Education scotland

Russell bows to demand for delay to new Higher examsHerald Scotland

Schools quango Education Scotland also wrote to councils to say it was in the best interests of young people to move to the new Highers next session.

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Scottish Government study claims lack of confidence among head ...Herald Scotland

Education Secretary Michael Russell pledged to strip red tape from teachers' workload during a speech to members of the Educational Institute of Scotland in ...

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Allan backs teachers' discretionHerald Scotland

... religious and moral education classes. His comments follow concerns from the Scottish Secular Society last month, who requested guidance from the Scottish ...

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Scottish councils must interact with community before closing schoolsThe Information Daily

In its response to the consultation by the Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education in Scotland in late 2011, we made a number of points that appear to ...

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Castleview Primary get a visit from the Minister for good behaviour!The Edinburgh Reporter

Bill Maxwell, Chief Executive of Education Scotland said: “Our inspection has shown that Castleview Primary is ensuring children achieve highly across a broad ...

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Unions spearhead assault on Scottish teachersWorld Socialist Web Site

Members of the Education Institute for Scotland (EIS), which represents around 80 percent ofScottish teachers, have rejected a recent pay settlement with the ...

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Minister for Learning backs teachers in creationism rowHerald Scotland

"If even Michael Gove can get a grip on this, why can't the ScottishGovernment?" Mr Allan said: "Throughout religious and moral education, and religious, moral ...

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Scottish Daily Record

Scots get £1600 more per head than English: Figure show huge ...Daily Mail

Some £1,441 is spent per head on education in Scotland compared to £1,360 in England. Scots, who enjoy free personal care, have £1,857 spent on them for ...

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INSIDE TRACK: Shadow of independence hangs over our national ...Herald Scotland

For four centuries the Church of Scotland has been the national church, ... Union as one of the country's three pillars alongside its legal and education systems.

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MSPs back Children and Young People Bill that could allow earlier ...Scottish Daily Record

SNP MSP Stuart Maxwell, convener of Holyrood's Education Committee, said the Scottish Information Commissioner has raised concern that the Bill's scope for ...

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