Friends rallying round to show support for Forfar girl Laura Forbes
School pupils are rallying around a friend whose life has been devastated by cancer. (...)
Braeview Academy pupil reported to Youth Justice Assessor for alleged assault on teacher
A pupil of Braeview Academy in Dundee has been reported after allegedly assaulting the school's deputy head teacher. (...)
Dundee's pupil exclusion rate far ahead of national average
Dundee has again recorded the highest rate of school exclusions in Scotland. (...)
Angus secondaries to switch to standard timetable from start of new school year
A plan to standardise the school week at Dundee secondary schools may have been withdrawn, but pupils just over the local authority boundary will be switching to a new system. (...)
Teachers' union warns reluctance to exclude leaves classrooms 'terrorised' by problem pupils
A teaching union has claimed some Scottish schools are too reluctant to exclude problem pupils. (...)
Fife karting firm facing £1m damages claim by former Peterhead Academy teacher
A Fife leisure firm is facing a £1 million lawsuit from a teacher who claims she was injured by one of her own pupils in a go-kart pit lane. (...)
Perthshire teacher struck off for having sex with former pupil
A Perthshire secondary school maths teacher who had sex with a former pupil has been struck off. (...)
Monifieth High School teacher suspended and pupil reported
A teacher has been suspended and a 17-year-old boy has been reported to the procurator fiscal in separate incidents at Monifieth High School. (...)
Dundee High School pupil April Shepherd picked for Scotland team at World Schools Debating Championships
A Dundee High School pupil has been picked for the Scottish team to contest the World Schools Debating Championships 2012. (...)
Mike Barile promises to put up strong defence at General Teaching Council for Scotland disciplinary hearing
Former teacher Mike Barile has promised to defend his reputation at a ''bizarre farce'' of a disciplinary hearing. (...)
Education director pledges school timetable proposal will be subject to proper consultation
A teacher has warned that a proposal to standardise the school week across Dundee's secondaries might not work. (...)
'No room for complacency' — education director demands more from Dundee schools
Dundee schools have been told they need to make greater efforts to improve exam results. (...)
Postal worker suspended after non-delivery of exam results in Clearwater Park and Ferry Fields
A Dundee East postal worker has been suspended by Royal Mail after several school pupils in Broughty Ferry did not receive their exam results in the post. (...)
Nail-biting and anxious thoughts feature heavily as SQA exam diet begins
Around 17,000 pupils across Tayside and Fife have begun sitting the national exams that could help to determine their future paths in life. (...)
Dundee to host World Schools Debating Championship
Pupils from all over the world will be showing off their debating skills in Dundee this summer. (...)
Otari debates with Benjamin Franklin
A Perthshire school pupil has added another impressive plaudit to his burgeoning list of academic accolades. (...)
Dundee school pupils planning walkout to protest cuts and campus plan
Secondary school pupils in Dundee are planning to stage a walkout today in protest at plans to cut education spending and establish a city campus for Advanced Higher courses. (...)
Megan earns place on schools trip to China
A fifth-year pupil at Glenwood High School in Glenrothes has won a place on a prestigious trip to China this summer. (...)
Expand Barnhill Primary School, pleads Broughty Ferry councillor
Dundee councillors are to be asked to back a call to expand a Broughty Ferry primary school. (...)
Parents assured all priority pupils will be found P1 places at Barnhill Primary School
Parents will be "greatly relieved" to hear that Barnhill Primary School will be able to take all priority one pupils next term, Broughty Ferry councillor Rod Wallace has said. (...)