Education
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Richard Lochhead, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science
10th July 2019 by Education News Team
For the tens of thousands of final year students who have recently graduated across Scotland, it’s been a special time. I remember it well. Twenty-five years ago I was celebrating with friends and family at my graduation from the University of Stirling and can vividly recall the mixture of relief, pride, excitement and a little...
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Third annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people
19th June 2019 by John Swinney MSP
In one of the highlights of the Cabinet calendar, I had the pleasure of meeting once more with 14 exceptional children and young people – seven Members of the Children’s Parliament (MCPs) and seven Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) – at our third annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people in March....
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Celebrating ten years of the National Parent Forum of Scotland
13th June 2019 by richardclarke
Last night the National Parent Forum of Scotland celebrated their ten year anniversary with a parliamentary reception. Among the attendees was Deputy First Minister John Swinney who congratulated NPFS on their outstanding contribution to Scottish education. Waiting for our guests! #NPFSis10 pic.twitter.com/Vw7LiEsWeu — National Parent Forum of Scotland (@parentforumscot) June 12, 2019 To mark ten...
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Being a mum is the best job in the world
31st March 2019 by Maree Todd MSP
Mums are famous for their catchphrases – some days we find ourselves saying the same thing again and again! My own mum is a native Gaelic speaker, and although I don’t have Gaelic myself, when I had children, I rediscovered my ‘mother tongue’. All of the commands and endearments, which mums say a million times...
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International Summit of the Teaching Profession
15th March 2019 by Education News Team
Today the Scottish Government and the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) have agreed three commitments of joint working for the year ahead as part of this year’s International Summit of the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Helsinki. Commenting on the three joint agreements to improve Scottish education Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: “The International...
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Widening access to higher education
7th February 2019 by Education News Team
On Wednesday 6 February, Minister for Further and Higher Education Richard Lochhead met with the Commissioner for Fair Access Professor Sir Peter Scott and other members of the Access Delivery Group to discuss progress on widening access to higher education. The Access Delivery Group is made up of key stakeholders from across the education sector...
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Update on progress in education
6th February 2019 by Education News Team
International Council of Education Advisers sixth meeting underway. Progress on improving collaboration between schools and updating Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) will be on the agenda during the sixth meeting of the International Council of Education Advisers (ICEA). The ICEA previously identified CfE as a key strength of the Scottish education system – calling it ‘the...
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Higher Education Minister comments on #SupportStudyAbroad campaign
6th February 2019 by Education News Team
Commenting on the Universities UK #SupportStudyAbroad campaign, Higher Education Minister Richard Lochhead said: “Students and young people benefit hugely from studying, training or working through Erasmus+, with proportionally more people from Scotland taking part than any other country in the UK. It is deeply worrying that the UK Government’s inaction and lack of clarity has...
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Children and Young People’s Voices Matter!
4th February 2019 by John Swinney MSP
Human rights, relationships, equality, period poverty and Brexit were issues that were raised at the last children and young people’s Cabinet meeting in 2018 as the most important for their generation. I met with 14 inspirational individuals – seven Members of the Children’s Parliament (MCPs) and seven Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) –...
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Month in review – further education, higher education and science
1st February 2019 by Education News Team
Round up including welcome further and higher education statistics, a report on the science landscape in Scotland and steps to improve student mental health.
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