Liam Kerr

arrested man with cuffed hands behind prison bars

SNP win Greens support as new law on early release of prisoners passed

Some pupils received a blank space on their emails where they should have got their results in an error the Scottish Qualifications was forced to fix

SQA chief reveals why blank exam emails were sent to 7,500 pupils

The Scottish Government has rejected calls to make sweeping reforms

Scottish pupils to sit fewer exams, but calls to scrap tests rejected

Lonely boy sitting on stairs

The neglected 'ghost pupil' who could not be found inside own home

First Minister John Swinney.

John Swinney facing embarrassment on ditching free school meals pledge

(From left to right) Murdo Fraser, Russell Findlay and Meghan Gallacher are the three candidates remaining in the Scottish Tories leadership race

Veteran Scottish Tory MSP wants 'coronation' as candidates drop out

Douglas Ross will soon be walking into a new chapter of his life.

Say what you like about the Scottish Tories, they're never boring Alexander Brown

Pupils (from left to right) Erin Boothman, Charlotte Findlay, Dan Griffiths and Sean Bull celebrate receiving their exam results at Williamwood High School

SNP accused of failure as attainment gap widens amid exams chaos

Why Scottish Tory split from UK party won't fool the target voters John McLellan

Scottish Conservatives Harriet Cross and Andrew Bowie celebrate after winning their seats in the general election, but the party's vote share was halved (Picture: Michal Wachucik/PA)

Why Scottish Tories splitting from UK party is now a serious idea Liam Kerr

Exclusive Senior Tory MSP makes bold call on Scottish Tories centre-right party split

Exclusive 'Damning' report explains why budget cuts threaten SNP's top goal

Some of the Queen Margaret University buildings

Exclusive Scottish university chief seeks 'compromise' on future of free tuition

Teacher shortages have been reported in parts of Scotland. Picture: Adobe Stock

Exclusive Primary teachers asked to plug gaps in secondaries amid staff shortage

Student Raising Hand To Ask Question In Classroom. Picture: Adobe Stock

SNP-commissioned study recommends abandoning pledge to increase teacher numbers

Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen

Aberdeen's universities call for reversal of 'stymying' cuts

University students studying in a circle

Fresh blow as axe falls on £7m fund to upskill Scottish workers

Exclusive Edinburgh University is ready for more Scottish students if SNP lifts ‘cap’

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Ministers told to act as scale of school violence in Scotland laid bare

Exclusive Jenny Gilruth accused of failing to read another key document

Exclusive True scale of pupil violence crisis hidden as some schools never report attacks

University students studying in a circle

SNP urged to probe impact of cap on Scottish student numbers

A school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books. PA/PA Wire

Scottish schools suffering as more experienced teachers take early retirement

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Jenny Gilruth admits SNP's free tuition policy is creating 'challenges'

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh, amid plans for the exams body to be scrapped in the wake of a major review of education north of the border. Picture: PA

'Damning e-mails' reveal how expert quit Scottish Government education panel

Edinburgh Council Leader Cammy Day visits Carrick Knowe Primary School, where pupils have benefited from a local authority scheme to distribute digital devices. Image: Stewart Attwood Photography 2023.

SNP has not delivered any tablets or laptops to school pupils since 2021 pledge

Figures reveal there is a ‘strong commitment’ at HMP & YOI Grampian, despite prison estate woes.

‘Strong commitment’ at HMP & YOI Grampian despite prison estate woes

Primary school pupils during a lesson.

More than 5,500 school support staff stuck on temporary contracts in Scotland

School pupils. David Jones/PA Wire

Tories say more schools in rural Scotland ‘dilapidated’ than in urban areas

Liam Kerr

SNP criticised for ‘pitiful’ lack of progress on National Digital Academy

Liam Kerr urged support for NHS Grampian.

SNP Government urged to support NHS Grampian

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Scottish education in ‘freefall’ after SNP mismanagement, claim Tories

A group of boys watch a woodwork teacher planing a length of wood at the Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Perthshire in 1931 (Picture: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Scotland never had a 'world-leading' education system

Glasgow high school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

SNP warned not to 'pass the buck' if Pisa rankings show further Scottish decline

Tory education spokesman Liam Kerr MSP

SNP urged to end uncertainty over £10m fund used to train thousands of workers

Exclusive Demand for Aberdeen schools quadruples after influx of students and refugees

Violence and aggression have no place in our schools (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Violence and aggression in Scotland's schools is now a national crisis

The Educational Institute of Scotland has published the findings of its survey of 875 schools, showing 82.7 per cent of schools report violent or aggressive incidents each week

More than eight in ten schools report violent incidents each week

Exclusive SNP ministers delay laptop for every pupil policy again, saving £14m

Education and Skills Secretary Jenny Gilruth. Jane Barlow/PA Wire

'Problematic' fall in student teachers willing to be sent anywhere in Scotland

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police

What next for policing pilot in NE?

Aberdeenshire Council’s bid to create a new state-of-the-art primary school next to Mackie Academy has been overlooked.

Projects for new schools in Fraserburgh and Stonehaven miss out on vital Scottis...
Projects for new schools in Fraserburgh and Stonehaven have missed out on vital Scottish Government funding in a decision described as a “hammer blow” to both t...

Exclusive 'Escalating concern' over future of £10m SNP fund to train thousands of workers

MSP Liam Kerr's petition has reached almost 1,500 signatures.

Petition to reopen former railway stations reaches almost 1,500 signatures

Exclusive Student teacher scheme 'failing' as fewer than 7% agree to move anywhere

Female Student Raising Hand To Ask Question In Classroom. Picture: Adobe Stock

Young Scots put off careers in teaching as a third of training places unfilled

PIC LISA FERGUSON 07/09/2023. College lecturers protest outside the Scottish Parliament.

SNP accused of treating colleges with 'contempt' as true scale of cuts revealed

Ms Martin was met with jeers from the chamber.

Concerns HPMAs could be revived as SNP Government refuses to rule out controvers...

Humza Yousaf during a visit to the New Victoria Hospital in Glasgow.

SNP members to vote on clamp down on 'faulty statistics' at conference

First Minister Humza Yousaf. Image: Jane Barlow/Press Association.

Humza Yousaf urged to refer himself to ministerial code watchdog

Exclusive 'Shocking' cuts reduce Scottish summer school funding by 80 per cent since 2021

According to the Cairngorms National Park Authority: “(The Caledonian Forest) is estimated to have reached a maximum coverage of 1.5 million hectares around 5,000 BCE.”

Explainer 15.7. Scottish trees cut for wind farms, our forestry heritage

In Aberdeenshire, 489 teachers are on temporary employment

Concern as more than 800 teachers across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray on te...

The exam results are out

Ministers under fire over widening attainment gap between richest and poorest

ScotRail peak fares cut ‘could be significantly more expensive than expected’

Exclusive 'Autumn' school violence summit will involve several high level meetings

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