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Education
Lloyd Anderson: The language of selling is a valuable asset
YOU may have read the story recently of a 14-year-old Scottish schoolboy dubbed “the most multilingual child” in the UK.
Bruce Baillie-Hamilton, from Callander, can speak Russian, Mandarin, Arabic, French, German, Spanish and English.
Council warns of ‘two-tier’ schooling
ONE of Scotland’s largest councils has warned the use of technology in schools could create a “two-tier” education system if the Scottish Government does not provide funding for tablet computers.
Audience buys into college’s retail debate
WEST Lothian College hosted a lively debate on retail to mark five decades of the new town of Livingston.
Colleges festival displays talents ahead of merger
THE Edinburgh Colleges Festival launched in style with a gala dinner attended by Education Secretary Mike Russell.
Alf Young: Wha’s like us… a lesson in privileged status
SCOTLAND prides itself on enjoying a more egalitarian society than our neighbours, but inequality is entrenched, writes Alf Young
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Judges’ Portobello High ruling is ‘months away’
PROTESTERS are facing a long wait to discover whether their bid to derail plans for a new Portobello High School has been successful.
8 commentsRosshall Academy: history of the school
ROSSHALL Academy, a state secondary school, was formed in 1999 following the merger of Penilee and Crookston Castle secondary schools.
‘Teachers’ fears over exams were ignored’
TEACHERS have criticised a national audit of readiness for Scotland’s new exams, accusing it of ignoring their concerns about the new qualifications.
2 comments87,915 racist incidents in schools over five years
TENS of thousands of racist incidents were recorded in schools over a five-year period, new figures reveal.
2 commentsClassroom assistant says he is not a paedophile
A CLASSROOM assistant who hoarded a stash of child pornography while working at the school where his mother taught blamed his offending on an attention disorder.
Curriculum for Excellence on target for delivery say Education Scotland
SCOTLAND’S schools are on target to deliver controversial new exams, according to a “deep audit” carried out by the country’s education agency.
5 commentsUniversity ban for net abuse student
A STUDENT jailed for using Twitter to mock heart-attack football star Fabrice Muamba has been banned from his university for the rest of the year.
Man who raised the standards
A FORMER head teacher who is now part of the Scottish Government’s task group on attainment, Brian McAlinden was credited with driving up results at Castlemilk High School.
Alan Massie: Social mobility leaves the ‘excluded’ further behind
There are parts of the country where the only economic activity is criminal and educational level is so low only a few can escape, writes Allan Massie
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Put teachers on five-year contracts, says expert
TEACHERS should be given fixed-term contracts to encourage continued development throughout their careers and drive up attainment in Scotland’s schools, it has been argued.
34 commentsGraduates putting their careers first
MORE and more graduates are shunning gap years and travelling overseas in favour of getting on the career ladder, a survey of university leavers has found.
1 commentHugh Reilly: Tablets no cure for education headache
ANNOYINGLY, my family and imaginary friend continue to regard me as a something of a technophobe. To be fair, my mobile phone is a somewhat retro item. Put it this way: when I take a picture using the camera function, I have to place a dark cloth over my head and hold a flash bulb aloft.
Pete Martin: Dumb and glummer
FOR a people who have long fought for education and raised their country up as an example to others, we Scots are often world-beaters when it comes to wilful ignorance, writes Pete Martin
6 commentsSpellchecker takes the blame
Technology has left many British citizens unable to spell words like “definitely” and “separate”.
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Dani Garavelli: Language policy sure to be lost in translation
EVERY couple of weeks I have the same row with my eldest son. As he sighs theatrically over his French homework, I burble on about the merits of being able to converse with people from other countries.
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Geoff Mulgan: New generation of pioneers waiting to be switched on
YOU might have thought that learning about information technology in schools would be exciting and infinitely motivating. After all, teenagers find it hard to tear themselves away from games and social media. Left to their own devices, they have no difficulty creating new characters, stories and home movies.
Plan to make EU students pay tuition fees
SCOTTISH students could be charged tuition fees and then reimbursed under plans being considered to make their EU counterparts pay towards their education at Scottish universities.
85 commentsNumber of suspect university applications trebles
THE number of budding students suspected of plagiarism in their university applications more than tripled last year, new figures show.
A–level question on... Frankie Boyle
SCOTTISH comedian Frankie Boyle has been featured in an A- level General Studies question by an English exam board.
Primaries join forces to fight appeal over new high school
PARENTS from Portobello’s primary schools have banded together in a bid to persuade a protest group to drop its appeal against the building of a new high school.
18 commentsHarry Potter is great literature, say academics
THEY were a publishing phenomenon that worked magic on young readers everywhere, but left some literary critics far from spellbound.
1 commentiPad use in schools to be investigated
WAYS of promoting the use of tablet computers in schools are to be explored by the Scottish Government amid concerns that those already using them could leave others behind.
