed a 15-year-old has been arrested in connection.

Events

5 d. ago Knox Academy: Police arrest teenager over 'BB gun' incident after Scottish secondary school goes into lockdown

Force says there is no ongoing threat to the school or the public

Events

6 d. ago Scottish Labour to prioritise school leavers who do not go to university

EXCLUSIVE: Party leader Anas Sarwar will say apprenticeships, training and jobs should have the same government focus as higher education.

Culture

6 d. ago More support needed for Scots school leavers not attending university

"Young people should have the same opportunities regardless of their choices when they leave school."

Culture

6 d. ago How will Trump and Musk’s freeze on USAid affect millions around the world?

Immediately after his inauguration, the US president and the head of Doge froze funding for all foreign assistance, creating chaos for staff and for humanitarian projects, charities, governments and people around the worldWithin hours of taking office on 20 January, the US president, Donald Trump, announced an immediate 90-day freeze on all US foreign assistance, including over $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAid, the US Agency for International Development.In that time, there would be a review conducted to ensure the agency was backing work that aligned with the administration’s “America First” agenda. Waivers were later announced for “lifesaving humanitarian assistance” but it was quickly apparent the guidelines were confusing and contradictory. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Overnight blaze at Scots high school was 'wilful' police say

An overnight blaze at a Scots high school is being treated as wilful by investigators.

Events

7 d. ago Dyce Academy: Scottish secondary school shut this week after 60 firefighters battled huge blaze

Investigation launched into the cause of the overnight fire

Events

8 d. ago Dyce Academy: Scottish secondary school shut indefinitely after 60 firefighters battled huge blaze

Investigation launched into the cause of the overnight fire

Events