Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Friday
1st Aug 2025
SQA to pay out over 拢2m in holiday pay to appointees
Over 19,500 SQA appointees 鈥� including exam markers and invigilators 鈥� will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have 鈥榳orker鈥� status
SQA results day 2025: what to look out for
Results for Scottish qualifications and courses will be published next week, so what can we expect?
Tuesday
29th Jul 2025
Address sexist views of 鈥榮izeable minority鈥� of Scottish boys, say researchers
A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is 鈥榓sking for trouble鈥�, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students
Scottish exam results day 2026: everything you need to know
Scottish exam results will be released on Tuesday 4 August 2026. Here are all the key details and dates
Wednesday
23rd Jul 2025
Board members sought for SQA replacement body
Recruitment has begun for the board of new body Qualifications Scotland, which will include five teachers and lecturers
Classroom-based research builds a 鈥榗ulture of curiosity鈥� in schools
Practitioner enquiry encourages innovation and leads to better decisions, says Gareth Evans, who argues for 鈥榚nquiry coordinators鈥� in schools
Tuesday
22nd Jul 2025
Entrepreneurial education fund worth over 拢1m opens for bids
But applications for the fund close on 20 August 鈥� the day some Scottish schools reopen to pupils after the summer break
Revealed: government contact time proposal rejected by councils
Scottish government wanted 鈥榠nitial reductions in contact time鈥� in time for the start of the 2025-26 school year 鈥� but councils rejected the plans