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Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has been criticised by opposition parties

Politics Ministers attacked for 'rebadging not reforming' embattled and scrapped SQA

Teachers across Scotland extend strike for another 16 days confirm union

Education Teachers' strike: Union announces 16 more days of strikes

Education Teachers walk out on strike as union condemns 'political machinations'

Education Scottish schools shut as teachers strike over pay

Education Teaching union warns of more strikes as pay demand branded ‘impossible’

Education Teaching strike to go ahead as new pay offer rejected

Education Scottish secondary teaching union announces two days of December strike action

Politics Teaching union 'hopeful' of new pay offer to stop crippling school strikes

Politics Principals label suspension of embattled college's head ‘deeply concerning'

Letters Readers' Letters: Readers' Letters: Fair scunnert by SNP MSPs’ attempts at Scots

Columnists Sturgeon can't blame looming winter of discontent on Westminster – Murdo Fraser

Education Teacher strikes 'can only be averted' if ministers approve other cuts

Education Date set for teacher strike in Scotland as schools set to close

Politics Education Secretary urged to intervene in teacher pay talks

Politics Exams body chief claims SQA has not failed despite ministers plans to scrap agen...

People Consultation launched to ensure long-term growth of Gaelic and Scots

Politics Nicola Sturgeon condemns 'disgraceful' abuse of BBC journalist by protester

Politics Controversial Chinese hubs 'play important role', says SNP Education Secretary

Politics SNP ministers accused of betraying poorer children over attainment gap

Education Higher pass rate down from last year - but remain above 2019 levels

Education 'More anxiety' impacting young people ahead of exam results day

Education Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail

Education Union delivers 25,000-name petition demanding pay rise for teachers

Politics Lib Dems demand answers over SNP spending £19,000 spend on chopping up doors

Politics Thousands of children from low-income households to receive free summer support

Politics ‘Children branded as criminals by SNP Government’, says Willie Rennie

Education What we learned from FMQs

Politics 'Daily correspondence' between SQA and ministers just 11 emails in five months

Politics SNP pledge to close school attainment gap 'has not been abandoned'

Letters Readers' Letters: Life prospects hit by SNP's education failure

Politics Tory MSP accuses SNP of using Loch Ness Monster for 'nationalist propaganda'

Politics Headteachers to receive half a billion pounds to help close attainment gap

Columnists Education Scotland should be shut down tomorrow – Cameron Wyllie

Education SNP plan education overhaul as SQA and Education Scotland scrapped

Politics SNP minister rejects human rights concerns over 'power grab' Bill

Coronavirus Removal of masks in classrooms a ‘positive milestone’, Education Secretary says

Politics SNP say opponents ‘misrepresenting’ proposal to chop bottom of school doors

Health Nicola Sturgeon defends proposal to chop bottom off school doors for ventilation

Education Covid Scotland: Classroom doors may be chopped off to improve school ventilation

Politics ‘Generous’ grading system for exams under measures to tackle schools' disruption

Politics Staff contracted to run Scotland's exams 'reticent' to sign up

Education Almost 3,000 teachers in Scotland off school due to Covid

Education Nicola Sturgeon makes clear ‘firm intention’ for exams to go ahead

Columnists We need to ask the right questions about education – Cameron Wyllie

Politics 'Why aren't you spitting mad?': Education secretary asked about budget cuts

Politics Decision on Scottish school exams going ahead may not be made until March

Opinion Leader - Data to justify Covid restrictions must be published

Politics Scottish Government vow to ‘closely monitor’ schools return

Politics School exams still due to go ahead next year, minister confirms

Education Calls for delayed reopening of schools in January as Omicron surges

Education Pupils face prospect of bubbles in new term in effort to blunt Omricon spread

Coronavirus Schools will return in January 'at all costs' says Jason Leitch

Politics 'Stark' statistics lay bare impact of pandemic on Scottish primary school pupils

Columnists Scotland's school absence figures are shocking – Scotsman says

Education Covid Scotland: Pupils can ditch their school uniforms to stay warm

Politics Only half of schools have any Covid cases amid school Christmas concert ban

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