Education

One in six children living in Scotland have never been for a walk in the countryside, a study reveals.

Does the Earth go around the sun? ‘Yes!’ Copernicus argued in 1543. His teachings were subsequently banned on the grounds that they contradicted Holy Scripture, and when ­Galileo Galilei published an essay in 1632 supporting Copernicus’s theory he was forced to refute it and put under house arrest.

Restrictive PFI contracts are leaving many authorities – including Falkirk Council – facing eye-watering costs for basic maintenance.

A Midlothian sheep farmer swapped his fields for the aisles earlier this week to support a campaign promoting Scotch Lamb PGI.

It’s an exciting time in any young person’s life, going to primary school for the very first time.

Falkirk Council is paying less than originally planned for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI), an investigation by JPIMedia can reveal.

Cash-strapped Fife Council is paying millions more for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) than originally planned because of rocketing inflation costs, an investigation by JPI Media can reveal.

I’m now six months into my post as a development worker for Girlguiding Scotland. I’ve been working hard to ensure that girls and young women in areas of deprivation across Edinburgh and the whole of Scotland have access to all of the opportunities that Girlguiding has to offer.

Cash-strapped local authorities across Scotland are paying millions more for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) than originally estimated because of rocketing inflation costs, an investigation by The Scotsman can reveal.

Hundreds of scholars around the world are targeted and prosecuted for their research, writes Matthew Hedges.

Education inspectors have handed Springfield Primary and Bonnytoun Nursery in Linlithgow a glowing report following a recent inspection.

The traditional bedtime story is under threat, with screen time fast-becoming the new story time when it comes to sending kids to sleep, a report has claimed.

Last month, an article in the journal Science reported that nearly 3 billion birds have gone extinct in less than 50 years in the US and Canada. There are a few things that are remarkable about this research.

IT is an age-old problem: getting young children to wash their hands before they eat or after using the toilet.

Row over whether an Edinburgh school was right to stop a Halloween dress-up party on the premises doesn’t impress Helen Martin.

Parents of youngsters at Burgh Primary School in Galashiels have launched an appeal to raise £1 for every pupil it’s taught since opening almost a century and a half ago.

The Scottish Government is to provide £2 million of capital support towards a fourth Gaelic primary school in Glasgow to meet growing demand, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced.