Education

Someone once said that ­cities, like books, can be read. Slums in Brazil ­provide the most thrilling manuscripts one can study. With more than 6,300 spread throughout the country, these ­makeshift towns are home to more than 12 million people who have ­fallen out of the housing system and are forced to creatively fend for ­themselves as best as they can.

A parent has claimed vital time was lost evacuating pupils from a major fire in a secondary school last Thursday because three ground floor exit doors were locked.

Public confidence in the Scottish Government's handling of education, health and justice has fallen, according to a new poll.

Nicola Sturgeon once declared education to be her priority but the international Pisa assessment programme made depressing reading, writes John McLellan.

Scotland's private schools will face new tax bills from next September when they will lose their charitable status relief, it has been confirmed.

Oscar lost his 17-year-old ­sister to a drug overdose.The trauma and challenges he faced following this “knocked him off his path”.

A new report comparing education systems around the world makes dismal reading for those concerned about schooling in Scotland, writes Murdo Fraser MSP.

An Edinburgh University event discussing how gender issues are taught in Scotland's schools has been cancelled amid claims that the safety of women speakers and attendees was at risk.

Parents of pupils at St Luke’s Primary School in Mayfield have started a campaign over concerns about the council’s plans for Catholic schools.

As Scottish Government funding for a counsellor in every secondary ­reaches schools and local authorities, it is perhaps worth a pause to think about what counselling within schools can do, and the ways in which it is delivered that might be helpful to our young people.

The majority of schools closed to pupils and staff today because of a gas outage are planned to re-open tomorrow.

A Legal Services graduate from New College Lanarkshire is well on her way to achieving her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer.