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Henry Hepburn

Henry Hepburn is Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland editor at Tes magazine

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Gilruth: ‘Fundamental shift’ in behaviour in schools since Covid
Advice on behaviour ‘consequences’ will be published before schools break up for the summer, education secretary promises
Secondary
9 May 2025
Gilruth: 'Fundamental shift' in behaviour in schools since Covid
EIS to ballot members over teachers’ class-contact time
Policy viewed as key to reducing workload has seen ‘absolutely no progress’ in four years, says Scotland’s biggest teaching union
General
9 May 2025
Clock frozen in ice Class contact time
Pay offer delay leaves Scottish teachers feeling ‘undervalued and ignored’
Class-contact time, recruitment crises and fear-inducing school inspections also set out as priorities for change by the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
Secondary
9 May 2025
Pay offer delay leaves Scottish teachers feeling ‘undervalued and ignored’
Keep AI away from early years, says digital learning expert
Human teachers must remain at the forefront of early education, as artificial intelligence could make mistakes when children are encountering ‘key big ideas’ for the first time, school leaders in Scotland told
General
7 May 2025
Spelling ia on a child's magnetic board
Scottish first claimed as mobile phones locked away during lessons
Edinburgh schools’ pilot project aims to ensure equity through a complete block on the use of phones in classes
Secondary
7 May 2025
DfE to trial sending GCSE exam results to students via app
Call for consistent approach to security in Scottish schools
School security ‘varies considerably’ across the country for a variety of reasons, the NASUWT teaching union will say today
General
3 May 2025
Call for consistent approach to security in Scottish schools