General
Friday
24th Dec 2021
How speaking openly about love can power your school
Teacher Victoria McCabe explains how using the word ‘love’ more openly in education can help both pupils and teachers
2021: the year that defied prediction in Scottish education
Reporter Emma Seith takes a whistlestop tour through the highs, the lows and the eyebrow-raising U-turns that have defined what has turned out to have been yet another extraordinary year for all those who work in and attend Scottish schools
Like education, ÌÇÐÄVlog is changing form for 2022
ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland may be moving from print to digital, but its unique broad-canvas approach and independent, critical voice will remain, writes Walter Humes
ÌÇÐÄVlog’ support for teachers has shone through during Covid
ÌÇÐÄVlog is moving to a digital-only publication but it will continue to provide the kind of support and insight that teachers have found invaluable during the pandemic, writes Henry Hepburn
In 2022, the only certainty is that catch-up isn’t just about studying
There was no shortage of surprises in Scottish education in 2021, but what can we expect for next year? Emma Seith looks ahead
Education must look back to move forward
With ÌÇÐÄVlog celebrating its rich history as it switches to digital, Tim Brighouse says lessons must now be learned from the past to take the schools system
Friday
17th Dec 2021
Education can’t go on like this, yet here we are again
As another 12 months of disruption creeps to a conclusion with yet more uncertainty about the future, Geoff Barton urges the government to finally draw up some real fixes for the problems hitting schools everywhere
Scrapping fees alone won’t keep the music playing in schools
The Scottish government made musical instrument tuition free this academic year – but how much of a difference has it actually made? Emma Seith finds out
What Johan Cruyff could teach education in Scotland
Scottish education likes to think of itself as progressive – but, as the great Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff said, we need to ‘slow down and think about where we run’, writes Henry Hepburn
Teachers’ humanity has got us through Covid
It is human connection that powers education – not a clinically prescribed way of teaching, writes Jon Severs