College

Neil Bibby MSP

MSPs push funding quango for greater transparency on crisis colleges

It's time for a bonfire of Scotland's quangos. Picture: Paul Ellis

Quango’s snub to MSPs over at-risk colleges is a democratic outrage Scotsman comment

Alyn Smith has said colleges play a ‘vital role in the economy’

Colleges 'will need £2.5bn to maintain campuses suitable for teaching'

Edinburgh College, Sighthill campus

Edinburgh and Forth Valley colleges to look at collaborating

Inventor Sir James Dyson, founder of Dyson, takes to the stage in Paris last month to unveil the new Dyson CameraJet toothbrush. Picture: Doug Peters Media Assignments

Scotland must not get left behind as new education revolution looms Scotsman comment

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

Lecturers and other staff attend a rally in Glasgow during strike action by the University and College Union in September 2023

Financial outlook of Scotland's college funding leaves future unknown

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A qualification at 21 may be out of date by 35.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

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel, leave Buckingham Palace in London after an audience with King Charles III,

Who is Marie-France van Heel? Andy Burnham's 'cool' wife of 25 years

Late 19th-century Glasgow was characterised by ambition, innovation and an outward-looking mindset (Picture: Hulton Archive)

I’m Scotland’s National Chef. Here’s what’s holding this country back Gary Maclean

Callum Chomczuk

'Historic' pay deal on offer for college lecturers

Blairgowrie’s Connor Graham is among four Scots sitting in the top 20 after the first round of the Links Trophy in St Andrews

Four Scots off to strong Links Trophy starts in St Andrews

Better than 52 symposium

Scots college to ape Finnish health campaign 'to aid life expectancy'

In Scotland, in 2025, the ratio of pupils to teachers in nurseries was 119:1 (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Shocking lack of nursery teachers shows how badly education is funded Andrea Bradley

It comes as SMEs brace for further economic shocks

Ad Feature UK SMEs may turn their backs on apprenticeships, experts warn

Marionette maker Stephen Foster in his workshop

The Scottish artist helping to keep the art of puppet making alive

Reform UK leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord

Reform leader questions whether there are 'too many' universities

A previous protest at the campus last September. Pic: John Devlin

Stay of execution for Forth Valley campus as u-turn on closure

Keir Greenway from GMB Scotland

'Rogue employers': Row as unions hit back at comments from employers

Scotland needs a skilled workforce and many learn those skills in further education colleges (Picture: Rail Photo/Construction Photography/Avalon)

Aggression during pay talks harmed education but we found a better way Callum Chomczuk

Colleges are central to Scotland building a skilled workforce, writes Ben Macpherson, Minister for Higher and Further Education at the Scottish Government

'Investment in colleges is investment in Scotland's common good'

Edinburgh man Tim Poyser pictured talking tactics with Kristoffer Reitan en route to his win in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player in Sun City in December

From 'default industry' in Edinburgh to caddying on PGA Tour in US

Niall Shiels Donegan pictured during his thrilling run in last year’s US Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco

Scottish golfers start 2026 campaign in top US amateur event

ESOL classes have attracted protests in recent months

Exclusive English classes 'should be expanded' to help boost Scottish economy

Scotland needs a skilled workforce and many learn those skills in further education colleges (Picture: Rail Photo/Construction Photography/Avalon)

How Scotland's colleges are being crushed by SNP austerity Scotsman comment

Forth Valley College staff and students protesting against the threatened closure of its Alloa campus. Picture: John Devlin

Colleges are fighting for their survival - but there is hope Jim Brown

(Clockwise from top left): Chloe McGee, 23, from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan; Dylan Commins, 23, from Ardee in Co Louth; Chloe Hipson, 21, from Lanarkshire in Scotland; Alan McCluskey, 23, from Drumconrath in Co Meath; and Shay Duffy, 21, from Carrickmacross died in a crash in Dundalk, Ireland, on Saturday.

'Bright and dedicated': Tributes to student killed in car crash

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Scottish Conservatives to set out new apprenticeships plan

Fife College's St Brycedale Campus in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Scott Louden)

Exclusive SNP accused of favouring city colleges over towns and villages

Colleges 'fighting for survival' as 'critical juncture' looms

While Labour is planning to expand the college sector, in SNP-run Scotland colleges are facing cut backs with Forth Valley College's Alloa campus threatened with closure (Picture: John Devlin)

Starmer and Badenoch are dead right about problem with universities John McLellan

Engineering Scotland estimates that 20 per cent of skills demand from employers has been unmet due to real-terms funding cuts to apprenticeships (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

SNP's disdain for apprentices shows a lack of economic understanding Murdo Fraser

Forth Valley College staff and students protesting against the threatened closure of its Alloa campus last month (Picture: John Devlin)

How SNP's betrayal of Scotland's colleges is damaging the economy Brian Wilson

Staff, students, unions and politicians rally to protest the threatened closure of the Alloa campus by Forth Valley College.

SNP accused of 'guillotining' college budgets in grim outlook

In 2001, Tony Blair made 'education, education, education' a winning election slogan (Picture: David Silverman)

How SNP cuts to colleges are undermining Scotland's very foundations Scotsman comment

Urgent action is needed to support Scotland's universities

College and uni funding body warns 'most colleges not sustainable'

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley acknowledges the fans during the opening ceremony for the 45th Ryder Cup

Keegan Bradley drops huge Ryder Cup clanger in opening ceremony

Closing the Alloa campus is one option being considered by the Board of Management at Forth Valley College

Crunch meeting on future of college campus delayed amid 'talks'

John Swinney must realise that Scotland needs engineers if it is to create a major offshore wind industry (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

SNP's sustained underfunding of Scotland's colleges is a huge mistake Scotsman comment

Forth Valley College has announced its Alloa campus is under threat amid funding cuts

Exclusive 'Classist' SNP would save college if it were a university, say MPs

SGN Apprentice learning at Fife College

Fife College awarded record £2.4m Modern Apprenticeship contract

This photo shared on X by India's Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shows debris of a plane that crashed in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad

One British passenger survives as hundreds killed in Air India crash

Nairn’s Calum Scott shows off the Silver Medal after finishing as leading amateur in last year’s 152nd Open at Royal Troon

'Phenomenal talent' - Scotland's top-ranked amateur turns professional

Contemporary dancers at The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film and Television

Exclusive Devastated students at collapsed performing arts college get lifeline

The Scottish Institute moved to a new campus in Livingston last year.

Exclusive Firm behind collapsed arts college was being shut down 3 months ago

The new campus opened a year ago.

Scottish theatre institute collapses, leaving students 'in the dark'

Dumfries and Galloway College

Majority of Scottish colleges hit with another real-terms funding cut

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries