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The provision of swimming lessons for school pupils is inconsistent across Scotland. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty

Calls grow to roll out statutory swimming lessons in Scottish schools Politics

Professor Lindsay Paterson has given a worrying assessment of the state of Scottish education

Brian Wilson: Exam results fail the spin-doctoring test Columnists

Suella Braverman's remarks about trans pupils were disturbing – Vic Valentine Columnists

Controversial Chinese hubs 'play important role', says SNP Education Secretary Politics

SNP ministers accused of betraying poorer children over attainment gap Politics

Analysis: Why the exam results are so shocking Education

Higher pass rate down from last year - but remain above 2019 levels Education

Range of qualifications continues to expand in Aberdeenshire in bumper year for ... Education

When are the SQA exam results out in Scotland? People

'More anxiety' impacting young people ahead of exam results day Education

Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term Recommended

Leader: Testing times for Scottish education Opinion

Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail Education

First News: Piggies that wiggle! Education

Farming: ‘Pivotal year’ for Scottish dairy Education

Stonehaven school project moves to the next stage Education

Student ‘strawpedoing’ drinks craze is banned Education

Student ‘strawpedoing’ drinks craze is banned Education

Dè am math an òrd mhòr 's an doras fosgailte co-dhiù Columnists

SNP accused of 'passing the buck' as strike action across councils planned People

Minister needs to make facts known after alarming allegations about college Columnists

Raising school starting age is an idea to consider, not rush into – Scotsman Columnists

SNP to consider raising school starting age to six years old Politics

SQA staff could strike during exams appeal process, union warns Education

Apprentice plumbers display their expertise Education

Everything you need to know about the Big Butterfly Count 2022 Education

Chan eil sinn idir ag aithneachadh a’ bhuannachd ann an spòrs Columnists

Scotland takes top spot for equity investment in uni spinouts Business

Top academic prize worth over £60,000 to be awarded next week in Edinburgh Business

Police or librarians: which do Scotland's schools need most? – Cameron Wyllie Columnists

Union delivers 25,000-name petition demanding pay rise for teachers Education

Two staff retire following a combined 41-years of service Education

Youngest in Scotland to receive Diploma in Financial Planning exams Business

The importance of libraries to women in town planning Education

Pressure grows to save North Lanarkshire librarian posts Education

Thousands of children from low-income households to receive free summer support Politics

Free training available to businesses in Scotland Promoted content

Secret report detailing scandalous allegations about college must be published Columnists

Ukrainian refugee children struggling to find places in over-subscribed schools World

Libraries and Harry Potter 'opened the door' to reading for many children Education

Global crisis requires Scotland to have European mindset - Prof Anton Muscatelli Opinion

Harry Potter turns 25: How JK Rowling’s global literary phenomenon was born What's On

How pupils in a school in the west of Scotland are rocking the world Education

Scotland’s oldest boarding school secures £3m funding boost for growth plans Business

The top 10 best schools in Scotland ranked Education

In full: All of Scotland's schools ranked from best to worst Education

'Anxiety' over council library services as tough financial decisions lie ahead Education

Drones to be used to deliver meals to Scotland's remotest schools Transport

Choose college for training and upskilling Promoted content

‘Children branded as criminals by SNP Government’, says Willie Rennie Politics

Ukrainian academic flees war to be granted rare scholarship in Scotland World

Newspapers and public libraries have a lot in common - Catherine Salmond Opinion

Look and sea: Museum reveals its hidden depths Environment

Native Scottish oysters return to west coast seas in new reintroduction scheme Environment

Sturgeon under fire as councils hit out amid industrial action threat Politics

What we learned from FMQs Education

Dunoon Grammar bids for 'world's best school' title Education

Struggling Scottish families owe more than £1m in school meals debt Education

Dundee’s teachers to go on strike - here's why Education

Smart Bandages: Could they save lives and help us heal faster? Opinion

Scottish Government under fire for delay to replacement for Erasmus World

After 40 years as a teacher, here's what I think is wrong with our schools Columnists

Compulsory religious worship in schools breaches a basic human right Columnists

'Daily correspondence' between SQA and ministers just 11 emails in five months Politics

Ukrainian students in Scotland in financial ‘loophole’, campaigners warn World

Wanted: Headteacher for tiny school on Scotland's remotest inhabited island People

Live maggots rained onto pupil's desks at Inverness school Education

Scotland's flagship childcare expansion is not without its challenges Columnists

The problem with jargon about 'learners' in education – Cameron Wyllie Columnists

Communities suffer when library budgets are cut​​​​​​​ - Sean McNamara Education

Teaching union calls for action on Islamophobia in schools Education

Teachers: Andrea Bradley is first woman general secretary of the EIS Education

I feel ashamed of how Scotland is failing its poorest children – Brian Wilson Columnists

Teachers union rejects 'inadequate' 2% payrise Education

Government urged to consider memorial for those persecuted under Witchcraft Act Politics

Summer support "urgently needed" to tackle student poverty, says student union Education

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