'No complacency': Cautious welcome for positive leaver destination figures
The proportion of pupils going on to “positive destinations” after school is at its joint highest level, government figures show.
Further 190 jobs to be cut at Dundee University in bid to save £20m
Dundee University has announced that a further 190 jobs will be cut as it continues to struggle with a financial crisis.
Scottish private school co-founded by Tilda Swinton to close
A private school in Moray co-founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is to close amid financial pressures, it has been announced.
Marking boycotters face heavy sanctions as assessments disrupted
Edinburgh extends pay deductions to those who refuse to cover for colleagues taking part in industrial action.
Dundee University approves £20m cuts plan amid jobs losses
Dundee University has approved a recovery plan requiring around £20m in further annual savings, raising renewed fears of job losses after hundreds of posts have already gone or been earmarked for redundancy.
Groups raise concerns over STEM subjects in schools
A group of expert organisations has written to the Scottish Government raising concerns about uneven exam standards for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in secondary schools.
Mobile phones to be banned in schools across Edinburgh
Mobile phone use in schools across Edinburgh will be banned from bell to bell from August.
Scotland: Old school asbestos clear-up to cost council more than £2.5m
A council is facing a bill of amore than £2.5m to remove "extensive asbestos" discovered in two of its former schools.
Schools in Scotland cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'
Secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers, education leaders have told BBC Scotland News.
Child poverty should be a 'priority from day one', say young people
Young people want the Scottish Government to make tackling child poverty a “priority from day one”, according to a new poll.
Extra in-service days promised by new Scottish education secretary
EIS teaching union sees more in-service days as crucial in helping teachers to adapt to the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
Health and safety ‘ticking time bomb’ faced by Scottish teachers
Levels of violence seen in schools in 2026 were unacceptable only a few years ago, say members of Scotland’s biggest teaching union.
Council acted unlawfully by failing to provide single-sex toilets at primary school
7. Scotland: Primary school’s unisex toilets breach girls’ rights, judge rules | The Telegraph
Phone-free learning in Scottish schools
School learning environments across Scotland will become phone free under measures announced by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan.
Exam board accused of 'highly misleading' committee evidence
Staff at Scotland’s only exam board were so concerned about a colleague’s evidence to a parliamentary committee that they drafted an official apology to be sent in her name, The Herald can exclusively reveal.
Glasgow Caledonian University begin strike over job cuts
Strike action begins at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wednesday, as staff walk out in a dispute over job cuts and possible compulsory redundancies.
McAllan urges schools to act ahead of new legislation on mobiles in class
The Scottish Government is to change the law to prevent pupils from using mobile phones in classrooms – with education secretary Mairi McAllan also setting out that existing guidance on their use will be toughened up ahead of legislation.
Hundreds of Edinburgh University staff paid to leave in £140m cuts bid
Almost 500 people have taken voluntary severance at Edinburgh University since managers first announced cost-cutting plans in August 2024.
Scots universities in stark warning to Home Office over 'serious weaknesses' in student visa scheme
Universities Scotland has warned institutions are being driven towards a ‘cliff edge’ by changes to student visa rules.
NSPCC calls for mandatory sex and relationships education
Young people across Scotland have written messages to the new education secretary calling for the legal right to improved education on healthy relationships.