9 h. ago Falkirk pupils urged to cut screen time and get more sleep to boost mental health

A unique project is now being rolled out to schools across Falkirk in a bid to encourage pupils to get enough sleep

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6 d. ago Younger Falkirk pupils above Scottish average in literacy and numeracy

Pupils and staff were praised for their efforts as national report shows positive picture from P1 to S3

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2 w. ago Government urged to make singing as important as reading and maths in schools

A new report has called for the Government to put creativity and the expressive arts ‘at the heart’ of the primary school curriculum

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2 w. ago All schools should be ‘singing schools’, says think tank in push for children’s creativity

A new report has called for the Government to put creativity and the expressive arts ‘at the heart’ of the primary school curriculum

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2 w. ago Falkirk Gaelic pupils win plea to keep transport that will let them finish education

Transport will not be funded for new pupils but Falkirk Council announced "exciting plans" for the language.

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3 w. ago ‘If you don’t get early years right, children are unlikely to catch up’: why South Africa is trying to reboot its school system

With 80% of 10-year-olds unable to read for meaning, the government is prioritising literacy and numeracy among pre-school pupils as it tackles its education problemsWhen she noticed children hanging around with nothing to do after school in the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto in 2016, Faith Nedoboni decided to start an after-school programme. But as she helped them with their homework, she realised many, some as old as 13, were struggling to read and write.Nedoboni, a 57-year-old single mother of three adult children, had never been a teacher. But she was an entrepreneur, first taking over her father’s restaurant and grocery store business after his death and then also selling secondhand clothes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Falkirk Gaelic pupils 'forced to move schools' if free transport cut by council

Parents have hit out at the plans to axe transport for Gaelic pupils, and said they were 'disgusted' by a lack of communication from the council.

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