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Edinburgh University academics rally to oppose restructure plans

Academics held a special meeting to discuss proposals allowing Edinburgh University to cut as many a...

School hoax bomb threats show why we must improve our cyber defences

Amid ‘hybrid warfare’ by hostile states, the UK needs to boost its cyber defences and cyber-crime fi...

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan

1000 schools across Scotland targeted by hoax 'bomb threat'

The Education Secretary said counter-terrorism experts were working to understand who was responsible.

Scotland’s young people more likely to see food and drink as a career Rosalind Erskine

Explainer School bomb threats: Everything you need to know so far

Hundreds of schools have been evacuated, but Police Scotland insists the threats are not credible.

Police issue response after schools evacuated due to 'hoax' messages

Pupils were forced to leave classrooms shortly before 10am on Wednesday, November 11.

Pupils in a classroom raise their hands

Ex-SQA boss: Scotland needs 'fewer young people going to university'

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard how children were abused at Edinburgh Academy for over 40 years.

More Edinburgh Academy abusers 'must be brought to justice'

SNP MP Alyn Smith. Picture: PA Wire

Exclusive Scotland's colleges need a 'revolution', says minister

Cargilfield School Edinburgh - Headteacher Colin MacIntosh

Exclusive Prep school goes virtually tech free after concerns about online harms

Children from Oakgrove Primary School in Glasgow inspect a wee beastie

Nature on our doorsteps can be just as fascinating as a soaring eagle Nick Halfhide

Dr Lucy Hay, Deputy Rector of Kelvinside Academy

Exclusive Private school head: Government phone ban is 'wrong step for pupils'

Satisfaction with the performance of Scottish schools dropped to its lowest level in a decade

Labour to force vote to 'improve transparency' in Scottish education

Former Scottish Greens co-convenor Lorna Slater previously said: “Without Scottish Greens in government and without the Bute House agreement, there would be no-one standing strong for our environment.”

Exclusive Key SNP-Green education pledge paused due to staff pressures

Children are fascinated by computers but there are dangers associated with overuse. Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba

Warning signs are all red about effects of digital world on children Dr Sohail Bhatti

Mairi McAllan

Cut to school days 'risks damaging already low attendance rates'

Alyn Smith has said colleges play a ‘vital role in the economy’

Colleges 'will need £2.5bn to maintain campuses suitable for teaching'

Ever younger pupils are being support for mental health

Primary one pupils offered counselling to cope with anxiety

Truancy has been rising in Scotland schools since the pandemic

Police called to schools 'every single day' to deal with phone threats

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Free school bag 'gimmick' to cost £2.7m

Edinburgh College, Sighthill campus

Edinburgh and Forth Valley colleges to look at collaborating

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan

Providing P1 children with free school bags will cost £2.7m

Stuart Naismith who has been awarded the 2026 Royal Society Hauksbee Award

How a cycling accident led me to become an award-winning teacher

Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours - here's why Moira Hulme

Graeme Gunn had been a chef for years, and has now retrained.

The chef who cooked for Taylor Swift swaps kitchen for classroom

Experts warned that cyber attacks were becoming increasingly sophisticated.

Exclusive School attendances fall in wake of hoax bomb threat

Inventor Sir James Dyson, founder of Dyson, takes to the stage in Paris last month to unveil the new Dyson CameraJet toothbrush. Picture: Doug Peters Media Assignments

Scotland must not get left behind as new education revolution looms Scotsman comment

Eva and Suzanne meet in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow

Brighter futures call for young people thanks to mentoring scheme

Green Party MSP, Q Manivannan is sworn in during the first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament on May 14, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Q Manivannan loses bid to become rector of St Andrews University

From left, students Veronica Jafali, Comfort Galimoto and Elida Chithumba outside the Great Hall of the University of Malawi, known as Unima.

The Catch-22 that keeps the world's poorest countries mired in poverty Susan Dalgety

Public sector reform will be chance to examine 'education funding'

Mike Corbett from the NASUWT who attended a fringe event wearing a t-shirt with the slogan Protect The Dolls at the Scottish National Party

Teacher union boss criticised for 'deeply offensive' pro-trans t-shirt

EX-MSP calls for single reform commission for university and colleges

Construction of a supercomputer at a site near Roslin, Midlothian, is now well underway with operation due to start in 2028. PIC: University of Edinburgh

Scots software breakthrough could spur big quantum computer advance

Candidates in the running to become rector of St Andrews University include Q Manivannan MSP (left) and comic actor Brian Baumgartner (right), with former rector John Cleese (centre) sharing his take on the candidacy of the Green Party politician earlier this week .

