Education

The annual Raisin Monday foam fight has erupted in St Andrews as university students embrace the tradition

In pictures: All the fun and foam of Raisin Monday 2026

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth

SNP: English pupils did better in Pisa 'due to shallow rote learning'

From left, students Veronica Jafali, Comfort Galimoto and Elida Chithumba outside the Great Hall of the University of Malawi, known as Unima.

The Catch-22 that keeps the world's poorest countries mired in poverty Susan Dalgety

Public sector reform will be chance to examine 'education funding'

EX-MSP calls for single reform commission for university and colleges

The course develops tutors' ability to adapt teaching to the individual, respond in real time, and support learner progress

Ad Feature New postgraduate tutoring qualification launches in UK

Iranian students, carrying their school backpacks, walk along a street during the first day of school year in Tehran

Iran's classrooms of despair could be next battleground for freedom Struan Stevenson

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Children in the 1960s had considerably more freedom than today's young generation. Picture: Steve Lewis

Bring back 1960s-style parenting? Why today's children might prefer it Cameron Wyllie

Edinburgh College principal Audrey Cumberford warns urgent and fundamental reform is necessary if the college sector 'is going to survive'

As colleges face insolvency, education crisis is only getting worse Scotsman comment

Eight in 10 Brits feel they learnt more lessons in the 'university of life'

Brits believe lessons learnt outside the classroom are more important

Computer science is one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK.

Best Universities for Computer Science: Top 10 degrees in the UK

Samuel Jones won a gold medal for refrigeration and air conditioning skills

Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

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Fernhill School was among those affected by the VAT change

Independent schools counting the costs of rising VAT

Eyemouth Primary School

Parents cautiously welcome plans for new primary after 11 year delay

Meghan Gallacher, Conservative MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West. Pic: Contributed

Education should not simply be about meeting expectations

How are independent school tackling Scotland's teacher shortage?

Do the numbers add up amid teacher shortage?

Teachers in the independent schools system report that total bans and partial restrictions on mobile phone usage in the classroom is seeing more device-free pupil interaction.

Independent schools lead the way on mobile phone ban in classrooms

Gaining admission to university can be markedly more difficult depending on which one you wish to attend.

10 Toughest UK Universities To Get Into 2026: Scottish unis dominate

Outdoors education is something independent schools such as Glenalmond excell at.

Outdoor education essential for the future

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra

Michael Marra vows to put education at the heart of Scottish politics

For many careers, education may need to become a life-long pursuit (Picture: David Cheskin)

A qualification at 21 may be out of date by 35. Education must change Alyn Smith

Students had differing views of how well they had been tought depending on the Scottish university they went to.

Top Scottish Universities: 10 unis students rate best for teaching

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has arrived for 2027, with 14 of Scotland's unis ranked.

Good University Guide 2027: Scotland's top universities ranked

It's a great feeling to have graduated from university, but then the tricky business of getting a job begins.

The 10 best universities in Scotland for graduate employment

Thousands of students are starting - or returning to - university in Scotland this month.

Scotland's Top Universities 2026/27: The 10 best Scottish unis ranked

The high quality of Scottish education was once acknowledged all round the world but, in recent years, it has been in decline (Picture: Martin/Fox Photos)

The seven people most to blame for the Scottish education scandal Brian Monteith

Primary school pupils in a classroom

Primary school art and music 'gutted' by SNP, claims Labour

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan

SNP should take lessons from England on improving standards in schools Scotsman comment

Michael Gove

SNP urged to put aside party politics and learn from English schools

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan with pupils receiving exam results at Broughton High School (Lesley Martin/PA)

Exclusive Curriculum change is coming insists education secretary after PISA woe

John Swinney needs to do some thinking about how to improve Scotland's education system (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Our ailing education system needs a 'big idea'. Where's the SNP's? Brian Wilson

John Swinney's election win represents a chance to make a break with the past and live up to his promise to be 'on Scotland's side', rather than just the SNP's (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Swinney's openness about ScotRail problems must usher in new approach Scotsman comment

I took my niece to Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt campus - it's a revelation

According to the international Pisa ranking, schools in England are performing substantially better than those in Scotland (Picture: Jonathan Hordle)

Comparing pupils in 2009 and 2025 reveals how SNP ruined education Cameron Wyllie

Three quarters of students and teachers find it hard to trust AI's accuracy, while almost two thirds of students worry they're becoming too reliant on the technology

Ad Feature AI is making students more paranoid, research suggests

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan (Jane Barlow/PA)

SNP accused of being 'in denial' over Scotland's PISA results

University of Benghazi reopens after 11 years in a historic milestone

Ad Feature University reopens after 11 years and breaks three world records

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan, pictured meeting students as they receive their exam results at Broughton High School last month, must change course if all pupils are to have a chance of fulfilling their potential (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

SNP must break taboo and learn from English education's success Scotsman comment

Antibiotic resistance is a real problem for science.

ASN pupils 'missing out on science lessons due to lack of supports'

Stewart’s Melville College was a private boys’ secondary school in Edinburgh that has now merged with The Mary Erskine School

Exclusive Scotland's private schools 'will start selling assets' to stay afloat

Cabinet secretary for Education, culture and Gaelic Mairi McAllan visits Broughton High School

McAllan: 'School welcome bag uncosted but will be value for money'

Aaron Whitworth-Foster

Scotland's Health Awards 2026 - the nurse who just keeps giving

Michael Marra is running for Scottish Labour leader

Exclusive Michael Marra vows 'national renewal' in Scottish education

Why knowledge matters in Scots schools, and the disaster of its loss Cameron Wyllie

Pupils in the library at Glenalmond in Perthshire

Exclusive Three heads exit top independent school after Qatari-funded takeover

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