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Marco Biagi addresses EUSA »

The EUSA general meeting on 26 October, saw Marco Biagi, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Central, explain how “proud” he was of his party’s commitment and policy towards students. The SNP has taken a clear stand on education, in the past as well as present, cla...

Wed 09 Nov 2011 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Pens down, please! »

With the menacing spectre of the exam season about to torment the sleeping patterns of many students, it is as good a time as any to start questioning whether the hours of adrenaline-fuelled stress are really that helpful to higher education. Certainly...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Richard Martyn-Hemphill | Read more »

The unintended lessons from Jamie's 'Dream School' »

Jamie's Dream School

When well-known historian David Starkey burst into a dramatic, prime-time monologue on ‘failure’, cruelly targeted at the class of 20 under-achievers parked in front of him, he proved himself to be as stuck in the past as the Anglo-Saxon &l...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Rachel Cloughton | Read more »

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, is alcoplay a step too far? »

To visit one of the seven East Lothian schools piloting a new scheme to promote alcohol awareness through role-play, you might be forgiven for thinking someone had spiked the children’s milk and biscuits. The programme, Alcohol Interactive, was d...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Alexa Caldecott | Read more »

Maximum Impact for Teach First »

Last week independent researchers from the University of Manchester found that schools in challenging circumstances which employ Teach First teachers have seen a statistically significant improvement in their GCSE results. This is brilliant news, demon...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by James Darley | Read more »

Demolition 2010 tarnished by rogue protesters  »

Trafalgar Square saw thouands of protesters march past on their way to the Whitehall rally

An estimated 52,000 students, lecturers and union members took to the streets of London this week to protest against proposed government spending cuts. With student fees set to increase to £9,000 and cuts to teaching budgets set out in the recent S...

Fri 12 Nov 2010 by Al Innes | Read more »

Lessons learned on Scottish education »

Education opens doors. It has the power to transform lives, to open horizons and knock over barriers. The Labour Party has always striven to keep a fair and dynamic education policy agenda as a key driver in moving Scotland forward. We will continue to...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Des McNulty | Read more »

Conflict intensifies over coalition cuts »

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Student representatives and trade union leaders have warned that the coalition government's proposed spending cuts, announced last week, may jeopardise Britain's ongoing economic recovery. Drastic cuts in both education and social security provision ha...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

No tuition fees under us, say SNP »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Tuition fees will not be imposed on Scottish students studying in Scotland under the present government, said education secretary Mike Russell. The comment follows the university tuition fees report by Lord Browne earlier in the month, which recommend...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

We should reconsider how to give everybody the same right to education »

It was the American singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer who said you’ve got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. This is no mean feat when considering the Scottish Government’s record on education. The SNP have delivered a c...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Elizabeth Smith MSP | Read more »

Despite constraints, the SNP's education policy has been a success »

The new Conservative-Lib Dem Government is set to make deep cuts in its universities budget of £200m. This is in addition to the real term cuts planned by the previous Labour Government of £600m on top of over £300m already specified....

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Kenneth Gibson MSP | Read more »

Moray House sale plans dismissed by Edinburgh University »

Moray House

Edinburgh University has fiercely rebuked claims in the Edinburgh Evening News that it plans to sell its Moray House School of education, saying that the idea is “very wide of the mark.” It was suggested that the campus would be sold earli...

Fri 26 Feb 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

First, improve Scottish education »

One of Scotland's proudest legacies is its education system. Since medieval times, Scotland has always been at the forefront of teaching, and the list of Scottish writers, philosophers, economists, inventors and others is an incredible testament to our...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Annabel Goldie | Read more »

Opposition parties blast SNP for 'dumping' students »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Opposition parties have accused the SNP of failing students as the new academic year begins with record high graduate unemployment rates. Shadow education secretary Rhona Brankin lashed out at the SNP for not mentioning education in the presentation o...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Tory schools policy: Getting carried away »

Simon Mundy

At the height of a national panic over BSE in May 1990, agriculture minister John Gummer was in the vanguard of efforts to reassure the public over British beef. Tired of speechifying, Gummer decided to give his calming message a human face – spe...

Mon 09 Feb 2009 by Simon Mundy | Read more »

Government bails out private funding contractor »

A government agency has been forced to implement emergency distribution measures after it was revealed that around 150,000 students in England faced delays in receiving financial support designed to help them stay in education.The Learning and Skills C...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Violence on the rise in schools »

The Journal

There has been a considerable increase this year in the number of incidents involving air-guns, knives and other weapons amongst children in Edinburgh schools, according to official police figures. According to Lothian and Borders police, in 2006-7, 14...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 | Read more »

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