3 commentsScottish Government ponders tablet computers’ role in schools
WAYS of promoting the use of tablet computers in schools are to be explored by the Scottish Government.
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Eddie Barnes: Honest debate over university tuition costs required
ALEX Salmond famously declared before last year’s Scottish elections that “the rocks will melt with the sun” before he asks graduates to pay back the cost of their tuition after graduating, as is happening in England. The pledge prompted Labour, in slightly less flowery language, and with notably less conviction, to match him as best they could. Now, a drastic acceleration in climate change excepting, it appears that the latter could be the first to have a rethink on this most steaming of hot potatoes.
13 commentsHappily single Abertay names its next principal
A SCOTTISH university which avoided a controversial merger with a neighbouring institution has appointed a new principal.
Professor Nigel Seaton, 51, will become the principal and vice-chancellor of Abertay University after plans to merge it with Dundee University were dropped.
Additional support for schoolchildren in need is ‘patchy’
MORE than a quarter of children in some parts of Scotland require additional support during their schooling, according to a new report.
2 commentsNoam Chomsky to receive honorary degree from St Andrews University
Renowned American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky will be among those receiving honorary degrees from Scotland’s oldest university this summer.
3 commentsDouble nomination for Dumbarton school in UK education awards
A SCOTTISH school and its headteacher are in the running for two top education awards.
Glow a leading light of curriculum
BILLED as the world’s first national safe and secure online community for pupils, parents and teachers, Glow is a key part of Scotland’s new curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence.
Google walks away from pioneering website linking Scotland’s schools
FEARS have been raised over the future of a world-leading website used in Scotland’s schools after Google pulled out of the race to develop it.
Hugh Reilly: Empower pupils but don’t let them speak
I wistfully recall the occasion that my sons, both mere striplings at the time, badgered me into hiring a rowing boat for two hours at Hogganfield Loch, the Lake Constance of Glasgow’s east end.
University to earn £1.5m from sale of historic campus for housing
BOSSES at Edinburgh Napier University have admitted that it is set to cash in to the tune of £1.5 million if a controversial housing development in the historic Craighouse campus gets the green light.
3 commentsPupils tested on knowledge of EU
James Gillespie’s Primary pupils are among 120 pupils from 30 teams across Scotland testing their European knowledge at the Scottish Parliament later today.
Teachers slam ‘Tesco rate’ for supply staff
THE education of Scotland’s children is being put at risk by a controversial pay deal that sees supply teachers paid a “Tesco rate” of about £50 a day, it has been claimed.
Teachers’ union chief hits out at ‘derisory and offensive’ pay
The head of a secondary school teachers’ union has said it will work “with the devil and his cat” to protect pay and conditions.
Teachers prepare for strike ballot as tensions grow over new examinations and pay freeze
TEACHERS are threatening industrial action if the Scottish Government does not agree to delay the implementation of controversial new exams.
Bullying of disabled children rife in Scots schools, say experts
BULLYING of disabled children – including physical attacks and name-calling – is “prevalent” in Scottish education, a new report has warned.
Simon Pia: A failure to get top marks
SCHOOLS in Scotland have not been performing well when compared with other countries like China – a major worry for politicians writes
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Safety fear as wheel comes off school bus
A COACH firm still being used to transport school children in the Capital has been suspended from two similar contracts in the Borders after a wheel fell off one of its buses while pupils were on board.
UK students eye free university places by claiming Irish ancestry
Thousands of students from England and Wales could get free university places in Scotland if they claim Irish ancestry.
‘Forget medicine and law – get pupils into IT and engineering’
PARENTS should be educated about the plentiful jobs available for their children in IT and engineering, Scotland’s enterprise chief said yesterday, as MSPs heard fresh evidence on ways to grow Scotland’s economy.
More time needed for new exams, say teachers
PUPILS’ exam results could suffer if teachers are not given more time to prepare for the introduction of controversial new exams, it has been warned.
Sex-in-cupboard maths teacher struck off
A TEACHER who had sex with two pupils in a school cupboard has been struck off the register of teachers.
Union leaders blame extra pressure on teachers for illness due to stress
Stress and depression accounted for almost a third of all long-term sickness absence among teachers in city schools in the last year.
19 commentsBid to honour Charles Dickens’ Scottish connections
One of the world’s leading authorities on the work of Charles Dickens is planning to establish the first Dickens Fellowship in Scotland.
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- Scottish independence: I don’t want ‘separatism’ says Sir Tom Farmer
- Scottish independence: Labour voters ‘will deliver independence’
- Rangers administration: End game nears for fallen icon
- Leaders: Blurred vision on independence
- Rangers administration: Duff & Phelps ‘hopeful’ that Taxman will agree to CVA
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