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03-10-2023. Picture Michael Gillen. REDDINGMUIRHED. Braes High School. Visit by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth visits Braes High School to see the innovative measures the pupils and staff are taking to help tackle the cost of the school day as part of Challenge Poverty Week. Jenny Gilruth.

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Students during a class. Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Huge decline in Scotland’s performance in Pisa world education rankings

Glasgow high school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

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

Analysis SNP braced for Pisa results amid mounting frustration within Scottish education

Pisa test results are due to be published on Tuesday

All you need to know as Scotland awaits its Pisa education scores

Pupils sitting an exam. Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Are Scottish schools falling behind the rest of the world?

Filipino children often work long hours to complete homework tasks.

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Barry McCaig

Brighter outlook this year allows for cautious optimism - Barry McCaig

Nick Freer is the founding director of corporate communications agency the Freer Consultancy

Report finds Scots firms still scaling the heights

More than a quarter of Scots believe people who are overweight or obese “have only themselves to blame”

Quarter of Scots blame obesity on individual responsibility

A teacher and students in a classroom in Scotland. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

How do the world’s best-ranked education systems run their schools?

Conservative Party leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt promised to focus on the cost-of-living crisis if she became Prime Minister (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Next Prime Minister must engage with reality, not simply rely on rhetoric

Edinburgh conservative councillor Cameron Rose wants change for whistleblowers (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Readers' Letters: Independent ear needed for council whistle-blowers

'The importance of digital connectivity to Scotland’s future couldn’t be clearer,' says Virgin Media O2 (file image). Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Upgrading Scotland's connectivity 'could boost economy by £5.3 billion'

Scottish school pupils have more spent per head than elsewhere in the UK.

High spending on schools 'does not translate' into good education

Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.

Scottish Government 'following in footsteps of Thatcher' over assessment defence

Around a third of children in Scottish state schools have additional support needs.

'Disconnect' between aspirations and experience of policy for ASN children

The assessment system in Scotland needs to be changed, the OECD has said.

Scotland should consider ‘school graduation certificate’ in place of exams

The report looked at Scotland's education system.

Education is too 'political' in Scotland, OECD report author warns

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Book extract: 'Class Rules, The Truth About Scottish Schools'

Education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said she would make an announcement soon on the future of exams

Exams system for 2022 to be announced 'within days'

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SQA chief refuses to apologise over last year's grades debacle

'I faced the prospect of never seeing my parents again': Scot living in Australia on the struggle to leave the country

Scot living in Australia on the struggle to leave the country

A nurse checking on a patient suffering with Covid-19 on the critical care unit.

Covid Scotland: Up to four times higher mortality rate in most deprived areas

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What OECD report on Scottish education teaches us about the SNP – Daniel Johnson

A student raises their hand to ask a question in class. Picture: Getty Images

State of education the biggest example of failure of Scottish devolution

The OECD report into Scotland's education system highlighted the need for teachers to get more time to plan lessons. Picture: PA

So what happens in Scottish schools after OECD report?

Scottish Labour's education secretary Michael Marra has called for "immediate action" following the OECD report

Scottish Labour launches 'timetable for ambition' for education reform

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Replacing SQA as Scottish exams body will not happen overnight, says minister

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will be under pressure to fully engage with criticism of Scotland's education system

SQA replacement is long-awaited acceptance of institutional failure

The Scottish Qualifications Authority is to be scrapped following the OECD report on the state of education (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Major reforms of Scottish education present a golden opportunity – Scotsman says

Teachers in Scotland spend more time in the classroom than the OECD average, the report found

SQA to be scrapped as OECD report warns teachers spend too much time in class

The OECD report has said Scottish teachers are spending too much time in classrooms

What does the OECD report tell us about Scotland?

The OECD report recommended changes at the upper end of high schools in Scotland.

Five things learned from the OECD education report on Scotland

The Scottish Government has pledged to look at exams in the senior phase of high school

Calls for sweeping reform as SQA scrapped

Closing the attainment gap is of pressing concern

Welcome education funding must be spent wisely - leader comment

New education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville is already being pressed for answers.

Warning of 'summer of discontent' over new exam fiasco

Scottish makar Jackie Kay has written a new epic poem called Fare Well, which will be read by David Tennant, Siobhan Redmond and Lorne MacFadyen and broadcast over three days, starting on December 29, as part of this year's Hogmanay celebrations. (Picture: PA)

In Covid's hard times, we need the solace of poetry – Susan Dalgety
I have yet to meet poet Magi Gibson. I caught a glimpse of her in Edinburgh earlier this year, speaking at the Mound about the rights of women.

John Swinney ordered the review

Time to 'stop pretending' about problems in Scots schools

Scotland's school pupils placed fourth out of 27 nations for their 'global competence' in the Pisa education ranking system (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

School pupils deserve praise for their 'global competence' – Scotsman comment

£1.5m funding package to help teachers get over pressure of Covid

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UK simply cannot afford a no-deal Brexit – leader comment

UK economy shrinks as GDP plummets by 20% in April

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Don’t fall for Boris Johnson’s tricks about UK economic crash – Joyce McMillan

John Swinney has announced delay to education review

Anger over delay to flagship review of Scottish education

Venture Trust offers person centred support to help individuals furthest from the job market.

Stuart McMillan: We must tackle inequality, poverty and other social challenges

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