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Survey shows worrying decline in pupils' maths performance with switch to secondary school
Almost a third of S2 pupils in Scotland have not got to grips with numbers, a major study has found. (...)
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Perth and Kinross Council told its Gaelic policy is creating 'two-tier' education system
A row has erupted over Perth and Kinross Council's failure to follow the lead of its Fife and Angus counterparts over Gaelic medium education (GME). (...)
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Swinney hints at college funding concessions
Finance Secretary John Swinney has indicated he is rethinking cuts in college funding as he finalises his Budget. (...)
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Labour group's alternative budget proposes more money for education
The Labour group on Dundee City Council is to propose an alternative budget with more money for education. (...)
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Angus absence figures show teachers feeling pressure of curriculum switch
Mounting pressure on Angus teachers has been revealed, with hundreds of teaching days lost to stress each term. (...)
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Dundee councillors formally drop proposals for standardised school week
A proposal to switch all Dundee secondary schools to a standardised 33-period week has been formally rejected. (...)
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Education director admits defeat in bid to standardise Dundee schools' working week
A plan to bring in a 33-period week at Dundee secondary schools has been scrapped. (...)
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School music tuition faces cuts under £3.5m city council savings plan
Dundee's SNP administration has unveiled a £3.5 million package of savings to freeze the council tax for a sixth successive year. (...)
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Parent unhappy with council's response to teacher complaint
A Highland Perthshire mother is unhappy with the outcome of a council investigation into her complaint that her child had sticky tape placed across their mouth by a teacher. (...)
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Campus openings mark end of £136m schools project
The construction phase of Perth and Kinross Council's £136 million Investment in Learning Programme has officially come to a close. (...)
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Government can't rule out more redundancies, Angus College hears
Education secretary Mike Russell had a ''productive meeting'' with Angus College representatives on Tuesday, but could not rule out compulsory redundancies under proposed changes to further education. (...)
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Universities to receive generous funding, says education secretary
Scottish universities will receive just in excess of £1 billion in public funding next year. (...)
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College cuts would mean 550 fewer Tayside places, warns MSP
Nearly 550 fewer college places will be available in Tayside next year if funding cuts go ahead. (...)
More SNP councillors planning to step down in May
Two more SNP councillors in Dundee this week announced their plans to stand down at May's local elections. (...)
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Dundee University says support in place to prevent students turning to sex industry to fund studies
A Dundee University students' leader says there is no evidence that undergraduates in the city are turning to work in the sex industry to fund their education. (...)
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Abertay University Students' Association chief urges campaigners to stay on guard
A Dundee student leader has warned of the need to stay alert for ''adverse'' changes in higher education. (...)
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Scottish Government rejects claim of 'quiet crisis' in schools
Teacher numbers have fallen to their lowest point since 2007, according to new figures. (...)
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£1m price drop fails to tempt Fife Council to opt for new Madras College at Pipeland Farm
Fife Council has dismissed Muir Group's latest bid to build a new Madras College on a swathe of greenbelt land. (...)
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Education secretary unable to guarantee jobs as city universities improve collaboration
The University and College Union has failed to secure a pledge from Scotland's education secretary that jobs will be protected if closer collaboration between Dundee's two universities goes ahead. (...)
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New minister and £30 million to tackle youth unemployment in Scotland
First Minister Alex Salmond is to appoint a dedicated minister for youth employment. (...)
