Education

It’s amazing what time in the wilderness can do. When we first met A, she was nervous, suspicious and clearly intent on ­keeping us at arm’s length. She’d come to us as part of our Venture Mòr Wilderness Therapy programme – offered to young people who are ­having trouble engaging with or accessing mainstream services and who want to make sense of what’s going on for them emotionally.

The number of children with Additional Support Needs (ASN) in mainstream education has dropped in South Ayrshire, despite a drive for greater inclusion

In just over three decades, what started as a small university course on brewing in the capital has grown to become a wellspring of talent that has produced distillers and brewers who have gone on to become some of the most successful of their ilk, not just in the UK, but in countries all across the world.

Heriot-Watt University’s graduate apprenticeships initiative, already one of the largest of its kind, is poised to welcome a record number of candidates.

‘What if I train someone and they leave?” they ask. Well, what if you don’t train them and they stay?’

The opening decades of the 21st century have brought political and social upheavals which affect everyone and show no signs of abating. Our impact on the environment has become a ­ubiquitous reality. Nature everywhere, even in the deepest oceans, is subject to pressures from unsustainable human behaviours and over-consumption. The twin ­global crises of climate change and ecological damage have become manifest during our lifetimes, and the future of all life will depend on our next steps.

Scottish local authorities have warned a no-deal Brexit could force them to amend strict nutritional standards when it comes to school meals.

A Dundee art student and former journalist has created a series of shorthand-inspired works to help her cope with the trauma of having a miscarriage.

Eyemouth High’s parent council has added its voice to objections over the removal of librarians from Borders secondary schools.

There were two teachers called Steel at my school in 1969. One taught Geography and was nicknamed ‘Rusty’; the other was the chaplain, a fierce middle-aged man who – rather brilliantly – was universally known as ‘Stainless’, and it was part of the Reverend Steel’s remit to teach the boys (for we were all boys) about sex.

A young Scottish drummer who suffers from autism is setting out to attend a top US music school this week after an appeal for funds to achieve his dream.

Lodge Girvan St Johns’ No 237 held its annual barbecue as over 70 brethren, family and invited guests enjoyed the glorious sunshine.

Controversial aspect of change would be mainstream independent schools unable to claim charitable relief from non-domestic rates, says Debbie McIlwraith Cameron

The Scottish Conservatives have called for major reform of a key part of Curriculum for Excellence.

An expert panel established to write a workable code of practice to enable the controversial Named Person legislation to be implemented, has failed to produce one, prompting campaigners to claim the whole scheme should “be consigned to the dustbin”.

Hard-pressed local families are increasingly turning to school uniform banks run by congregations, according to the Church of Scotland.

As long as we have Catholic schools, it’s not unreasonable to have church representatives on council education committees, writes John McLellan.

Pupils in Edinburgh will be authorised to miss school for climate strikes only once a year after a decision by the city council.