Comedy and controversy - voting opens at St Andrews Uni for new rector

Former first minister Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf to teach Edinburgh Uni students to 'argue productively'

Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh

PhD researchers 'forced to use crisis loans' as uni fails to pay them

Alexander the Great, in a cage, being carried aloft by griffins in the mid 15th century

Universities need more Marcus Aurelius and less Alexander the Great Dr Francisco J Perez-Reche

Exclusive Scots universities warned over Chinese and Russian spies

Alex Cole-Hamilton raised the issue in parliament

Violence in schools: More than 44,000 incidents reported in a year

Astronauts on the International Space Station answered pupils' questions

From Caithness to space: School radio club contacts astronauts

Dr Gerry Hughes, at the opening of the display dedicated to his achievements

'Something extraordinary': Deaf sailor Gerry Hughes celebrated

Ethan Brown

Education secretary apologises to family of student who took his life

Sir Peter Mathieson, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh PIC: Neil Hanna

Exclusive Peter Mathieson: 'Unions have weaponised our students during strikes'

Mairi McAllan gives evidence to Holyrood committee

McAllan: 'Still no cost for key pledge to reduce class contact time'

Edinburgh University vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson has accused unions of deliberately timing a strike to 'disadvantage the students' (Picture: Chris Close/University of Edinburgh)

Uni strikers must realise compulsory redundancies can be unavoidable Scotsman comment

Ethan Brown was wrongly told he could not graduate. Picture: PA

Family of student who took own life after grade error reach settlement

Edinburgh University principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson has said he will step down (Chris Close/University of Edinburgh/PA)

Peter Mathieson to step down as Principal of Edinburgh University

Graduates of Edinburgh College of Art craft courses have gone on to work on films and TV shows such as Downton Abbey (Picture: Rory Mulvey)

Edinburgh College of Art has just damaged Scotland’s cultural identity Irene Kernan

Professor Tommy Curry in Old College's Stairwell

'All black academics are ridiculed' in UK unis, claims Edinburgh prof

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan at a Holyrood committee (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA)

Exclusive 'Deeply alarming' rise in pupils taught in 'unsuitable' buildings

SNP MSP Alyn Smith (Jane Barlow/PA)

Alyn Smith: 'Colleges can innovate their way out of funding crisis'

Edinburgh College principal Audrey Cumberford warns urgent and fundamental reform is necessary if the college sector 'is going to survive'

As colleges face insolvency, education crisis is only getting worse Scotsman comment

Computer science is one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK.

Best Universities for Computer Science: Top 10 degrees in the UK

History is one of the most popular degrees in British universities.

Best Universities for History 2026: The top 10 places to study history

Cabinet secretary for Education, culture and Gaelic Mairi McAllan visits Broughton High School

'Urgent call for action' on Scottish education as reform calls grow

Staff formed a picket line outside of the university's Old College

'We want what we pay for': Student fear as Edinburgh Uni strikes begin

Blair McDougall MP, Minister for Small Businesses and Economic Transformation.

Labour MP criticised for 'vile' remarks on Glasgow schools

The reasons why pupils don't go to school are often complex and challenging - with young people of all backgrounds affected.

'What will become of her?' - the pupils who refuse to go to school

Economics is a popular choice of course at UK universities.

Best Universities for Economics 2026: Top 11 degrees in the UK

Lecturers and other staff attend a rally in Glasgow during strike action by the University and College Union in September 2023

Financial outlook of Scotland's college funding leaves future unknown

A business and management degree can be a great route to a top job, but not all courses are equal according to a new report.

Top 11 Best UK Universities For Business and Management 2026

Protestors take part in the Let Women Speak rally following the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act coming into force, outside The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Police Scotland 'risks alienating women' with stance on sex and gender

Architecture is one of the most popular - and hard to get into - university courses.

Best Universities for Architecture 2026: Here are the top 10 in the UK

Senior education leaders gave evidence to a Holyrood committee

Warning 'value' of reducing class contact time 'impossible to know'

Staff at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are escalating their industrial actionJohn Devlin/The Scotsman

GCU strikes: Uni financial decisions 'deeply offensive' to staff

Three Scottish universities appear in the UK's top 10 for studying medicine.

Best UK Universities For Medicine 2026: Three Scottish unis in top 10

Drone image of the University of Highlands and Islands campus in Fort William

Highlands and islands colleges 'starved of cash' as job cuts loom

Heads relying on 'goodwill' of teachers as ASN level 'not sustainable'

Eyemouth Primary School

Parents cautiously welcome plans for new primary after 11 year delay

Teachers in the independent schools system report that total bans and partial restrictions on mobile phone usage in the classroom is seeing more device-free pupil interaction.

Independent schools lead the way on mobile phone ban in classrooms

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