Friday
Weekly round-up: What will Labour mean for schools?
This week’s ÌÇÐÄVlog round-up focuses on Labour’s plans for education, the challenges the new government must overcome and the reaction from the sector to a historic election victory
Workload concerns flagged in SQA trial of exam script access
A small trial giving Scottish schools access to marked papers last year found ‘almost all’ had concerns about workload – but schools also welcomed the ‘learning opportunity’
Tuesday
Pisa tests prove creativity can be taught
Professor Bill Lucas explains how new Pisa test makes it clear students can flourish both academically and in creative thinking – and says this poses questions for policymakers
Scotland absent from first Pisa report on creative thinking
New data suggests Scottish teachers are doing a good job of encouraging creative thinking – but the government’s decision to opt out of new Pisa test means evidence is limited
