The minimum age for leaving school in Scotland should be lowered from 16 to 14, according to plans being proposed by the Scottish Conservatives. Party leader Russell Findlay said the "bold idea ...

THREE schools in Scotland have ranked among the top 100 in the world. The Scottish campuses received the special honour from the Spear's 500, otherwise known as 'the Michelin guide of wealth'.

Last year Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said exams would begin to play a smaller role in the grades pupils earnCredit: Alamy The SQA said externally marked question papers will be removed from ...

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Edinburgh’s young musicians have helped make history at this year’s Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships, which saw a record-breaking 94 school pipe bands from across Scotland compete in ...

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Scots youngsters will be able to watch Netflix hit Adolescence in the classroom after the streaming service made the mini-series available to schools. The scheme will also see pupils, parents and ...

Hamilton College’s Taylor Rankine rode her way into the school’s history books at the recent Scottish Schools’ Equestrian Championships in Fife. Nearly 200 talented young riders from across ...

UNANIMOUS approval has been given for a new £56.6m high school in the Borders which is deemed “absolutely essential for the future of education" in the town. Members of Scottish Borders Council’s ...

Teachers have demanded self-defence classes amid concerns about the rising tide of violence in Scotland’s classrooms. Head teachers at schools in Aberdeenshire and Edinburgh were asked to ...