Today
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
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
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
Yesterday
FM’s attainment gap claim ‘should have been clearer’
UKSA points out that data cited at First Minister’s Questions in February related to school leavers rather than attainment while at school
Why early intervention is crucial for children with a visual impairmentÂ
Supporting children with a visual impairment in the early years helps with their transition to school, explains Lucy Chetty
Wednesday
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
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
Friday
Revealed: The SQA’s grades for teachers who mark exams
The proportion of exam markers graded A for their marking of some of the most popular Higher subjects ranged from 97 per cent to just 38 per cent last year, Tes analysis shows
Far right fuelling violence in Scottish schools, warns union
Racist, misogynistic and anti-immigrant rhetoric in schools is being fuelled by social media, new NASUWT Scotland president will say today
