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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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Education Secretary pledges national audit to check readiness for Curriculum for Excellence
Every council in Scotland will be ''audited'' within the next month to ensure they are ready for the introduction of controversial new exams. (...)
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Education Secretary delivers shocking new twist in Arbroath school saga
The Scottish Government has killed off Angus Council's £8 million ''superschool'' application. (...)
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Education director says Arbroath school project is being 'needlessly protracted' by late questions
Angus Council has responded to questions raised by the Scottish Government over its handling of the Arbroath super-school project. (...)
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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. (...)
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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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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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Education secretary issues blunt rebuttal of Angus College principal's claims
Scotland's education secretary has rubbished claims Angus College will lose 2,000 student places due to funding cuts. (...)
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Dundee secondaries giving primary schools a lesson in stamping out assaults against teachers
Assaults on teachers by primary school pupils in Dundee have soared by more than a quarter over the past year. (...)
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Education secretary refuses to apportion blame for Madras College fiasco
The Scottish Government has refused to point the finger of blame over the dramatic collapse of a £40 million vision for a new secondary school in St Andrews. (...)
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Education secretary insists there is no 'Machiavellian plot' to merge Dundee's universities
Education Secretary Michael Russell has called for calm as speculation persists over a possible merger between Dundee's universities. (...)
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'There will be no forced merger' — campaign wins university pledge from First Minister
Campaigners have declared victory after First Minister Alex Salmond promised there will be no forced merger of Dundee and Abertay universities. (...)
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Scottish Funding Council wants city universities to complete merger talks by end of October
Dundee and Abertay universities should finish preliminary talks on a possible merger by the end of next month, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has said. (...)
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'Amateurish, unprofessional and disrespectful' — Dundee University rector Brian Cox's scathing assessment of SNP's merger moves
Actor Brian Cox, the rector of Dundee University, has launched a stinging attack on the Scottish Government for its "cack-handed" handling of the proposed merger of Dundee and Abertay universities. (...)
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University 'merger by fax' condemned by educationalist
The proposed merger of Dundee and Abertay universities has been handled in the worst possible way, a top education expert has claimed. (...)
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'Merger is not the only possible outcome' — education secretary signals Abertay University U-turn
Education secretary Michael Russell has signalled a dramatic U-turn by saying a full merger between Abertay and Dundee universities is not inevitable. (...)
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Alex Salmond fails to rule out merger of city universities
First Minister Alex Salmond has repeatedly refused to deny that Dundee and Abertay universities will be forced to merge. (...)
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Scottish Government plans may lead to university mergers
Scottish universities and colleges could be forced into mergers under shock Scottish Government plans. (...)
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McCormac Review brings warnings from teaching unions
The Scottish Government has been warned it risks undoing a decade of stability in the classroom if it mishandles the McCormac Review of teacher employment. (...)
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Tuition fee changes putting Dundee's link with Northern Irish students at risk
The tradition of Northern Irish students at Dundee's two universities is under threat due to Scottish Government changes to tuition fees. (...)
