Herald & Times (Scotland)

Scotland could be losing 5500 gifted young scientists every year despite demand for skilled employees in science and technical roles, according to research commissioned by oil giant Shell UK.

Exclusive: Primary pupils at schools in urban areas across Scotland are being taught with children of different ages as part of moves to meet government class size targets.

The crisis in Scottish teacher recruitment escalated yesterday after a survey revealed fewer than one in four of the probationers trained last year has found a permanent job.

Last November, following the SNP government’s first budget, universities and ministers had a very public falling out over levels of funding for higher education.

Participation in higher education should be radically expanded by the Scottish Government to allow up to 66% of school-leavers to go to university or college by 2028, a leading sector figure has claimed.

A 24-hour support service for teachers was launched today.

It could be termed the new West Lothian Question. A last-minute climbdown by the SNP-run West Lothian Council in a landmark placing request case has put the spotlight on the legal standing of attempts by all schools in Scotland to reduce class sizes.

FLAGSHIP government policies to reduce class sizes in Scottish schools have been thrown into confusion after a landmark legal case.

Exclusive: The number of violent or abusive pupils being suspended or expelled from state-run secondary schools in Scotland’s largest local authority has plummeted in the past year, according to new figures.

Students are paying record levels of rent as accommodation costs have soared by one-fifth in just four years, according to research published yesterday.

Exclusive: Reading, writing and maths grades in state-run primary and secondary schools in Glasgow have risen to their highest ever levels after an intensive push on literacy and numeracy.

The number of young Scots going to university has fallen, prompting fears that the country’s drive for a highly skilled economy is under threat – but numbers at colleges have marginally increased.

Private colleges will be required to keep detailed records on foreign students and alert the government if any go missing under new plans published yesterday.

Moves to give Scottish families whose children need extra help in the classroom more choice over where they go to school have been given overwhelming support.

Scotland's young people are joining forces with war veterans to ensure that the knowledge, stories, experiences – and lessons – of past conflicts are gathered for posterity.