Website offers safety advice 30 August 2012 A national website offering help on child protection issues and support to vulnerable children and families has launched.
Standards up and exclusions down in Glasgow schools 30 August 2012 Schools in Glasgow have improved significantly in the last five years with higher standards, better attendances and fewer exclusions, according to an analysis of inspection reports.
SFT savings pave way for 12 new schools 30 August 2012 Savings of £131 million by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) in the last financial year have enabled the country's school building programme to include an extra 12 new schools, according to the government.
Truancy court cases do not work, say heads 30 August 2012 Headteachers have urged councils to avoid taking parents to court over truancy as it is "time-consuming, bureaucratic and ineffective".
School vandalism costs taxpayers £2.4 million 30 August 2012 Almost £2.4 million was spent by Scottish councils last year on repairing vandalism to school buildings.
Parents must do more to aid sex education 30 August 2012 Parents must play a bigger role in educating their children about sex as schemes in schools have "failed" to curb the number of teenage pregnancies, according to Scotland's biggest health board.
Sport teachers warned over safety in the sun 30 August 2012 Sports teachers are being asked to take sun safety more seriously during outdoor lessons.
Homelessness fears 30 August 2012 A toolkit to help schools tackle their students' fears over housing costs and homelessness has been launched.
New £4,500 loan is a boost for students 30 August 2012 All university students will be eligible for a new loan of £4,500 per year from 2013 to help towards the cost of their studies, the Scottish government has announced.
Scottish universities buck UK admissions slump 30 August 2012 Scottish universities have bucked a UK slump in admissions with a slight rise in the number of pupils going on to higher education.
No space for sport? 28 August 2012 Despite trying to capitalise on the momentum of the Olympics and create a school sporting legacy, ministers have faced a raft of criticism ― not least because of revelations about playing fields being sold-off. Beth Rowland reports.
DfE accused of 'sneaking out' QTS announcement 20 August 2012 The Department for Education has been accused of "sneaking out" news of a change in rules that will allow academies to employ non-qualified teachers.
Free school to open with just 37 students 5 July 2012 The future of the most controversial free school approval to date was in doubt this week, after the local Tory MP and the County Council urged that the plan be shelved.
The SecEd year that was 5 July 2012 This academic year has seen a torrent of educational change, with a mix of policy debate, Ofsted reform and union action. Rebekah Bell looks at the key stories covered by SecEd in 2011/12.
Petition calls for mandatory dyslexia training 5 July 2012 Two major dyslexia charities are calling for all new teachers to receive mandatory training about the condition.
Funding for 100 school cadet units 5 July 2012 One hundred new cadet units are to be set up in state schools in England at a cost of almost £11 million.
Tsar outlines better ITT behaviour preparation 5 July 2012 The government's behaviour tsar has called for more practical training for new teachers to help them better manage behaviour in the classroom.
School adds peace to the curriculum 5 July 2012 A girls' school has become the first in the country to adopt an international peace programme into its curriculum.
Businesses offer leadership support 5 July 2012 Businesses are being urged to forge partnerships with their local schools to help them overcome leadership and workforce challenges.
Gender gap in reading begins at home, MPs say 5 July 2012 The reading gap between boys and girls is increasing, an investigation by MPs has found.
Employment plea to business after rise in NEETs 5 July 2012 The demise of the Saturday job and employers recruiting through word of mouth are consigning a generation of young people to unemployment or underemployment, according to a new report.
Exams competition hits standards, MPs say 5 July 2012 Competition between exam boards creates "significant pressure to drive down standards", an inquiry by MPs has concluded.
Students will take maths and English until they bank a C 4 July 2012 Students who do not achieve a grade C or better in GCSE English and maths will continue to study the subjects until they do. The move is part of government reforms to post-16 education unveiled as SecEd went to press this week.
Students get a glimpse of Cambridge life 28 June 2012 From art history to archaeology, a group of year 9s from 80 schools across the country jumped at the chance to learn more about subjects they might study at university.
Literacy is top priority, Estyn says 28 June 2012 Improving poor standards of literacy is one of the main challenges facing education in Wales, according to a new report from inspectors.
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