More than 100,000 pupils across Scotland, from the Borders to the Highlands, will benefit from a global education programme, connecting UK classrooms to over 30 countries around the world, the British Council and the Department for International Development (DFID) announced today. Connecting Classrooms is designed to help young people develop
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New research has found that boys are more likely thank girls to need additional support in school. The study, which focused on children aged eight, showed that nearly one in five boys (18%) need extra learning support, compared to just 8% of girls. Overall, the research, from social research body ScotCen’s Growing
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Scotland’s teachers are working 11 additional hours on top of their contracted week, according to a survey carried out by union EIS. The union asked 3,500 primary and secondary teachers to record their hours over a two-week period. The average teacher was working 46.5 hours – well beyond the contracted
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Ben Bookless* A study of over 120,000 entries for a short story competition has shown that children’s language is changing because of the rise of social media. Researchers from the Oxford University Press (OUP) studied entries for this year’s BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show’s 500 Words short story
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Literacy levels in Scotland’s schools have dipped, according to a new report. Compared to 2012, fewer Scottish school children are good at reading and writing. The 2014 Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy, published this week, shows that performance in reading has dropped in primary schools, as well as in
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A graphic novel based on the life of conservationist John Muir has proven to shift young people’s attitudes towards and connection to the natural world, according to a recent study. The novel, free copies of which were sent to every secondary school in Scotland last year, was intended to help
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