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Global education programme to connect Scotland to the world
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 the knowledge, skills and values…
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Teachers work ‘extra 11 hours’ a week
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 35 hours. Carried out as…
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Graphic novel changes pupils’ environmental behaviour
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 S1-3 pupils develop a deeper…
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Edinburgh school joins forces with Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh City Council has teamed up with the Edinburgh International Festival to create a unique new arts programme for pupils at Castlebrae Community High. The project, which launched last week, will see artists come into the school to work in a range of different medium. Through arts education, the aim is to increase opportunities, inspire…
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A quarter of pupils face prejudice-based bullying
By Lindsay Duncan A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has shown the level of prejudice-based bullying in Scottish secondary schools. The research, conducted by LGBT Youth Scotland and respectme, spoke to 1,250 pupils and 330 teachers throughout Scotland. The research uncovered that one in four pupils were aware of prejudiced-based bullying taking…
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Teachers still held back by ‘red tape’
A new report from the Curriculum for Excellence Working Group on Tackling Bureaucracy in schools has shown that Scotland’s teaching staff are still being held back by ‘pointless’ red tape from assessment, self-evaluation and planning relating to CfE. A follow-up from the November 2013 initial report from the Working Group, made up of a range…
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Teacher numbers protected
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that teacher’s jobs in Scottish schools next year are protected as all 32 councils have signed a deal ensuring their current numbers of teachers will not drop. Many have welcomed the new deal to provide the proper number and best quality of teaching in Scotland’s schools hoping it will result…
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Advanced Highers under threat in Scots schools
Scottish Schools are considering dropping their Advanced Higher courses altogether due to the vast amount of workload they add for teachers and pupils. Forty-five percent of schools have decided to delay going through with the new Higher exam, which was introduced last August, sticking to the old-style Higher instead. Teaching unions, such as EIS, have suggested…
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