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Around £10 million is needed to bring the technology at Scotland’s qualifications body up to date, says SQA chief executive – who blames its outdated IT systems for blank results-day emails

The Scottish government’s response to the Hayward review is symptomatic of a myriad of missed opportunities for the country’s education system, says Barry Black

In her main party conference speech, the education secretary says new school-based nurseries will improve ‘life chances for children’

Professor Becky Francis warns that the current system is failing a third of pupils and says the review will focus on disadvantaged students

Minister Stephen Morgan’s comments come after Labour set out plans to pilot breakfast clubs in primary schools

Speaking at the Labour Party conference, Catherine McKinnell said the government is looking at how to make teaching more inclusive

The DfE has said that the scheme will ‘test and learn what works’ ahead of a national rollout

At the Labour Party Conference, experts discuss the impact that helping disadvantaged families would have in reducing the pressures on schools

A new report on how we entice new teachers into the profession inadvertently revealed a deeper question the sector needs to ask: what do we want teachers to be?

The body for Scottish independent schools also says that displaced students in exam years are struggling to find places in the state sector

School Leaders Scotland responds after the long-awaited government response to the Hayward review of qualifications and assessment, and also shares its view on the country’s education bill

Ahead of this year’s Labour Party conference, we look at what we know so far on the new government’s key education policies, including Ofsted report cards and recruiting 6,500 more teachers